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.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
Claim
Video of Tiranga rally in Kashmir as a part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign.
Archived versions of such posts can be seen here and here.
Fact
A Google lens search on the keyframes of the video led us to a news report by News18, dated August 14, 2022. Carrying a screengrab from the video, the report elaborated on a Tiranga rally on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway by the students of a Madrasa in Haryana’s Mewat.
It also carried a tweet by BJP Haryana, dated August 14, 2022, carrying the video with the caption, “This video is of village Mhow Madrasa of Nuh district of Mewat.“
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The video was also shared on YouTube by Haryana Tak on August 14, 2022 to show a Tiranga rally by the students of a Madrasa in Mewat.
Other reports on the same can be seen here and here.
We can thus conclude that an old video from Haryana has been falsely shared as a Tiranga rally in Kashmir.
Notably, Tiranga Yatras were indeed organised in various parts of Kashmir, including Anantnag, Shopian, Srinagar ahead of the Independence Day.
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Result: False
Sources
Report By News18, Dated August 14, 2022
YouTube Video By Haryana Tak, Dated August 14, 2022
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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.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
