

{"id":15126,"date":"2018-06-23T21:38:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T16:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=15126"},"modified":"2018-07-09T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T09:56:17","slug":"fake-quotes-attributed-to-digvijaya-singh-viral-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-quotes-attributed-to-digvijaya-singh-viral-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake quotes attributed to Digvijaya Singh viral on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<em>\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947 : \u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939&#8221; (Stone-pelters should not be called terrorists &#8211; Digvijaya Singh<\/em> &#8211;<em> translated<\/em>). This quote has been ascribed to senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and has been making the rounds on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82+%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F\/stories-keyword\/stories-public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Digi-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"832\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Multiple Twitter users have also tweeted the same quote attributed to Singh. A Twitter user Akshay, who is followed by BJP MP Udit Raj and has more than 47,000 followers too tweeted a quote, alleging these are the words of Digvijaya Singh.\u00a0The attempt here is to portray him as a terror sympathiser.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u094b\u0902<\/a> \u0915\u094b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940<\/a> \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f : \u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939<\/p>\n<p>\u0924\u0941\u092e \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0926\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0926<\/a> \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u094b \u0924\u094b \u0915\u0939\u094b \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e&#8230; \u0939\u092e \u0924\u094b \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Akshay (@akshaykumaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshaykumaa\/status\/1005024331628363776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter user, Avinash Bhardwaj, who is followed by the official account of cabinet minister Piyush Goyal and Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Bagga, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImAvi92\/status\/1003683993995247622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted a fake quote<\/a>. The same quote was also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SapnaChaudharyy\/status\/1000773663359160320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted by the parody account<\/a> of singer Sapna Chaudhary.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;We will set the country on fire&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Another fake quote<\/strong> in the name of Digvijaya Singh is being circulated, which reads <em>&#8220;\u092b\u094c\u091c\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u092d\u0940 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b \u0906\u0917 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947 : \u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 (We will set whole country on fire, if Indian army dares to touch the stone-pelters &#8211; Digvijaya Singh)&#8221;<\/em>.This quote has been shared by many Facebook users and is being shared on WhatsApp as well. Among those who have shared it is a Facebook page called <em>&#8220;\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0906\u0939\u094b\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092d\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930\u00a0&#8220;.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=133515274207502&amp;id=100026470899793\" data-width=\"auto \" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=133515274207502&amp;id=100026470899793\"><p>\u092b\u094c\u091c\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u092d\u0940 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b \u0906\u0917 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947,,\u0906\u092a\u0915\u093e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e<br \/>\n\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938\u0940 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e<br \/>\n##\u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e-\u0906\u0939\u094b\u0930-\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092d\u093e-\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930\/100026470899793\">\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0906\u0939\u094b\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092d\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=133515274207502&amp;id=100026470899793\">Friday, June 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Twitter user, who claim to be followed by the official account of Piyush Goyal has also tweeted this image.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092b\u094c\u091c\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u094b \u0915\u094b \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u092d\u0940 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b \u0906\u0917 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938\ud83d\ude08\ud83d\ude08 \u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u0927\u093e\u0930\u094b&#8230; \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0913 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hmL2bANMGe\">pic.twitter.com\/hmL2bANMGe<\/a> rt<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Naresh Choudhary (@naresh_nimbau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naresh_nimbau\/status\/1010367424288444417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2018<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;color: #222222\">.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;Not my words&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alt News contacted Digvijaya Singh to ascertain the veracity of the quotes. In his response, he clarified,<em>\u00a0&#8220;The words attributed to me are absolutely false. I will take legal advice on how to proceed in this matter.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Impersonation of public figures via fake quotes is an oft-used strategy by fake news purveyors.\u00a0There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/alt-news-unearths-factory-fake-quotes-dangerous-trend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple instances<\/a> of fake quotes circulated on social media in the past which have been chronicled\u00a0by Alt News. If and when public figures do make any controversial statements, they are always reported by at least a section of the media. Social media users are therefore strongly advised to verify any quote attributed to a public figure that they may come across by searching the quoted statements via search engines such as Google.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947 : \u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939&#8221; (Stone-pelters should not be called terrorists &#8211; Digvijaya Singh &#8211; translated). This quote has been ascribed to senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and has been making the rounds on Facebook and WhatsApp. Multiple Twitter users have also tweeted the same quote attributed to Singh. A Twitter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":15139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[211],"class_list":["post-15126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fake quotes attributed to Digvijaya Singh viral on social media - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fake quotes attributed to Digvijaya Singh viral on social media - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8220;\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947 : \u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939&#8221; (Stone-pelters should not be called terrorists &#8211; Digvijaya Singh &#8211; translated). 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