A purportedly recent photo of former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni standing alongside a Sikh man is making the rounds, showing him supporting the ongoing farmers’ protest.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @niiravmodi made the same claim that the picture shows former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni standing with a Sikh man to show his support for the current farmers’ protest 2024. The tweet was made on Feb 26, 2024, which has received an about 448.6k views on X.
Mahendra singh Dhoni didn’t go to Ram mandir Pran prathisthan after being invited but he has visited Gurudwara today during ongoing Farmer’s protest.
— Dr Nimo Yadav Commentary (@niiravmodi) February 26, 2024
MSD is a man with spine who is still upholding secular values ❤️ pic.twitter.com/YFvu2LTslj
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an outdated photo from 2022. The protest by the farmers has nothing to do with this picture. The claim that the picture of Mahendra Singh Dhoni with the Sikh man is to support the current ongoing farmers’ protest 2024 is absolutely not true at all.
The photo was uploaded by gurpreet.singh.anand on Instagram on July 17, 2022.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image of former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni standing with a Sikh man is being circulated, claiming to be a recent image and projected as he supports the ongoing farmers' protest. The fact is that this is an old image from 2022. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ox6oHqMEor
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating unrelated old images of Mahendra Singh Dhoni with false claims to set their propaganda. An image of former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni standing with a Sikh man is being circulated, claiming to be a recent image and projected as he supports the ongoing farmers’ protest. The truth is that this is a 2022 old photo. The farmers’ protest is unrelated to this image.
Conclusion:
Claim : Claiming to be a recent photo, a picture of former Indian cricket player Mahendra Singh Dhoni standing with a Sikh man is making the rounds as he supports the current farmers’ protest.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old image from 2022. This image has nothing to do with the farmers’ protest.
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