{"id":35490,"date":"2019-05-04T22:12:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T16:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=35490"},"modified":"2019-05-04T22:12:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T16:42:45","slug":"old-images-shared-as-rss-workers-providing-relief-during-cyclone-fani-in-odisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-shared-as-rss-workers-providing-relief-during-cyclone-fani-in-odisha\/","title":{"rendered":"Old images shared as RSS workers providing relief during Cyclone Fani in Odisha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple images of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh karyakartas are being circulated on social media with the claim that the photographs represent recent relief work carried out by the RSS in cyclone-hit Odisha.<\/p>\n<h2>Images 1 and 2<\/h2>\n<p>Shri Niwas, the National Joint Organising Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party&#8217;s student wing ABVP, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shriniwas_hr\/status\/1124589143403761665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> two images that show RSS workers lifting uprooted trees. <em>&#8220;\u0924\u091f\u0940\u092f \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092b\u0947\u0928\u0940 \u0924\u0942\u092b\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u092c\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0947 @RSSorg \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902\u0938\u0947\u0935\u0915 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0906\u092a\u0926\u093e \u0906\u0908 \u0939\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u0918 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902\u0938\u0947\u0935\u0915 \u0918\u0930 \u092c\u0948\u0920\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0910\u0938\u093e \u0915\u0926\u093e\u092a\u093f \u0905\u0938\u0902\u092d\u0935 \u0939\u0948&#8230;.\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0940 \u0924\u091f\u0940\u092f \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u092b\u0947\u0928\u0940 \u091a\u0915\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0924 \u0924\u0942\u092b\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0909\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0924 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0902\u0932\u0917\u094d\u0928 \u0938\u0902\u0918 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902\u0938\u0947\u0935\u0915 (After devastation in the coastal state due to Cyclone Fani, RSS workers offer help. It is impossible that disaster strikes the country and swayamsevaks are sitting at home. RSS swayamsevaks providing relief after Cyclone Fani strikes eastern coastal regions),&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0is the caption he used to share the images.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35508 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-20-e1556981939358.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-20-e1556981939358.png 456w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-20-e1556981939358-183x300.png 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fact-check<\/h2>\n<p>The image on top was traced back to 2017 using Google reverse-image search. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vsktamilnadu.org\/2017\/12\/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website of Vishwa Samvad Kendra, Tamilnadu<\/a> had described the image as RSS workers providing aid during the 2017 Cyclone Ockhi in Kanyakumari.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35516 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/ockhi-e1556983196549.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/ockhi-e1556983196549.jpeg 531w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/ockhi-e1556983196549-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/ockhi-e1556983196549-379x259.jpeg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image on the bottom was traced back to 2014 using reverse-image search on Yandex. <a href=\"http:\/\/vskbharat.com\/laudable-initiative-by-rss-and-others\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vishwa Samvad Kendra&#8217;s pan-India website<\/a> carried the photograph in an October 2014 article, according to which it pertains to RSS relief work in Vishakhapatnam during Cyclone Hudhud.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35519 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/hud.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/hud.png 1308w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/hud-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/hud-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/hud-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/hud-990x568.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/>Images 3, 4 and 5<\/h2>\n<p>A set of three images have been shared by several individuals and pages, including the Twitter handle of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VSKASSAM\/status\/1124559051633770496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vishwa Samvad Kendra, Assam.<\/a> A user who described himself as an RSS pracharak also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pawandhakad1432\/status\/1124563966204583938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> the photographs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35527 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-23.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-23.png 462w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-23-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fact-check<\/h2>\n<p>Reverse-searching individual images led Alt News to a 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Swami_path\/status\/1051095643534610433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> that carried all the three photographs. According to the tweet, the images depict RSS relief work during the 2018 Cyclone Titli.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35525 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/titli.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/titli.png 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/titli-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found identical images on websites\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnews.co.th\/contents\/480784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tnews.co.th<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.organiser.org\/Encyc\/2018\/10\/16\/Titli-Leaves-a-Trail-of-Destruction-Swayamsevaks-and-ABVP-gears-up-for-providing-Relief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">organiser.org.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>Both websites claimed that the images were shot during devastation in Andhra Pradesh last year.<\/p>\n<p>The photographs fact-checked in this article are also circulating on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35528 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-04-at-9.13.08-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-04-at-9.13.08-PM.png 516w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-04-at-9.13.08-PM-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, none of them depicts RSS providing aid during Cyclone Fani in Odisha.<\/p>\n<p>Old images of RSS relief work are often circulated on social media as a recent event. A similar pattern was observed last year during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/actor-koena-mitra-postcard-news-share-old-image-as-rss-workers-aiding-kerala-flood-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kerala floods.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple images of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh karyakartas are being circulated on social media with the claim that the photographs represent recent relief work carried out by the RSS in cyclone-hit Odisha. 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