A set of images that set cars on fire went viral on social media, claiming it was scenes from the protest. India Today Anti Fake News War Room found the allegation misleading.
Pulwama attacks protest photos taken during violence on January 26 during tractors
According to police, there were 17 state vehicles damage and more than 300 roadblocks broken on January 26 by protesting farmers in Delhi.
Amidst this, a set of images that set cars on fire is viral on social media, claiming to be scenes from the protest. Such a caption reads: ‘Latest images from Delhi ..’
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found the allegation misleading. These are images from 2019 of a demonstration held in Jammu against the Pulwama terror attack.
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AFWA investigation
Let us now verify the three images separately.
Using reverse image search, we found the above photos in a 2019 article by ‘The fifth”. According to the report, the photos were taken on 15 February 2019 in Jammu during a protest against the murder of 40 CRPF staff in Pulwama in a suicide attack the previous day. Both photos are attributed to the news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).
The caption of the first image reads: “Vehicles set on fire by protesters against the murder of CRPF personnel during the Pulwama terror attack during a closing call given by Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in Jammu. “
The caption of the second image reads: “Police officers patrol a street after vehicles were set on fire by protesters against the murder of CRPF staff in the Pulwama terrorist attack in Jammu.”
The third photo in the viral set shows protesters huddled around a pile of burning tires. We found this photo on the International News Agency’s website Associated Press.
Therefore, it is clear that the images in question are almost two years old and form part of a demonstration held in Jammu after the Pulwama terrorist attack. These photos are not related to the violence seen on January 26 in Delhi.
ClaimImages show vehicles were vandalized during the January 26 violence in Delhi. ClosureThese are images from 2019 of a demonstration held in Jammu against the Pulwama terror attack. However, Delhi also witnessed massive violence by protesting farmers on Republic Day.
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- 1 Crow: Half true
- 2 crows: mostly lies
- 3 crows: absolutely false
