

{"id":110391,"date":"2022-01-19T23:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=110391"},"modified":"2022-01-19T23:32:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:02:24","slug":"info-up-fact-check-false-claim-ani-images-of-migrants-workers-were-from-up-noida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/info-up-fact-check-false-claim-ani-images-of-migrants-workers-were-from-up-noida\/","title":{"rendered":"UP govt&#8217;s fact-checking wing falsely claims photos of unemployed workers not from state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 16, news agency ANI UP\/Uttarakhand posted a tweet about migrant workers facing distress due to COVID-19. It quoted one worker as saying, \u201cWe don&#8217;t have any work as companies are closed due to the curfew. We are not getting any ration from the government as we did in the first lockdown. The poor man is finished, poverty isn&#8217;t.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/6CFv3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Noida, Uttar Pradesh | &#8220;We don&#8217;t have any work as companies are closed due to the curfew. We are not getting any ration by the govt as we did in the 1st lockdown. The poor man is finished, not poverty&#8221; says a migrant worker, amid COVID restrictions in Noida <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OlgeDP1G5j\">pic.twitter.com\/OlgeDP1G5j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI UP\/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANINewsUP\/status\/1482608435577618433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>ANI later clarified in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANINewsUP\/status\/1482738179962978305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an additional tweet<\/a> that no curfews had been announced and this was a verbatim statement by the worker.<\/p>\n<p>The UP government\u2019s fact-checking wing shared a screenshot of ANI&#8217;s initial tweet and wrote that the images that show displaced workers are not from the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InfoUPFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InfoUPFactCheck<\/a>: \u0938\u094b\u0936\u0932 \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0932\u0947\u091f\u092b\u0949\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092a\u0930 \u092e\u091c\u0926\u0942\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u0949\u0915\u0921\u093e\u0909\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u091f\u0915\u0928\u0947 \u0935 \u092d\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u0928 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927\u093f\u0924 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0926\u0940 \u0917\u0908 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u091d\u0942\u0920 \u092b\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092d\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u0938\u0942\u091a\u0928\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u094b\u0936\u0932 \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u0947\u0902\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tO2X3tiPm1\">pic.twitter.com\/tO2X3tiPm1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Info Uttar Pradesh Fact Check (@InfoUPFactCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InfoUPFactCheck\/status\/1482757019883175936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We noticed that ANI also had also published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aninews.in\/news\/national\/general-news\/not-everybody-can-afford-to-work-from-home-say-daily-wagers-waiting-for-assignments-in-noida-amid-covid-restrictions20220116152246\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a related report<\/a> on its website. The headline of the report reads, \u201cNot everybody can afford to work from home, say daily wagers waiting for assignments in Noida amid COVID restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As per the report, this was the state of affairs at Noida\u2019s Khoda Labour Chowk where ANI spoke to four daily wage workers. Outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/industry\/not-everybody-can-afford-to-work-from-home-say-daily-wagers-waiting-for-assignments-in-noida-amid-covid-restrictions\/88941973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Economic Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestly.com\/agency-news\/india-news-not-everybody-can-afford-to-work-from-home-say-daily-wagers-waiting-for-assignments-in-noida-amid-covid-restrictions-3260919.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latestly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lokmattimes.com\/national\/not-everybody-can-afford-to-work-from-home-say-daily-wagers-waiting-for-assignments-in-noida-amid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lokmat Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiagazette.com\/news\/272184446\/not-everybody-can-afford-to-work-from-home-say-daily-wagers-waiting-for-assignments-in-noida-amid-covid-restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India Gazette<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delhinews.net\/news\/272184446\/not-everybody-can-afford-to-work-from-home-say-daily-wagers-waiting-for-assignments-in-noida-amid-covid-restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DelhiNews.net<\/a> also carried reports based on ANI&#8217;s reportage.<\/p>\n<p>ANI UP\/Uttarakhand had shared four images in its Twitter thread. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/6CFv3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>) In one of the images, we can see certain buildings and landmarks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110392 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-18.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-18.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-18-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking these as a clue, we performed a keyword search on YouTube and came across a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QQUXWpwTnR0\">video report by The Mojo Story<\/a> on migrant workers. The visuals in this clip resemble that of the images in ANI\u2019s tweet. &#8220;Daily wage casual and migrant labourers engaged in all kinds of professions crowd the Labour Chowk junction every day, hoping to be given some work. Since the pandemic began, these workers have been struggling to meet their daily needs,&#8221; according to The Mojo Story.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110393 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-19.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-19.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-19-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-20.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-20.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-20-300x170.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-21.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-21.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-21-300x170.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News spoke to a local resident to pinpoint the exact location. He shared with us some photos where a sign of the Noida Defence Academy can be seen clearly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"289\" class=\"wp-image-110396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-22.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-22.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-22-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110397 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-23.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-23.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-23-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News also used Google Maps to verify this. Below, the locations of Noida\u2019s Labour Chowk bus stand and the Noida Defence Academy have been marked.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110398 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-24.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-24.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-24-300x180.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also found some additional images in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Labour+Chowk\/@28.6106,77.35426,3a,75y,90t\/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMDhLLd412BYMdOqe9ycw0VQx9l1BKLzqqPNjfa!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMDhLLd412BYMdOqe9ycw0VQx9l1BKLzqqPNjfa%3Dw172-h86-k-no!7i4000!8i2000!4m9!1m2!2m1!1slabour+chowk+noida!3m5!1s0x390ce51520bc48ff:0x68626f2f9fd6c82!8m2!3d28.6106!4d77.35426!15sChJsYWJvdXIgY2hvd2sgbm9pZGGSAQ90cmFuc2l0X3N0YXRpb24\"> Google review<\/a> of the Labour Chowk location. The buildings seen here resemble those in the stills from the ANI tweet very closely.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-25.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-25.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-25-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-25-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, images shared by ANI which the UP government\u2019s fact-checking arm alleged were not from the state were indeed taken in Noida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 16, news agency ANI UP\/Uttarakhand posted a tweet about migrant workers facing distress due to COVID-19. It quoted one worker as saying, \u201cWe don&#8217;t have any work as companies are closed due to the curfew. We are not getting any ration from the government as we did in the first lockdown. 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