Authors
Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joining Newschecker’s English team, she was working with Latestly.
Ruby leads editorial, operations and initiatives at Newschecker. In her former avatar at New Delhi Television (NDTV), India’s leading national news network, she was a news anchor, supervising producer and senior output editor. Her over a decade-long career encompasses ground-breaking reportage from conflict zones and reporting on terror incidents, election campaigns, and gender issues. Ruby is an Emmy-nominated producer and has handled both local and international assignments, including the coverage of Arab Spring in 2011, the US Presidential elections in 2016, and ground reportage on the Kashmir issue since 2009.
Claim
Video shows a large group of Nihang Sikhs marching to Delhi as a part of the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest.
Archived versions of such tweets can be seen here and here.
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Fact
A Google lens search on the keyframes of the viral video yielded an Instagram post by @96croripanth, dated December 31, 2023. The post carried a shorter version of the viral footage, stating “Mahalla Sri Fatehgarr Sahib.”
We also found a YouTube video by AKAALI FOUJ DILLI, dated December 30, 2023, featuring the same visuals as seen in the viral footage.
Notably, the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march was flagged off in the second week of February, after the deliberations between the farmer leaders and the centre did not reach a constructive resolution.
The farmers started their march on February 13 and some of their key demands include:
- An MSP guarantee
- Implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations
- Pension for farmers and farm labourers
- Withdrawal of police cases registered during the 2020-21 protest
- Justice for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence
- Compensation for families of farmers who lost their lives during the 2020-21 agitation
- Waiver of farm loans
Newschecker has not been able to independently determine the location of the video and the purpose of the march. However, we found that the same video has been available online at least since December 2023. It predates the ongoing Delhi Chalo protest, which commenced on February 13, and therefore it can be concluded that this video is being shared out of context misleadingly.
Also Read: Video From US Showing PM Modi’s Effigy Tied To Tractor Shared With Digitally Manipulated Audio
Result: Partly False
Sources
Instagram Post By @96croripanth, Dated December 31, 2023
YouTube Video By AKAALI FOUJ DILLI, Dated December 30, 2023
Report By The Hindu, Dated February 13, 2024
(With inputs from Shaminder Singh)
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Authors
Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joining Newschecker’s English team, she was working with Latestly.
Ruby leads editorial, operations and initiatives at Newschecker. In her former avatar at New Delhi Television (NDTV), India’s leading national news network, she was a news anchor, supervising producer and senior output editor. Her over a decade-long career encompasses ground-breaking reportage from conflict zones and reporting on terror incidents, election campaigns, and gender issues. Ruby is an Emmy-nominated producer and has handled both local and international assignments, including the coverage of Arab Spring in 2011, the US Presidential elections in 2016, and ground reportage on the Kashmir issue since 2009.
