{"id":112589,"date":"2022-02-26T20:17:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=112589"},"modified":"2022-02-26T20:17:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:47:43","slug":"did-putin-warns-india-and-say-not-to-interfare-otherwise-be-ready-to-face-the-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-putin-warns-india-and-say-not-to-interfare-otherwise-be-ready-to-face-the-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Morphed CNN graphic portrays Putin warning India to not interfere in Ukraine crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, an alleged screengrab from a CNN News broadcast has gone viral on social media. The screengrab has a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin along with the quote, &#8220;India should not interfere, otherwise be ready to face the consequences&#8221;. Twitter user Sonu Mehra <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonumehrauk\/status\/1497443319957184516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1497443319957184516%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026%2Fhindi%2Fdid-putin-warns-india-and-say-not-to-interfare-otherwise-be-ready-to-face-the-consequences%2F\">tweeted<\/a> this screengrab and remarked that Putin is warning India while the country&#8217;s media is propping up the Russian president. The tweet drew over 3,000 likes as of this writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220226083240\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonumehrauk\/status\/1497443319957184516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archived link to the tweet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092a\u0941\u0924\u093f\u0928 \u0928\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u091a\u0947\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0928\u0940 \u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0948, \u092c\u0940\u091a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0918\u0941\u0938\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e \u092d\u0941\u0917\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0964<br \/>\n\u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u094b\u0926\u093f\u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c \u0915\u094b \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 , \ud83e\udd71\ud83d\ude32\ud83d\ude1f\ud83e\udd14\ud83d\ude27 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PQywivomSn\">pic.twitter.com\/PQywivomSn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sonu Mehra (@sonumehrauk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonumehrauk\/status\/1497443319957184516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter user @Manav_SS_Gupta tweeted the same image and garnered around 750 likes. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220226104135\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Manav_SS_Gupta\/status\/1497464007178866689?t=2o-R3yzqGRJjeY_bMINpzg&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archived link to tweet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Day Before Yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Modi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Modi<\/a> had long conversation ( 25 minutes ) with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Putin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Putin<\/a> and the result \ud83d\udc47<br \/>\nPutin&#8217;s New Punchline <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ERkx4iDrQ5\">pic.twitter.com\/ERkx4iDrQ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2f \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a (@Manav_SS_Gupta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Manav_SS_Gupta\/status\/1497464007178866689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users have shared this screengrab on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and Whatsapp.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-112589 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-putin-warns-india-and-say-not-to-interfare-otherwise-be-ready-to-face-the-consequences\/img_20220226_122413\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220226_122413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220226_122413.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220226_122413-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220226_122413-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220226_122413-768x583.jpg 768w\" 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 landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-putin-warns-india-and-say-not-to-interfare-otherwise-be-ready-to-face-the-consequences\/2022-02-26-14_37_48\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-26-14_37_48-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-26-14_37_48-.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-26-14_37_48--300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Through a simple reverse image search, Alt News found the original <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/videos\/tv\/2019\/11\/12\/lead-frederik-pleitgen-live-jake-tapper.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN report<\/a> dated November 12, 2019. But unlike the viral screengrab, the original reads, &#8220;Top Russian official jokes about interfering in U.S. elections in 2020&#8221;. Above that text, it says &#8220;Putin&#8217;s New Punchline&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It is thus obvious that the original text has been replaced with the fake quote in the viral screengrab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"290\" class=\"wp-image-112590 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/word-image-27.jpeg\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/word-image-27.jpeg 785w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/word-image-27-300x111.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/word-image-27-768x284.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Lead CNN&#8217; had tweeted the original screengrab on Twitter on November 12, 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Russian interference in U.S. elections now comedy fodder for Kremlin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fpleitgenCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fpleitgenCNN<\/a> reports <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CPKGSlRssa\">https:\/\/t.co\/CPKGSlRssa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o9kZeEBONT\">pic.twitter.com\/o9kZeEBONT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheLeadCNN\/status\/1194389231143178241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus, a screengrab of CNN&#8217;s broadcast was morphed to portray the Russian president warning India to not interfere in the Ukraine crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, an alleged screengrab from a CNN News broadcast has gone viral on social media. The screengrab has a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin along with the quote, &#8220;India should not interfere, otherwise be ready to face the consequences&#8221;. Twitter user Sonu Mehra tweeted this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":112595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-112589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112589","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=112589"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112604,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112589\/revisions\/112604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112589"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=112589"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=112589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}