India’s rising Covid-19 affairs have dominated the discourse on and off social media lately. As several countries impose strict measures to combat the revival of cases of coronavirus, precautionary measures such as maintaining social distance and the use of face masks are highlighted.
Below is a photo of Delhi Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia with exposed faces. circulate on Facebook and Twitter. The photo shows Kejriwal putting a mask on a child.
One user looked in Hindi and wrote: ‘He does not wear a mask himself, but lets other people use it. He has Z + protection to protect him against coronavirus. ”
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral picture is not related to the pandemic. It was taken in November 2019 when Kejriwal and Sisodia distributed pollution masks among students at a Delhi school.
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Truth behind the image
Using reverse image search, we found that several news sites had this photo in November 2019, when the pandemic had not even started.
According to the photo caption in India November 1 report“Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia distribute pollution masks among schoolchildren at a Delhi school.” The image is attributed to PTI.
A similar picture was also published by “Hindustan Times” on November 2, 2019, the caption reads: “Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, saw how they help a student while wearing a mask, at Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Civil Lines, in New Delhi” . The headline of the report says: “Kejriwal distributes masks to school children, asks them to write to Punjab, Haryana CM regarding smog”.
The video of the event was uploaded to YouTube on November 1, 2019 by the news agency ANI with the title: “Delhi CM Kejriwal distributes masks to school children.”
According to all these news reports, on November 1, Kejriwal distributed masks to schoolchildren in Delhi to rising pollution levels in the capital. When he addressed the event, he also hit the Haryana government for the “failure to curb stubble burning”, which he said was the main cause of pollution in Delhi.
The pandemic in India started in early 2020. Coupling the viral picture with Covid-19 is misleading.
ClaimArvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia strive for masks during the pandemic, but refuse to wear them. ClosureThe picture is not related to the pandemic. It was taken in November 2019 when Kejriwal and Sisodia distributed pollution masks among students at a Delhi school.
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- 1 Crow: Half true
- 2 crows: mostly lies
- 3 crows: absolutely false
