Theme Definition Example
Health Mainly deals with medicine, medical and healthcare facilities, viral infection, doctor-patient issues, quarantine, and lifestyle. “Dead bodies in Mecca shared as corona victims,”
“Medicine will be sprayed in the air to kill coronavirus.”
Religion Includes both religious and religiopolitical (a combination of religion and politics) news, dealing with spirituality, practices, and divinity, religious policy, and communalism. “Trump offers Islamic prayers amid corona,”
“Muslims are being buried alive in India.”
Politics Related to institutional politics, political issues, and political figures. “Kejriwal admits of having family ties with RSS,”
“Rahul Gandhi blames PM Modi.”
Crime Related to killing, violence, stealing, harassing, and other forms of criminal activities. “Woman is murdered in Tahir Hussain’s house,”
“Minor girl’s death in Madhya Pradesh is linked to Delhi riots.”
Entertainment Linked to celebrities and popular culture. “Salman Khan gifts an apartment to Ranu Mondol,”
“Korean drama predicted COVID-19.”
Miscellaneous Includes the fake news that did not fit in the other five categories, mainly related to military, technology, education, and economy. “Tata Group of companies will not recruit JNU Student,”
“Mysterious apocalyptic planet spotted in the sky.”