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
A disturbing video showing a police personnel brutally assaulting an elderly man in Uttar Pradesh.
Multiple X and Facebook users shared the video stating, “Uttar Pradesh is heading towards a Jungle Raaj. Just look at how the Police are beating the old Man mercilessly. Mob lynching, Bulldozer on Homes of Innocent Muslims is common in UP now.”
Such posts can be seen here and here.
Fact
A Google lens search on the keyframes of the viral clip led us to a report by NDTV, dated July 29, 2022. Carrying snippets from the same footage, the report stated, “A video of a uniformed cop kicking an elderly man at Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur railway station has given rise to a wave of outrage at police.”
Displaying the video, an Economic Times report from July 2022 further corroborated that the incident happened at the Jabalpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh. Adding that the constable seen brutality assaulting the elderly man in the video was suspended.
A CNN-News18 report on the incident stated, “ A police official from Rewa said that the police constable involved in the brutal thrashing of an old man at Jabalpur Railway Station has been suspended. The issue came to light after a video of the policeman beating an old man mercilessly and dragging him went viral on social media. The police constable was identified as Anant Sharma and the name of the victim is Gopal Prasad.”
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Hence, an old video from Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur railway station has been falsely shared to show a police personnel assaulting an elderly man in Uttar Pradesh.
Result: False
Sources
Report By NDTV, Dated July 29, 2022
Report By Economic Times, Dated July 29, 2022
YouTube Video By CNN-News18, Dated July 29, 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.
