{"id":102496,"date":"2021-09-04T19:12:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T13:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=102496"},"modified":"2021-09-04T19:12:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T13:42:14","slug":"old-photo-of-muslim-boy-carrying-placard-morphed-to-mock-his-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-of-muslim-boy-carrying-placard-morphed-to-mock-his-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Old photo of Muslim boy carrying placard morphed to mock his community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photo of a Muslim boy carrying a placard is widely being circulated on social media. The placard has a message written in Hindi that reads, &#8220;My father has four wives, 25 children and there is a lot of recession under Modi&#8217;s rule. We are dying of hunger, Modi is responsible for it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>[Original text in Hindi: \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u0942 \u0915\u0947 4 \u092c\u0940\u092c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0948 25 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0948. \u0939\u092e \u092d\u0942\u0916 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u093f\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u0948.]<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rprakash347\/posts\/4358718787527558\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rprakash347\/posts\/4358718787527558\"><p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rprakash347\">Ravi Prakash<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rprakash347\/posts\/4358718787527558\">Friday, 3 September 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The photo has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%204%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8825%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88.%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral on Facebook<\/a> for a while now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-102506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-04-15_59_35-\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947-\u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u0942-\u0915\u0947-4\u092c\u0940\u092c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901-\u0939\u094825-\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947-\u0939\u0948-\u0914\u0930-\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u092e\u0902\u0926\u0940-\u0939\u0948.-search-resul-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-04-15_59_35-\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947-\u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u0942-\u0915\u0947-4\u092c\u0940\u092c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901-\u0939\u094825-\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947-\u0939\u0948-\u0914\u0930-\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u092e\u0902\u0926\u0940-\u0939\u0948.-search-resul-min.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-04-15_59_35-\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947-\u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u0942-\u0915\u0947-4\u092c\u0940\u092c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901-\u0939\u094825-\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947-\u0939\u0948-\u0914\u0930-\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u092e\u0902\u0926\u0940-\u0939\u0948.-search-resul-min-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-04-15_59_35-\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947-\u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u0942-\u0915\u0947-4\u092c\u0940\u092c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901-\u0939\u094825-\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947-\u0939\u0948-\u0914\u0930-\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u092e\u0902\u0926\u0940-\u0939\u0948.-search-resul-min-1024x489.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-04-15_59_35-\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947-\u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u0942-\u0915\u0947-4\u092c\u0940\u092c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901-\u0939\u094825-\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947-\u0939\u0948-\u0914\u0930-\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u092e\u0902\u0926\u0940-\u0939\u0948.-search-resul-min-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-04-15_59_35-\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947-\u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u0942-\u0915\u0947-4\u092c\u0940\u092c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901-\u0939\u094825-\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947-\u0939\u0948-\u0914\u0930-\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u092e\u0902\u0926\u0940-\u0939\u0948.-search-resul-min-1536x734.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1890px) 100vw, 1890px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Morphed Image<\/h4>\n<p>We performed a reverse image search on Google and found that the photo has been morphed digitally and the original photo has a different message written on the placard. The original placard reads, &#8220;O, oppressors! don&#8217;t scare us with death threats. We didn&#8217;t hear of lullabies as children but the stories of Karbala&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[Original Hindi text: \u092e\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u0947 \u0928\u093e \u0921\u0930\u093e\u0913 \u090f\u090f \u091c\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092e\u094b \u0939\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u092a\u0928 \u092e\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092c\u0932\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0948]<\/p>\n<p>The photo was shared by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aimim.bokarojharkhand\/posts\/148000676649884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a> of AIMIM Bokaro.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aimim.bokarojharkhand\/posts\/148000676649884\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aimim.bokarojharkhand\/posts\/148000676649884\"><p>\u0905\u092c \u0924\u0915 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u0939\u0924\u0930\u0940\u0928 \u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0930 \ud83d\udc9d<\/p>\n<p>\u0939\u092e \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092c\u0932\u093e \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \ud83d\udc9d<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aimim.bokarojharkhand\/\">AIMIM Bokaro Jharkhand<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aimim.bokarojharkhand\/posts\/148000676649884\">Saturday, 18 January 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Below we have juxtaposed the two photos to show the dissimilarities between them. It is very clear that the photo has been digitally altered as the original text is visible on the morphed photo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/comaprison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/comaprison.jpg 889w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/comaprison-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/comaprison-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We performed a keyword search using the text that was originally written on the placard and found out that the message was popularised during the anti-CAA-NRC protest. At that time a similar photo of a girl carrying a placard with the same message was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%93%20%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%8F%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88&amp;sde=AbrEumemPMZZ1Pam4XeHpmPAjitjtHwDqbBRF_VYYQGX3TtZwkhnY2bsUNOPt4njq7oTwjTHk0v9fCeiH03vr4Q2ND3Hi_OWzZZOVO-cVhO4vGtlvjW9t8lIWnrqg_2z28MdwvwFvRlFG2Nd1UM9_d2hXkZMQRK4fIMeHTDPjDSHfDzfapyUk2OB7ksGYBmyqRuXy0CASnPWtdqRiYBFeCCUSrYJZX7N0CU37QAZVCgvCJmLxLDs5Ok07TAKVsTFhVjp3dAi8tlO4X7vysbUJHJ1BxsjVCSqGRzRp8ut_MZUQhSkYQ3J9duTuXdODlzs8yUtY9Xca-QkL53nJLQeJ5RiKwflzyZgylfxPpeRS9YiBLX_VErH0p5avREnGPuC5o6yHG7YIJI1MjgYAl6_RTGhAJPJOB79okWhYB0rImmq7OLUQpuT41YjAkWPPZvQgfFmYcvFdtXk4zN2LaQLIKtR1f7WVZOW8I2Dgi084SMDrEG24e7FfZtpdi3qoPXO7tiT7YW9xszJk26CbaNcDH5xSIKctmuDOdEmBsupDLD1BQmRMdM7_gio4llQtksma9F_qiXrtM6AF0OLko9M-BK3lAENrBSLX0ygOnfNQrS7PzhGDShKPOXdW7A_teFLMtvg71Vm0JO-x4dwvvlhHBfnLBp30_bmEG5Z4PhHR8gWal1BVPl4QGV-RHtgwMeF0W0EtIp4WaCMALUGKy_H30tjjLKfejuqlwOj22MVH-H-mXUluhYn9bptgDywbS7-5GIqjBhqIvCLXBhHAcYEMMA_PLUjkkVwixNRMLqoxOzeKQlzAujGZij7vj5dLzpVMiSekac4jEgwr1RsjS0kvcyxPkU1bQ6JK-pkidBDAZub9vmKec7anCDR84Q2izvdvwiNHpWfuopKZ6Ov15lXrO9S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral on Facebook<\/a>. AIMIM leader Akhtarul Imam too had shared her photo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AkhtarulImanAIMIMbihar\/posts\/3111725185528702\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AkhtarulImanAIMIMbihar\/posts\/3111725185528702\"><p>\u092e\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u0947 \u0928\u093e \u0921\u0930\u093e\u0913 \u0910 \u091c\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092e\u094b \u0939\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u092a\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u094b\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092c\u0932\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0948<br \/>\n\u0907\u0938 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u091c\u094d\u092c\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0932\u093e\u092e<br \/>\n#No_CAA<br \/>\n#No_NRC<br \/>\n#NO_NPR<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AkhtarulImanAIMIMbihar\/\">Akhtarul Iman<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AkhtarulImanAIMIMbihar\/posts\/3111725185528702\">Sunday, 2 February 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hence, a photo of a Muslim boy carrying a placard was digitally morphed and shared to mock the Muslim community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo of a Muslim boy carrying a placard is widely being circulated on social media. The placard has a message written in Hindi that reads, &#8220;My father has four wives, 25 children and there is a lot of recession under Modi&#8217;s rule. We are dying of hunger, Modi is responsible for it&#8221;. 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