{"id":102203,"date":"2021-09-01T18:17:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=102203"},"modified":"2021-09-01T18:48:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:18:24","slug":"republic-bharat-airs-image-of-bsp-leader-yaqoob-qureshi-as-taliban-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-airs-image-of-bsp-leader-yaqoob-qureshi-as-taliban-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Republic Bharat airs image of BSP leader Yaqoob Qureshi as Taliban leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 31, several users on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AC%20&amp;src=recent_search_click&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos?q=%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AC%20&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZVwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwie1xcXCJzdGFydF95ZWFyXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMVxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xMlxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjEtMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjEtMTItMzFcXFwifVwifSJ9\">Facebook<\/a> shared an image of a Republic Bharat broadcast, pointing out that the channel erroneously aired a photograph of BSP leader Yaqoob Qureshi as Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Yaqoob, son of Taliban founder Mullah Omar.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0939\u0926 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u093e\u0930! \u0930\u093f\u092a\u092c\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0915 \u091f\u0940\u0935\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u0915 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e \u0909\u092e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e \u092f\u093e\u0915\u093c\u0942\u092c \u0915\u0940 \u092b\u093c\u094b\u091f\u094b (\u091c\u094b \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0939\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948) \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0920 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0938\u092a\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0939\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u092f\u093e\u0915\u093c\u0942\u092c \u0915\u093c\u0941\u0930\u0948\u0936\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092b\u093c\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e.<br \/>\n\u0917\u091c\u092c \u0924\u094b \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0924 \u090f\u0935\u092e \u092b\u093c\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0940 \u091a\u0947\u0928\u0947\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0924 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092d\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0926\u0940. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KjtA5JIQjy\">pic.twitter.com\/KjtA5JIQjy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vijay Kumar Baliyan (@vijayku29017978) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vijayku29017978\/status\/1432744345971478532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c\u093c<br \/>\nRepublic TV \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u0915 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e \u0909\u092e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u092e\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e \u092f\u093e\u0915\u093c\u0942\u092c \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0920, \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0938\u092a\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u092f\u093e\u0915\u093c\u0942\u092c \u0915\u093c\u0941\u0930\u0948\u0936\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092b\u093c\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c\u093c \u091a\u0932\u093e \u0926\u0940 \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude1c\ud83e\udd2a<br \/>\nRIP \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hftZBKKFGY\">pic.twitter.com\/hftZBKKFGY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 I AM BACK(\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0633) (@I_D_4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/I_D_4\/status\/1432902898258616320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pkray11\/posts\/10159647665728134\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pkray11\/posts\/10159647665728134\"><p>\u0917\u093c\u091c\u093c\u092c \u0939\u0948. \u0930\u093f\u092a\u092c\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0915 \u091f\u0940\u0935\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u0915 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e \u0909\u092e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e \u092f\u093e\u0915\u093c\u0942\u092c \u0915\u0940 \u092b\u093c\u094b\u091f\u094b (\u091c\u094b \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0939\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948) \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0920, \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0938\u092a\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0939\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u092f\u093e\u0915\u093c\u0942\u092c \u0915\u093c\u0941\u0930\u0948\u0936\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092b\u093c\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pkray11\">Prakash K Ray<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pkray11\/posts\/10159647665728134\">Tuesday, 31 August 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Republic takes down broadcast, reuploads without image<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The broadcast in question was uploaded on YouTube on September 1. It was aired on TV on August 31. The relevant section starts around the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fAV67BEqc1Q?t=2177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">36-minute<\/a> mark where anchor Aishwarya Kapoor during the &#8216;Puchta Hai Bharat&#8217; show opined about various Taliban leaders.<\/p>\n<p>On August 31, around 7 PM, Facebook Page &#8216;We Support Arnab Goswami&#8217; had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?v=3120141518205050&amp;ref=search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uploaded<\/a> the Live broadcast. This page uploads Live broadcasts of Republic Bharat on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wesupportarnab\/videos\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daily basis<\/a> and has over three lakh followers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102210 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-12_48_33-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-12_48_33-.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-12_48_33--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-12_48_33--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-12_48_33--768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The segment where BSP leader Haji Yaqoob Qureshi&#8217;s picture was flashed can be spotted at the 37-minute mark in the two-hour Live. Alt News has attached the relevant portion below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Republic TV aired picture of BSP leader to depict Taliban\u2019s deputy leader Mullah Yaqoob\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/595780477?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We performed a reverse image search of the image and found that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/politics\/national\/ready-to-pay-rs-cr-reward-to-paris-attackers-bsp-leader-24733.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dates back to at least 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102211 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-13_07_45-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1336\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-13_07_45-.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-13_07_45--300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-13_07_45--1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-01-13_07_45--768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Republic Bharat broadcasted BSP leader Haji Yaqoob Qureshi&#8217;s picture as Taliban leader Mullah Yaqoob. The channel took down the erroneous broadcast after social media backlash and reuploaded it without the image.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News spoke with a Republic Bharat staff member who claimed that an apology was made on air on September 1. We requested for the broadcast in which the apology was made. The article will be updated if we get a response. Readers should note that the rectified bulletin uploaded on YouTube doesn&#8217;t acknowledge the error.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that Republic Bharat also claimed during the show that the Taliban hanged a man to death from a US Black Hawk helicopter. This is a false claim. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/does-the-video-show-taliban-hanging-a-body-from-a-helicopter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fact-check by Alt News<\/a>\u00a0established that a Taliban member was suspended from a helicopter with a harness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 31, several users on Twitter and Facebook shared an image of a Republic Bharat broadcast, pointing out that the channel erroneously aired a photograph of BSP leader Yaqoob Qureshi as Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Yaqoob, son of Taliban founder Mullah Omar. \u0939\u0926 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u093e\u0930! \u0930\u093f\u092a\u092c\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0915 \u091f\u0940\u0935\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u0915 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e \u0909\u092e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 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