{"id":107182,"date":"2021-11-16T17:21:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T11:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=107182"},"modified":"2021-11-16T17:21:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T11:51:51","slug":"zee-salam-shares-old-video-of-an-australian-fan-cheering-for-india-as-pak-aus-semifinal-t-20-world-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/zee-salam-shares-old-video-of-an-australian-fan-cheering-for-india-as-pak-aus-semifinal-t-20-world-cup-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Zee Salaam shared old video as pro-India chants during Aus-Pak T20 semi final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 11, Australia faced Pakistan in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup, winning the match by five wickets. The match sparked a flurry of activity on Indian social media. A video of a man dressed in the Australian jersey chanting \u2018Vande Mataram\u2019 and \u2018Bharat Mata ki Jai\u2019 began circulating widely.<\/p>\n<p>Zee Salaam shared this clip in a November 11 article as visuals from the T20 semi final match. The outlet has since updated the article, but an archived version of the original can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/pRqxY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Zee Salaam claimed that a fan was cheering in support of India, with slogans like \u2018Bharat Mata Ki Jai\u2019 during the Pakistan-Australia match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-17.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-17.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-17-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-17-768x350.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zee Salaam also <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/if4oL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted a tweet<\/a> claiming the video was recent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107184 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-3.png 489w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-3-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ravi Ranjan of the RSS tweeted the clip as well. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211112155925\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaviRanjanIn\/status\/1458861455365705728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u0930\u092e\u094d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvPAK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvPAK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6jH29VQKJp\">pic.twitter.com\/6jH29VQKJp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ravi Ranjan (@RaviRanjanIn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaviRanjanIn\/status\/1458861455365705728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users also amplified the video and accompanying claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100006514689348\/videos\/270836084992348\/\">Link 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shriguruma.radhikasaraswati.5\/videos\/1766592403550061\">Link 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-107182 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/zee-salam-shares-old-video-of-an-australian-fan-cheering-for-india-as-pak-aus-semifinal-t-20-world-cup-match\/2021-11-12-22_21_08-window-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1307\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_08-Window-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_08-Window-1.jpeg 1307w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_08-Window-1-300x125.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_08-Window-1-1024x425.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_08-Window-1-768x319.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1307px) 100vw, 1307px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/zee-salam-shares-old-video-of-an-australian-fan-cheering-for-india-as-pak-aus-semifinal-t-20-world-cup-match\/2021-11-12-22_21_57-window\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_57-Window.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_57-Window.jpeg 1138w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_57-Window-300x131.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_57-Window-1024x448.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-12-22_21_57-Window-768x336.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search and found a January 2021 video posted by a YouTube channel called Daily Diary News. This confirms that the footage cannot possibly be from the recent semi-final match.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Australian Fan chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Vande Matram\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zmID_E462bQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>ScoopWhoop had reported on the video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoopwhoop.com\/news\/aussie-fan-chanting-bharat-mata-ki-jai-vande-mataram-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in an article dated January 19, 2021<\/a>. It was shot during a match between India and Australia held as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. An Australian man in Brisbane\u2019s Gabba Stadium started chanting slogans in support of India. The article features a few tweets containing the footage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricFansWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CricFansWorld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BCCI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HCICanberra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HCICanberra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anirbanganguly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@anirbanganguly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UttamKu84140085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UttamKu84140085<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virendersehwag?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@virendersehwag<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhogleharsha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bhogleharsha<\/a> some extraordinary love for India at display at the Gabba this year.\ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\ude0a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lAoqTza3Cd\">pic.twitter.com\/lAoqTza3Cd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Ashutosh Misra (@ashutoshmisra70) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashutoshmisra70\/status\/1351031043386707970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A few other users also tweeted the footage back in January 2021. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricFansWorld\/status\/1351036600839499776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Storming_Kshot\/status\/1351410162997739521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Fact-checking portal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomlive.in\/fact-check\/sports\/viral-video-australian-cheering-for-india-defeating-pakistan-world-cup-semi-final-old-video-15552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boomlive<\/a> had also published a report on the video. To sum it up, Zee Salaam falsely shared a 10-month-old video linking it to the recent Australia-Pakistan T20 World Cup match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 11, Australia faced Pakistan in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup, winning the match by five wickets. The match sparked a flurry of activity on Indian social media. A video of a man dressed in the Australian jersey chanting \u2018Vande Mataram\u2019 and \u2018Bharat Mata ki Jai\u2019 began circulating widely. Zee Salaam shared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":107188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739,742],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-107182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-analysis","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check","an_content_type-media-analysis"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/compare-.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107182"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107205,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107182\/revisions\/107205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107182"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=107182"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=107182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}