Authors
A self-taught social media maverick, Saurabh realised the power of social media early on and began following and analysing false narratives and ‘fake news’ even before he entered the field of fact-checking professionally. He is fascinated with the visual medium, technology and politics, and at Newschecker, where he leads social media strategy, he is a jack of all trades. With a burning desire to uncover the truth behind events that capture people's minds and make sense of the facts in the noisy world of social media, he fact checks misinformation in Hindi and English at Newschecker.
Claim:
हैदराबाद कांड : दिव्या रेड्डी का देवलोकगमन एक डॉ का अंत नही बल्कि शासन द्वारा पुरस्कृत एक वेटेरनरी साइंटिस्ट,रीसर्चर का हवस की भेट चढ़ जाना है
ये दुनिया के लिए महान क्षति है. आपको नही लगता ये सिर्फ हवश का खेल नही? कोई साजिश की बू है जो एनकाउन्टर द्वारा छुपा गई।
#दिशा_केस
English Translation:
Hyderabad Case: Divya Reddy’s death is not just a Doctor’s death but it is sheer lust that killed a veterinary scientist and researcher. It is a big loss for the world. Don’t you think it’s not just lust but a conspiracy? I can smell a conspiracy being buried in the name of encounter. #Disha_Case
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Verification:
The Hyderabad rape case, one of the most discussed rape cases in India, courted a fresh demand for stricter laws and their implementation. Amid outrage after such incidents, many social media users, while demanding justice for the victims, often cite reasons or facts that are more emotion-driven than factual. The Hyderabad rape case and its aftermath is being fiercely debated. Some people think that justice is done while others think it is yet to be delivered. In many of our fact checks, you can see how there is plenty of Fake News around this particular case. Let’s take a look at what sorts of ‘misleading claims’ related to Hyderabad Rape Case are doing the rounds on social media and what is the reality of these claims.
- Telangana Home Minister claims victim of Hyderabad Rape Case was herself responsible for her brutal rape and death
- Ludhiana Police issues new helpline number for women’s safety
- Hyderabad Rape Victim was raped and killed because she exposed the racket of Illegal Cow Sluaghtering in Telangana
- Hyderabad Rape victim was raped and killed because she was a Hindu activist
- Accused in Hyderabad Rape Case was beaten before encounter
Results of Reverse Image Search identifies woman as Allola Divya Reddy
In order to know about the person speaking in the video, we did a reverse image search by generating the keyframes of the video. As a result of our reverse image search we found several media links which suggested that the person who is being talked about is Divya Allola Reddy.
In one of the findings, we found a link to a website which has published more pictures of the woman said to be Divya Allola Reddy.
When we further checked the website, we got to know that KliMom is a Hyderabad based farm cafe and is founded by Divya Allola Reddy. On their website’s contact us page, we found their social media handles. We found the same video as we checked their facebook page which was published on 2 June, 2018. The description of the video reads, “Watch Allola Divya Reddy speak on winning the National Gopal Ratna Award 2018. She talks about her movement for increasing the population of desi cows and healthy milk through KLIMOM. Visit https://bit.ly/2sxXSUw #GopalRatnaAward2018 #WorldMilkDay2018”
At 11 seconds in the video, the moderator of the event can be heard addressing her as ‘Smt Allola Divya Reddy from Telangana’ and at 48 seconds, she introduces herself as ‘Allola Divya Reddy’. After watching the full video, we reach to the conclusion that the woman speaking in the video is not Hyderabad Rape victim but Allola Divya Reddy who is the founder of KliMom which as informed above is a Hyderabad based farm cafe.
We then checked the Twitter profile link mentioned on the KliMom website. The Twitter handle has shared a picture of Allola Divya Reddy receiving an award from the then Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. The description of the tweet reads, “Allola Divya Reddy, founder Klimom, has been awarded with the National Gopal Ratna Award on 1st June 2018 by the Government of India. The Hon’ble Union Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, gave away the award to Klimom for its commendable effort.” The description of the tweet made by KliMom clarifies the context of the video and testifies the person speaking in it.
Allola Divya Reddy, founder Klimom, has been awarded with the National Gopal Ratna Award on 1st June 2018 by the Government of India. The Hon’ble Union Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, gave away the award to Klimom for its commendable effort. pic.twitter.com/wcdhbJck1W
— Klimom (@KlimomWellness) June 1, 2018
Woman claimed to be Hyderabad Rape Victim turned out to KliMom founder Allola Divya Reddy
As we found all the details about the woman speaking in the video is Allola Divya Reddy who was speaking at National Gopal Ratna Award on 1st June 2018 and is not the Hyderabad Rape Victim.
Tools Used
- Google Search
- InVid
- Twitter Advanced Search
- Reverse Image Search
Result: Misleading
Authors
A self-taught social media maverick, Saurabh realised the power of social media early on and began following and analysing false narratives and ‘fake news’ even before he entered the field of fact-checking professionally. He is fascinated with the visual medium, technology and politics, and at Newschecker, where he leads social media strategy, he is a jack of all trades. With a burning desire to uncover the truth behind events that capture people's minds and make sense of the facts in the noisy world of social media, he fact checks misinformation in Hindi and English at Newschecker.
