{"id":29850,"date":"2019-03-06T16:08:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T10:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=29850"},"modified":"2019-03-06T16:08:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T10:38:44","slug":"pak-media-social-media-use-photoshopped-republic-tv-visual-to-claim-sikh-soldiers-refuse-to-fight-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pak-media-social-media-use-photoshopped-republic-tv-visual-to-claim-sikh-soldiers-refuse-to-fight-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak media\/social media use photoshopped Republic TV visual to claim Sikh soldiers refuse to fight for India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Pakistani news channel\u00a0<em>Abb Takk\u00a0<\/em>ran a show on March 5, 2019, titled &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;<\/em><em>21 Sikh Regiment Refused To Fight For India&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; to claim that Sikh soldiers have declined to take up arms against Pakistan in support of the Indian army.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"21 Sikh Regiment Refused To Fight For India\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bxu-1zGmIe4?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><\/p>\n<p><em>Abb Takk\u00a0<\/em>accredited a Twitter\u00a0handle <em>@GurmeetKaur2020<\/em>\u00a0for the &#8216;breaking news.&#8217; Attached below is the tweet flashed by the channel, which was also the first post about the alleged refusal by 21 Sikh regiments. The location of the person handling\u00a0<em>@GurmeetKaur2020\u00a0<\/em>is marked as &#8216;Khalistan&#8217; and the bio reads,\u00a0<em>&#8221;\u00a0Free Khalistan is my Dream. Standing against Indian Oppression.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">21 Sikh regiment refused to fight for india. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/khalistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#khalistan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KhalistanZindabad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KhalistanZindabad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SikhRegiment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SikhRegiment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SikhSoldier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SikhSoldier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3zNM0YauyO\">pic.twitter.com\/3zNM0YauyO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gurmeet Kaur (@GurmeetKaur2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GurmeetKaur2020\/status\/1102948479394070529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Claim viral in Pak social media<\/h2>\n<p>Soon after, many Pakistani social media users began tweeting the Republic TV clip (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anasstacius\/status\/1102957139285413890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IramFarhanPK\/status\/1102954337783959553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlphaWani\/status\/1102975247345766400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UzairCh07\/status\/1102987144312832001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaziTahir1\/status\/1102961444147073026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliAdnanShah3\/status\/1103035823535083521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29852 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/pak.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/pak.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/pak-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/pak-768x563.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/pak-1024x751.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/pak-74x55.jpeg 74w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/pak-990x726.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/pak-1320x968.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few Facebook users have also shared the clip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PAFLegends\/posts\/2180344068896358\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PAFLegends\/posts\/2180344068896358\"><p>Breaking News.<br \/>\n21 Sikh Regiment Refused to Fight agnst Pakistan.<br \/>\nCommander Of Regiment Says that Pakistan is the Home of Guru Nanak How can we fire a bullet on that Land.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PAFLegends\/\">PAF Legends<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PAFLegends\/posts\/2180344068896358\">Tuesday, 5 March 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian journalist Rohini Singh was among those who retweeted the alleged<em> Republic TV<\/em> broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29853 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-tv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-tv.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-tv-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-tv-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-tv-775x1024.jpg 775w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Photoshopped<\/h2>\n<p>A simple Google reverse image search is enough to reveal that the viral\u00a0<em>Republic TV\u00a0<\/em>clip is photoshopped. Alt News was redirected by Google to a May 2017 article by\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newslaundry.com\/2017\/06\/06\/india-today-versus-republic-who-won-the-trp-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newslaundry<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>that had used the original clip from the channel&#8217;s broadcast two years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29854 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-31.png 903w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-31-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-31-768x423.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If one compares the viral clip with the one uploaded by <em>Newslaundry<\/em>, it is clear that apart from the text in the middle and &#8216;breaking news&#8217; added above it, everything else is identical.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29856 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-e1551864900547.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-e1551864900547.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-e1551864900547-300x83.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-e1551864900547-768x211.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-e1551864900547-1024x282.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/republic-e1551864900547-990x272.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Republic TV\u00a0<\/em>broadcast was about its viewership. The channel had also put out a tweet of the &#8216;61% viewership&#8217; it enjoyed from May 13 to 19, 2017 between 9 to 11 pm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BARC India 1 mn+ (May 13-17) between 9 pm &#8211; 11 pm<br \/>\nRepublic TV 61%<br \/>\nTimes Now 24.7%<br \/>\nCNN News18 5.8%<br \/>\nIndia Today 4.1%<br \/>\nNDTV 4.6%<br \/>\nNewsX 0.6%<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Republic (@republic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/republic\/status\/867625097648984064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since the Pulwama terror attack and the India-Pakistan tensions that followed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistani-media-uses-2016-image-from-jodhpur-to-show-iaf-fighter-jet-shot-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistani media<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pak-social-media-accounts-share-manufactured-video-of-indian-air-force-jet-being-shot-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> have been circulating misinformation to undermine India&#8217;s retaliation. Similarly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/amar-ujala-uses-an-image-of-2014-us-air-strike-to-represent-iafs-air-strike-target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian media<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-earthquake-unrelated-terror-attacks-shared-as-impact-of-iaf-airstrike-in-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> ecosystems have returned the favour by sharing fake news targetting their neighbour from across the border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pakistani news channel\u00a0Abb Takk\u00a0ran a show on March 5, 2019, titled &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;21 Sikh Regiment Refused To Fight For India&#8221; &#8211; to claim that Sikh soldiers have declined to take up arms against Pakistan in support of the Indian army. Abb Takk\u00a0accredited a Twitter\u00a0handle @GurmeetKaur2020\u00a0for the &#8216;breaking news.&#8217; Attached below is the tweet flashed by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":29861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[141],"class_list":["post-29850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pak media\/social media use photoshopped Republic TV visual to claim Sikh soldiers refuse to fight for India - 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=\"Pak media\/social media use photoshopped Republic TV visual to claim Sikh soldiers refuse to fight for India - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Pakistani news channel\u00a0Abb Takk\u00a0ran a show on March 5, 2019, titled &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;21 Sikh Regiment Refused To Fight For India&#8221; &#8211; to claim that Sikh soldiers have declined to take up arms against Pakistan in support of the Indian army. 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