{"id":102709,"date":"2021-09-07T13:34:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T08:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=102709"},"modified":"2021-09-07T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T08:22:42","slug":"india-today-aaj-tak-publishes-report-on-fake-handle-on-ahmad-masood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/india-today-aaj-tak-publishes-report-on-fake-handle-on-ahmad-masood\/","title":{"rendered":"India Today, Aaj Tak run news on Ahmad Massoud based on fake Twitter handle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent &#8216;breaking news&#8217; segment, India Today claimed that Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Force of Afghanistan (NRFA), tweeted a photo claiming that a Pakistani Air Force fighter jet had been shot down in Panjshir. During the broadcast, the channel aired a tweet that showed a picture of a fighter plane. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/LDKk7#selection-3035.0-3035.45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"India Today uses fake Twitter handle of Ahmad Masood during broadcast\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/598903421?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache:T8aeVfk63msJ:https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/world\/story\/afghanistan-ahmad-massoud-claims-pakistani-jet-plane-s-shot-down-by-resistance-ntc-1322531-2021-09-06+&amp;cd=2&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaj Tak<\/a> also reported, \u201cPanjshir rebel leader Ahmad Massoud has claimed that Pakistani jets were shot down by Panjshir fighters.&#8221; The channel claimed that Massoud tweeted, &#8220;Pakistani jet plane shot down by our lion cubs. Resistance Panjshir.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-13.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-13.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-13-300x267.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-13-768x685.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hindi daily <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210906143505\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Live_Hindustan\/status\/1434858237602394114?s=19\">Hindustan<\/a> made the same claim in a report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0938\u0942\u0926 \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u093e\u0935\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092a\u0902\u091c\u0936\u0940\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Taliban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Taliban<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091b\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pakistan<\/a> \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u0908\u090f\u0938\u0906\u0908 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0939\u0948<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EeBpn05MpI\">https:\/\/t.co\/EeBpn05MpI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hindustan (@Live_Hindustan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Live_Hindustan\/status\/1434858237602394114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210906143125\/https:\/\/www.bhaskar.com\/international\/news\/taliban-afghanistan-kabul-isi-live-update-today-6-september-panjshir-news-kashmir-news-pakistan-us-military-indian-evacuation-128895465.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dainik Bhaskar<\/a>, \u201cTaliban fighters claimed victory over Panjshir on Monday. Meanwhile, Panjshir fighters and Northern Alliance forces have declared a rebellion throughout Afghanistan under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0924\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0915\u0942\u092e\u0924 LIVE: \u092a\u0902\u091c\u0936\u0940\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u093e\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u0905\u092b\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0939 \u0915\u093e \u0910\u0932\u093e\u0928; \u0924\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092b\u093e\u0907\u091f\u0930 \u091c\u0947\u091f \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u093e\u0935\u093e<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IzAKIISRPH\">https:\/\/t.co\/IzAKIISRPH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Taliban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Taliban<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pakistan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Panjshir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Panjshir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afganistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Afganistan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bfpDTzhzmr\">pic.twitter.com\/bfpDTzhzmr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dainik Bhaskar (@DainikBhaskar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DainikBhaskar\/status\/1434860825903132678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Replying to India Today&#8217;s aforementioned tweet, Pakistani journalist Hamza Azhar Salam said that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohsood123\/status\/1434824643735654409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the tweet which formed the basis<\/a> for the report was posted by a fake handle. He added that this image was actually from 2018 and showed an American jet, not a Pakistani jet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hi. I wanted to clarify that the account of Ahmad Massoud used in your report is fake. His real account is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AhmadMassoud01?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AhmadMassoud01<\/a>. The picture used is not a Pakistani jet in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/panjshir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#panjshir<\/a>, its a US jet in Arizona from 2018. I hope you will correct the report<\/p>\n<p>Proof: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zm9wichlXO\">https:\/\/t.co\/zm9wichlXO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hamza Azhar Salam (@HamzaAzhrSalam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamzaAzhrSalam\/status\/1434844499356921862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>American outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/military-jet-crashes-lake-havasu-arizona-pilot-ejects\/story?id=54699534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.military.com%2Fdaily-news%2F2018%2F04%2F24%2Fair-force-f-16-fighter-crashes-arizona-pilot-ejects-safely.html&amp;psig=AOvVaw1sZn5sYGdgCqlY_QjLBaN_&amp;ust=1631026318590000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;ved=2ahUKEwijv_3TzOryAhUDnEsFHUvjCAkQr4kDegUIARCrAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military.com<\/a> had published reports carrying the photo in question in April 2018, describing it as a US F16 fighter jet that had crashed in Arizona. However, the pilot had not suffered any major injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-14.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-14-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-14-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-14-768x766.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The handle which posted the tweet in question has now been deleted. However, some other photos shared by it confirm that this tweet was indeed fake and aired by outlets without verification.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-102709 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/india-today-aaj-tak-publishes-report-on-fake-handle-on-ahmad-masood\/e-msni_vgamcwjp\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNi_VgAMCwJP.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNi_VgAMCwJP.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNi_VgAMCwJP-185x300.jpeg 185w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNi_VgAMCwJP-631x1024.jpeg 631w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNi_VgAMCwJP-768x1246.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNi_VgAMCwJP-947x1536.jpeg 947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/india-today-aaj-tak-publishes-report-on-fake-handle-on-ahmad-masood\/e-msnkkviacj8mj\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1072\" height=\"1790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNKkVIAcj8Mj.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNKkVIAcj8Mj.jpeg 1072w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNKkVIAcj8Mj-180x300.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNKkVIAcj8Mj-613x1024.jpeg 613w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNKkVIAcj8Mj-768x1282.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E-msNKkVIAcj8Mj-920x1536.jpeg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent &#8216;breaking news&#8217; segment, India Today claimed that Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Force of Afghanistan (NRFA), tweeted a photo claiming that a Pakistani Air Force fighter jet had been shot down in Panjshir. 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