{"id":176423,"date":"2024-02-28T15:14:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T09:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=176423"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T09:44:16","slug":"modi-effigy-tied-to-a-tractor-photo-from-oregon-us-not-related-to-farmers-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modi-effigy-tied-to-a-tractor-photo-from-oregon-us-not-related-to-farmers-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Modi effigy tied to a tractor: Photo from Oregon, US; not related to farmers&#8217; protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s effigy tied to a tractor is viral on social media with users linking it to the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest in Delhi and Haryana. Posters with the text &#8216;No Farmers, No Food&#8217; are in the background. Prominent Right Wing influencer @MrSinha_ tweeted the video with the caption, &#8216;Blood boils&#8217;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/tgxyv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Blood boils \ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1v9CR8uzFH\">pic.twitter.com\/1v9CR8uzFH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSinha_\/status\/1759805191946457515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Verified X user @MediaHarshVT tweeted the video and called for action against the ones seen in the video. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/YRsvw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0927\u092e\u0915\u0940 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FarmersProtest2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FarmersProtest2024<\/a> \u0938\u0947 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0916\u0947 \u0915\u093f, \u0907\u0938 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u0915\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HMOIndia<\/a> \u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0908 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e, \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0917\u0932\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f\u0964 \u0938\u092e\u091d \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u093e\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1KdDtdWk1n\">pic.twitter.com\/1KdDtdWk1n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0939\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0927\u0928 \u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092a\u093e\u0920\u0940 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3Harsh Vardhan Tripathi (@MediaHarshVT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MediaHarshVT\/status\/1759807234434027593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another verified user @MYogiDevnath also tweeted the video and said &#8220;The government should now treat these Khalistanis in the same way as it was done before.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/k5uJG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948\u0902??<\/p>\n<p>\u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0916\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092d\u093f\u0902\u0921\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0915\u094b \u0936\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0941\u0924\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u0918\u0938\u0940\u091f \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/p>\n<p>\u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0907\u0928 \u0916\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u092c \u0907\u0932\u093e\u091c \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0925\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2NYynrowI\">pic.twitter.com\/P2NYynrowI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yogi Devnath \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@MYogiDevnath) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MYogiDevnath\/status\/1759800486524530868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users also tweeted the video, linking it to the ongoing protests. (Archives- <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/tsFfC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/7qZi8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-176423 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><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\/modi-effigy-tied-to-a-tractor-photo-from-oregon-us-not-related-to-farmers-protest\/chrome_dqkyr7n6ct\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_DqkYr7N6CT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_DqkYr7N6CT.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_DqkYr7N6CT-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/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\/modi-effigy-tied-to-a-tractor-photo-from-oregon-us-not-related-to-farmers-protest\/chrome_i8k5ahhf9l\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_i8K5ahHf9l.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_i8K5ahHf9l.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_i8K5ahHf9l-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>Upon a closer look at the viral video, we noticed a number on the signboard with the text &#8216;Orders To Go&#8221;. We discovered that the number listed belonged to a Punjabi Dhaba in Aurora, Oregon in the US named &#8216;Sizzling Tandoori Hut&#8217;. The text Sizzling can also be deciphered on the signboard in the viral video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-177933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2039\" height=\"1928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-16.jpg 2039w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-16-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-16-1024x968.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-16-768x726.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-16-1536x1452.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2039px) 100vw, 2039px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We geolocated the eatery in Aurora and found that the signboard in the images on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@45.2334729,-122.8109186,3a,30y,220.08h,87.41t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sreMcYEuEUg2CLqMcp8SKtA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps street view<\/a> matches the one seen in the viral video. Even the tractor on which Modi&#8217;s effigy was tied can be seen on the side. Below, is a comparison between the street view of the eatery and a screengrab from the viral video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-177937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/CLAIM-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/CLAIM-8.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/CLAIM-8-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/CLAIM-8-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/CLAIM-8-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also found that the audio in the viral video had been taken from an NDTV interview from 2020. The NDTV reporter asked a protester why he was going to Delhi to which he replied, &#8220;He has taken our roti, he will take our land, we will punch Modi&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Amardeepmaanaofficial\/videos\/233054218239452\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Amardeepmaanaofficial\/videos\/233054218239452\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Modi nu Mukien nal kutega Delhi ja k&#8230;Baba ji di age 75 Sal&#8230;\ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f<br \/>\n#kisan #kisaanmajdoorektazindabad #kisanektazindabaad<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/Amardeepmaanaofficial\">Amardeep Maana<\/a> on Thursday, 26 November 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>We called up the number visible on the signboard and spoke to a representative of the restaurant. Though they could not specify the particular incident, they told Alt News that such protests kept happening in the town.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s effigy tied to the front of a tractor filmed in an eatery in Oregon is viral on social media with users linking it to the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest in Delhi. An audio from the farmers&#8217; protest in 2020 has also been edited into the viral video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s effigy tied to a tractor is viral on social media with users linking it to the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest in Delhi and Haryana. Posters with the text &#8216;No Farmers, No Food&#8217; are in the background. Prominent Right Wing influencer @MrSinha_ tweeted the video with the caption, &#8216;Blood boils&#8217;. 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