An image purporting to be from the current farmers’ protest in 2024 shows a group of people disrespecting the Indian national flag.
@AmitLeliSlayer claimed in a twitter post that a group of people from the Farmers Protest’ 24 disrespected the Indian National Flag. The tweet post was made on Feb 21, 2024. The post has received an about 27k views on X.
Dear @HMOIndia sedition charges against the people disgracing our tricolour, if you can’t should we Indians take the step we require just 5 minutes 😡😡😡 pic.twitter.com/1wqm9LY6zw
— Boiled Anda 🥚🇮🇳(Modi’s Family) (@AmitLeliSlayer) February 21, 2024
Several other accounts, including @DrJaiNathSingh3 made the same claim that the Indian National flag was direspected by a group of people from the Farmers Protest 24. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that on Independence Day of 2013, Pakistani extremists and Khalistani separatists were spotted in London disrespecting the national flag. This old photo is from the United Kingdom.
We visited dalkhalsa.blogspot.com, which posted about this on August 17, 2013 with the headline “Indian Independence Day Protest Indian High Commission London 15th August 2013”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 21, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image that features a group of people disrespecting India's national flag is being circulated claiming to be from the ongoing farmers' protest 2024. The fact is that this is an old image from the United Kingdom (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Oq2C6MNrBr
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old images from London claiming to be from India to set their narrative over the ongoing farmers’ protest. An image that features a group of people disrespecting India’s national flag is being circulated claiming to be from the ongoing farmers’ protest 2024. The truth is that this is an old photo from the UK, taken on Independence Day in 2013, when Pakistani extremists and Khalistani separatists were spotted in London disrespecting the flag.
Conclusion:
Claim : An image of a group of people disrespecting India’s national flag is being circulated, purporting to be from the ongoing farmers’ protest 2024.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old image from the United Kingdom where khalistani separatists and Pakistani extremists were seen disrespecting the national flag in London on Independence Day,2013.
