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NewsThe QuintViral Video is From 2019, Doesn’t Show MDH Owner’s ‘Last Moments’
Rakesh Ahuja, the man singing in the video told The Quint that the video is from September-October 2019.
NewsThe QuintOld Image from Jat Agitation Revived Amid Ongoing Farmers Protests
An old 2017 image of Jat protests has been falsely revived as a recent one amid the ongoing farmers’ protests.
NewsThe QuintWebQoof Recap: Kangana & Malviya’s False Claims on Farmer Protests
Here’s a quick recap of all that misled the public this week.
EntertainmentThe QuintAfter Malviya, Twitter Flags Agnihotri’s Tweet for Misinformation
Agnihotri had posed a video, in which US President-elect Joe Biden was falsely shown as being asleep on live TV.
NewsThe QuintVideo of Complaints About AAP is Old, Not From Farmers’ Protests
A group of labourers had claimed that they were promised Rs 350 to attend Kejriwal’s rally but did not receive it.
NewsThe QuintOld Woman, Misidentified as Shaheen Bagh’s Bilkis Dadi, Speaks Up
Mohinder Kaur said that she was ready to go to Delhi but was asked to not join because of her old age.
NewsThe QuintIs This Banner From Recent Farmers’ Protest? No, It’s From 2018
Speaking to The Quint, Purushottam Sharma, AIKM’s national secretary, said that the image is from the 2018 protests.
NewsThe Quint20,000 Nihang Sikhs to Join Farmers in Delhi? Video is From 2018
The video could be traced back to 2018 when it had been shared as Nihang Sikhs marching to Delhi for ‘Fateh Diwas.’
NewsThe QuintNo, German Farmers Didn’t Protest In Support of Indian Farmers
The German farmers were actually protesting against regulations in the state of Saxony.
NewsThe Quint2016 Image of Owaisi & Smriti Irani Falsely Linked to GHMC Polls
The image is from a ‘Powerloom Industry Stakeholders’ Meeting’ in which both the leaders participated.
NewsThe QuintImage of Ravish Kumar From 2018 Kisan March Rally Shared as Recent
The image is being shared to claim that NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar is going to eat “biryani.”
NewsThe QuintTwitter Labels Malviya’s Post on Farmers’ Protest as ‘Manipulated’
WebQoof had earlier found that the video shared by Malviya was a clipped version of a longer video.
NewsThe QuintMNS Leader’s Funeral Passed Off as Ahmed Patel’s Last Rites
The video is from Thane, Maharashtra and shows the crowd attending the funeral procession of Jameel Shaikh.
NewsThe QuintRetired Captain Falsely Identified As Injured Farmer Amid Protests
Sukhwinder Singh, son of the retired captain in the viral image, confirmed that the two men were not the same.
NewsThe QuintBJP’s Amit Malviya Uses Cropped Video to Discredit Farmer Protests
The longer video shows cops standing one after the other and the baton of a cop almost touching the farmer’s leg.
NewsThe QuintFarmer Protest: Muslim Man’s Pic Falsely Viral as ‘Disguised Sikh’
We found that the viral photo was posted in April, much before the protests against the three farm laws started.
NewsThe QuintImage Taking Dig at PM is From 2018, Not Recent Farmers’ Protest
The image is from Maharashtra when farmers were protesting in March 2018.
NewsThe QuintImage From Article 370 Protest in 2019 Viral as Farmers’ Protest
President of Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar confirmed to The Quint that the viral image is an old one.
EntertainmentThe QuintWoman in the Image Isn’t the One Who Visited Hathras Victim’s Kin
We could trace this picture back to February 2020, which makes it evident that it is not from the ongoing protests.
NewsThe QuintPro-Pak Slogans at Farmers’ Protest? No, Video Is Old & From UK
The video is from 2019 when a few Sikh men raised pro-Pakistan and pro-Khalistan slogans during the ICC World Cup.
CelebrityThe QuintMorphed Image Shared to Claim Pele Visited Maradona’s Grave
We found that Pele’s face was morphed onto a stock photo of man at a grave.
CelebrityThe QuintNo, Old Lady in Farmers’ Protest is Not Shaheen Bagh’s Bilkis Dadi
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut also shared the image, taking a dig at the farmers and Shaheen Bagh protesters.
NewsThe QuintVideo From 2019 Passed Off As Football Legend Maradona’s Funeral
The video shows people gathered during a re-election campaign of Mauricio Macri, former president of Argentina.
PoliticsThe Quint1993 Image Used to Show ‘Biden’s Inaugural Stage’ at White House
The image is from 1993 and shows the inaugural ceremony of former US President Bill Clinton.
NewsThe QuintWebQoof Recap: Of Shah’s Claim on Sri Lanka, Trump’s Morphed Tweet
Here’s a quick recap of all that misled the public this week.
