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Influish Doomscroller Story Timeline

By Influish Editorial Team · Published 6 November 2026 · Last updated 6 November 2026

This timeline includes only events with a date we could verify: either a timestamp in the publisher’s own page metadata, or something we observed directly. Items we saw only in news indexes are marked with a dashed marker and the label Indexed, not verified. Red markers are the turning points of the story.

Wed 4 Nov 2026 · The Reel

1. Time n/a04 Nov

   Influish posts the doomscroller video on Instagram

   The video appears on @gangsofstartup, an account whose bio names the startup as Influish. Company staff announce a paid role watching Reels and reporting trends, framed around Diwali. Six of the nine reports give 4 November as the posting date; none gives a time.

Thu 5 Nov 2026 · The coverage wave

1. 14:47Hindi

   Asianet News Hindi publishes

   Earliest verified report. Sets out the comment-“Hi” route, the Google form in the @gangsofstartup bio and its fields, 3 lakh+ views and 11,000+ form requests.

2. 15:14Malayalam

   Times Kerala publishes

   First Malayalam report. Describes both the DM route and the bio form; carries the 11,000+ figure as the company's.

   Page metadata shows an update at 15:17 IST.

3. 15:26English

   NKTV publishes

   Says people outside Udaipur can use the bio form — the only outlet to say so. Describes the resume upload as mandatory.

4. 16:12English

   India Today publishes

   Calls the role full-time and gives a later view count: the video had “crossed 340k”. The speaker is unnamed.

5. 16:21*Hindi

   Salam Hindustan publishes

   Names Sankalp Nag as the 26-year-old founder and CEO in the video, and quotes “sit in the office all day”. Headline says 11,000+ “applied”.

   Page metadata shows an update at 16:56 IST.

6. 17:05Hindi

   The Printlines (Bharat Express News Network) publishes

   Names Sankalp Nag as CEO. Headline promises “when and where to apply”; the article gives no deadline.

7. 17:47English

   Dainik Bhaskar Digital (English) publishes

   Identifies @gangsofstartup as Influish's account and advises readers to verify links through it. Headline calls the 11,000+ “applicants”.

8. 19:02English

   Asianet Newsable publishes

   Uses both “Hi” and “Hello” as the comment word, and presents the DM link as limited to Udaipur applicants.

9. 21:11Marathi

   Asianet News Marathi publishes

   Last verified report of the day. Calls the role full-time; gives no view or applicant counts.

10. Time n/aEnglish

    Moneycontrol and NDTV headlines appear in news indexes Indexed, not verified

    Google News and Bing News list stories from both outlets dated 5 November. Moneycontrol’s page returned “Access Denied” to us; NDTV’s article address could not be located. We record that the headlines were indexed, and take no claims from either.

* Salam Hindustan’s metadata gives no timezone; IST assumed. Times are publication times from page metadata, not the moment we read each page.

Fri 6 Nov 2026 · Our check

1. Check06 Nov

   Official channels checked by this tracker

   influish.com loads and describes a creator platform; it names Sankalp Nag as Founder & CEO, has a footer “Careers” link, and does not mention the doomscroller role. The address doomscroller.influish.com does not resolve (no DNS record). The @gangsofstartup bio reads “Startup name - INFLUISH” and links a Google form labelled “Hiring Form”.

2. Sweep06 Nov

   Coverage sweep closes: 9 verified, 1 unverified, 4 indexed only

   Searches of Google News RSS, Bing News RSS and the web turn up nine reports we could load, all published on 5 November. No Influish page or post we checked publishes pay, a deadline or hiring news. The full register is in the coverage directory.