A photograph purporting to be from the “Jan Vishwas Rally” of the INDIA Alliance in Patna shows an enormous crowd gathering.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @imPratapSolanki tweeted “The media sitting in the lap of BJP will not show you the picture of this Jan Vishwas Maha Rally! Repost and forward it! #जनविश्वास_महारैली” on March 3, 2024. The tweet has received an about 135.1k views on X.
भाजपा की गोद में बैठी मिडिया आपको यह जन विश्वास महारैली की तस्वीर नही दिखाएगी !
— Pratap Solanki 🇮🇳 (@imPratapSolanki) March 3, 2024
रिपोस्ट करके आगे पहुंचाए !#जनविश्वास_महारैली pic.twitter.com/uZvOkg3ybK
Several other accounts, including @PratikVoiceObc, @Sanjvats, @Anand_Dasa88, @RD_CHOUDHARY07, @ZakirAliTyagi, @manojkjhadu made the same claim that the crowd in the picture is from the “Jan Vishwas Rally” of the INDIA Alliance in Patna. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an outdated photo of the Gandhi Maidan crowd from the 2017 BJP Bhagao Desh Bachao rally. In addition, the photo depicting the overcrowded ground is outdated and has been digitally modified. It has nothing to do regarding the Jan Vishwas Rally.
The official account of @timesofindia tweeted the pictures with the caption “The crowd at the RJD rally in Patna Picture Credits: PTI” on August 27, 2017.
The crowd at the RJD rally in Patna
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) August 27, 2017
Picture Credits: PTI pic.twitter.com/Q6IgquLLfy
We visited Times of India, which clarified about this on August 28, 2017 with the caption “Social Humour: Lalu trolled over posting photoshopped image of large crowd in his rally”. The image is purportedly taken at massive Anti-BJP rally organized by RJD in Patna.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT:An image that features a huge crowd gathering has been shared, claiming to be from "Jan Vishwas Rally" of the INDIA Alliance in Patna. Fact is that this is an old image showing crowd at Gandhi Maidan during 'BJP Bhagao Desh Bachao" rally,2017.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/Bx8eW4etMM
Intent:
Political influencers circulate old and digitally altered images with false claims to set their political narrative. An image that features a huge crowd gathering has been shared, claiming to be from “Jan Vishwas Rally” of the INDIA Alliance in Patna. This is a old picture of a crowd at Gandhi Maidan during the 2017 “BJP Bhagao Desh Bachao” rally. Furthermore, the image depicting the whole ground overcrowded is outdated and digitally altered. It has nothing to do with the Jan Vishwas Rally.
Conclusion:
Claim : An image of a large crowd gathering has been posted, claiming to be from the “Jan Vishwas Rally” of the INDIA Alliance in Patna.
Fact : Fact is that this is an old image showing crowd at Gandhi Maidan during ‘BJP Bhagao Desh Bachao” rally,2017. Also, the image showing the whole ground overcrowded is old and digitally altered. Nothing to do with the Jan Vishwas Rally.
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