{"id":27732,"date":"2019-02-10T20:37:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T15:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=27732"},"modified":"2019-02-10T22:40:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T17:10:05","slug":"its-not-a-bird-its-not-a-plane-its-a-dodgy-video-posted-by-piyush-goyal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/its-not-a-bird-its-not-a-plane-its-a-dodgy-video-posted-by-piyush-goyal\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s not a bird&#8230;It&#8217;s not a plane, It&#8217;s a dodgy video posted by Piyush Goyal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister for Railways, has posted a video of Vande Bharat Express with the text, &#8220;<em>It\u2019s a bird&#8230;It\u2019s a plane&#8230;Watch India\u2019s first semi-high speed train built under \u2018Make in India\u2019 initiative, Vande Bharat Express zooming past at lightening speed.<\/em>&#8220;. The same video has been posted on Goyal&#8217;s official <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiyushGoyal\/status\/1094496373410615296\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PiyushGoyalOfficial\/videos\/251275635750078\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a bird&#8230;It\u2019s a plane&#8230;Watch India\u2019s first semi-high speed train built under \u2018Make in India\u2019 initiative, Vande Bharat Express zooming past at lightening speed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KbbaojAdjO\">pic.twitter.com\/KbbaojAdjO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiyushGoyal\/status\/1094496373410615296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video was also retweeted by National General Secretary of BJP, Ram Madhav.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A delight to see d world class train made in India. Kudos to GoI n specially to Indian Railways <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C8eslwzUnu\">https:\/\/t.co\/C8eslwzUnu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rammadhavbjp\/status\/1094547874174717953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Republic TV<\/em> also published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/india-news\/general-news\/watch-piyush-goyal-gives-a-glimpse-of-bird-and-plane-like-vande-bharat-express\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> based on Piyush Goyal&#8217;s tweet with the title &#8220;<em>WATCH: Piyush Goyal Gives A Glimpse Of Bird And Plane-like Vande Bharat Express<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Piyush Goyal gives a glimpse of bird and plane-like Vande Bharat Express<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/88PordtQpo\">https:\/\/t.co\/88PordtQpo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Republic (@republic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/republic\/status\/1094597231427178496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Soon after Piyush Goyal, posted this video, comments on the minister&#8217;s Facebook page suggested that the video posted is not original, and has in fact been speeded up. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Screenshot_20190210-182147_01-1024x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"290\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Screenshot_20190210-182147_01-1024x290.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Screenshot_20190210-182147_01-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Screenshot_20190210-182147_01-768x218.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Screenshot_20190210-182147_01-990x281.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Screenshot_20190210-182147_01.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What is the truth?<\/h2>\n<p>We looked up the YouTube link posted by the Facebook user in the comments section of Piyush Goyal&#8217;s video post. The video has been posted on a YouTube channel called &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLygiYNUShlMDL6NbQZQr8g\/about\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Rail Mail<\/a><\/em>&#8221; on December 20, 2018. The about section of this YouTube Channel suggests that the videos on this channel are posted by Train enthusiasts, also known as &#8216;Train spotters&#8217;. The YouTube channel also has its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/therailmail\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>, and the Facebook user who contested the minister is an admin on the Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"133\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_005.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_005-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The portion of the video that Piyush Goyal tweeted starts at the 26th second in the video below. <\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Vande Bharat 181kmph Super Speedy Trial | Indian Railways\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_FTu9DBxMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From the above video, it is clear that the video posted by the Railway Minister was a clipped portion of the above YouTube video, which was then speeded up to twice its original speed. A side-by-side speed comparison of the video posted by Piyush Goyal and the original video can be seen below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Comparison: Video posted by Piyush Goyal vs Original\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/316395038?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The video was shot at Asaoti railway station in Haryana. The original YouTube video also bears a trademark watermark, which matches the Facebook user who claimed it was his video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_010-1024x422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"422\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_010-1024x422.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_010-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_010-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_010-990x408.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/Selection_10_02_2019_010.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video posted by Piyush Goyal has been circulating on social media since January end. A Facebook user had posted the same video on his timeline on January 30, 2019 and can be seen below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prashanth.jadhav.96\/videos\/2034349126612831\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prashanth.jadhav.96\/videos\/2034349126612831\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prashanth.jadhav.96\/videos\/2034349126612831\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Vande Bharat Express (Train-18)&#8230; It shows the speed Limit of #ModiSarkar&#8230;  Kabhi Rukhne Wala Nahi Hai&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prashanth.jadhav.96\">Prashanth Jadhav<\/a> on Wednesday, 30 January 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is not the first time that Piyush Goyal has posted misleading information on social media. In the past, he&#8217;s been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/piyush-goyals-erroneous-tweets-ones-deleted-one-forgot\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">charged<\/a> on multiple occassions for posting misleading images and information, trying to portray the development efforts of the Union Government in a positive light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister for Railways, has posted a video of Vande Bharat Express with the text, &#8220;It\u2019s a bird&#8230;It\u2019s a plane&#8230;Watch India\u2019s first semi-high speed train built under \u2018Make in India\u2019 initiative, Vande Bharat Express zooming past at lightening speed.&#8220;. The same video has been posted on Goyal&#8217;s official Twitter and Facebook accounts. 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