{"id":178839,"date":"2024-03-05T11:53:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T06:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=178839"},"modified":"2024-03-05T11:53:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T06:23:22","slug":"doctored-image-of-crowd-shared-as-turnout-at-rjd-rally-in-patna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/doctored-image-of-crowd-shared-as-turnout-at-rjd-rally-in-patna\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctored image of crowd shared as turnout at RJD rally in Patna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image depicting a crowd is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows the gathering at the Rashtriya Janta Dal&#8217;s (RJD) <a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/politics\/rjds-jan-vishwas-patna-rally-turns-into-a-big-india-push-first-in-hindi-belt-in-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rally in Gandhi Maidan<\/a>, Patna, on March 3. Several politicians from the INDIA alliance were present at the meeting, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge.<\/p>\n<p>Premium subscribed X (formerly Twitter) user Rohini Anand (@mrs_roh08) shared the viral image on March 3 with the following caption: &#8220;Tsunami of crowd at the iconic Gandhi Maidan in Patna \ud83d\udd25<br \/>\nOver 12 lakh people joined the historic rally today.&#8221; The tweet has been viewed over 4.8 Lakh times and has been retweeted over 1,400 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/nz4aE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tsunami of crowd at the iconic Gandhi Maidan in Patna \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Over 12 lakh people joined the historic rally today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VFq0DV4BXl\">pic.twitter.com\/VFq0DV4BXl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rohini Anand (@mrs_roh08) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrs_roh08\/status\/1764202373151645820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other users such as Sandeep Saurav, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/HVRuD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supriya Bhardwaj<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/CIcTj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdur Rahman Ansari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/yYLIw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reshma Alam<\/a> also shared the same image with similar captions.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-178839 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\/doctored-image-of-crowd-shared-as-turnout-at-rjd-rally-in-patna\/screenshot-2024-03-04-191916\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"1208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191916.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191916-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191916-567x1024.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/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\/doctored-image-of-crowd-shared-as-turnout-at-rjd-rally-in-patna\/screenshot-2024-03-04-191838\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1071\" height=\"1115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191838.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191838-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191838-984x1024.jpg 984w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191838-768x800.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1071px) 100vw, 1071px\" \/><\/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\/doctored-image-of-crowd-shared-as-turnout-at-rjd-rally-in-patna\/screenshot-2024-03-04-191830\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1083\" height=\"1143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191830.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191830.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191830-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191830-970x1024.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-191830-768x811.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" \/><\/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\/doctored-image-of-crowd-shared-as-turnout-at-rjd-rally-in-patna\/whatsapp-image-2024-03-03-at-17-00-03_6424e5f6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-03-at-17.00.03_6424e5f6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-03-at-17.00.03_6424e5f6.jpg 944w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-03-at-17.00.03_6424e5f6-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-03-at-17.00.03_6424e5f6-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-03-at-17.00.03_6424e5f6-768x1041.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>We noticed that several users pointed out under Rohini Anand&#8217;s (@mrs_roh08) tweet that the image was old.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-178839 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 href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/doctored-image-of-crowd-shared-as-turnout-at-rjd-rally-in-patna\/screenshot-2024-03-04-194334\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1063\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194334.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194334.png 1063w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194334-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194334-1024x257.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194334-768x193.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\" \/><\/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\/doctored-image-of-crowd-shared-as-turnout-at-rjd-rally-in-patna\/screenshot-2024-03-04-194317\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1062\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194317.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194317.png 1062w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194317-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194317-1024x188.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-194317-768x141.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Further, we found a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VarunKrRana\/status\/1764241372914028712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> by user Varun Kumar Rana (@VarunKrRana) who quote-tweeted Rohini Anand&#8217;s post and shared a screenshot of a 2017 tweet by RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Actually they have been standing there since 27 August 2017 \ud83d\ude39 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4raWsTnbpJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/4raWsTnbpJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AeXWlmmu8P\">pic.twitter.com\/AeXWlmmu8P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Varun Kumar Rana (@VarunKrRana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VarunKrRana\/status\/1764241372914028712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We found the same <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laluprasadrjd\/status\/901726123402248192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> on RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav&#8217;s timeline. The tweet carried the same image which is viral now and was posted on August 27, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-178868 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/FI-Template-2-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/FI-Template-2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/FI-Template-2-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/FI-Template-2-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/FI-Template-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The RJD president shared the image claiming it to be from the mega rally of RJD held in Gandhi Maidan, Patna in 2017. However, the image had been photoshopped. Alt News had <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/lalu-prasad-yadav-posts-photoshopped-picture-patna-rally-tejashwi-yadav-fakes-crowd-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fact-checked<\/a> this mage back in 2017 and found the original image which was <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shamsheer.ahmed1\/posts\/1568598193200171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> by Facebook user Shamsheer Ahmed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No &#8220;Face&#8221; will stand in front of Lalu&#8217;s &#8220;Base&#8221;. Come &amp; Count as much as u can in Gandhi Maidan, Patna <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeshBachao?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DeshBachao<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sXoAcpwNKw\">pic.twitter.com\/sXoAcpwNKw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laluprasadrjd\/status\/901726123402248192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hence, the viral image that users are claiming to be of the crowd at Gandhi Maidan, Patna at RJD&#8217;s rally this year is false. It is a photoshopped one and has been in circulation for at least seven years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image depicting a crowd is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows the gathering at the Rashtriya Janta Dal&#8217;s (RJD) rally in Gandhi Maidan, Patna, on March 3. Several politicians from the INDIA alliance were present at the meeting, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge. 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