{"id":133440,"date":"2022-10-18T14:58:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T09:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=133440"},"modified":"2022-10-18T14:58:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T09:28:28","slug":"fact-check-did-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-seen-with-inverted-bow-and-arrow-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-did-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-seen-with-inverted-bow-and-arrow-false\/","title":{"rendered":"Morphed photo: Image showing Kejriwal holding inverted bow and arrow is doctored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the last few days, a picture of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been widely circulating on social media. In the image, Kejriwal is taking aim with an inverted bow and arrow. Social media users are sharing the image and mocking Kejriwal. A user with the handle &#8216;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sabhapa30724463\/status\/1579803312521891840\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@Sabhapa30724463<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216; tweeted the photo, writing that it was the misfortune of the country that the arrow was not shot or there would have been chaos. The post had garnered 544 retweets at the time of writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-133456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/11.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/11-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Im_Ritikaa\/status\/1580181158650073090\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitter user named Ritika<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also shared the image with a similar message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-133455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/12.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/12-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A5%A4&amp;src=typed_query\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several other users<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also amplified the photo. It also made its way to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rakesh.stark.3363\/posts\/pfbid0rciaMBhKA3FdaKS5MKD7UXZNHXmZF3CvbT7tx9YfZMsVfvZKwjbFKhDtEffcjrfYl?__cft__[0]=AZVxqI2oFgv-ExrjmPE9qEBmH4Cj6JTjqHKCoGqiqSdkj-IIJWhjKlLccoXTFfELyQzEukK44BEydmVlMwhqJb_cyavTYUDGROfj8WeVj0tvqA&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-133440 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/fact-check-did-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-seen-with-inverted-bow-and-arrow-false\/14-12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/14-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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\/fact-check-did-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-seen-with-inverted-bow-and-arrow-false\/13-22\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/13-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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\/fact-check-did-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-seen-with-inverted-bow-and-arrow-false\/12-15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/12-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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\/fact-check-did-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-seen-with-inverted-bow-and-arrow-false\/11-28\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Fact-check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News performed a keyword search and found a report by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/delhi\/delhi-cm-kejriwal-actor-prabhas-attend-ramlila-at-red-fort-8191888\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Express<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dated October 6, 2022. However, the bow and arrow is held in the right orientation by Arvind Kejriwal in the picture carried by the newspaper. This indicates that the viral image was doctored in order to mock the Delhi chief minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-133448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/17-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/17-3.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/17-3-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the Express, Arvind Kejriwal had gone to the Ramlila celebrations organized at Red Fort in Delhi on the occasion of Dussehra. He also addressed the public after the burning of the Ravana effigy. Below is a side by side comparison of the image included in the article and the viral image. It is clearly visible here that Arvind Kejriwal is not holding the bow and arrow in reverse direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-nsm-2-58882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/2022-10-14-15_44_57-Viral-video-Facebook-Shops-Ad-compressed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arvind Kejriwal also tweeted a video from these celebrations on October 5. In the video, the leader is seen setting the Ravana effigy ablaze at the 1:48 mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0930\u093e\u092e \u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0917 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0935\u0939 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e-\u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e\u091f \u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0917 \u0915\u0930 14 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0935\u0928\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u091a\u0932\u0947 \u0917\u090f \u0925\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u092e\u091a\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0937\u094d\u0920 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u0947, \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u0938\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u091c\u092f \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u092e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yj4v02SJfP\">pic.twitter.com\/Yj4v02SJfP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal\/status\/1577685944882573312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum it up, a doctored image of Arvind Kejriwal, who was present at the Dussehra celebrations, was edited and shared on social media while mocking the leader.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last few days, a picture of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been widely circulating on social media. In the image, Kejriwal is taking aim with an inverted bow and arrow. Social media users are sharing the image and mocking Kejriwal. A user with the handle &#8216;@Sabhapa30724463&#8216; tweeted the photo, writing that it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":133576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-133440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","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\/10\/kejri-bow.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133440","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=133440"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133598,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133440\/revisions\/133598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133440"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=133440"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=133440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}