{"id":36844,"date":"2019-05-21T14:52:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T09:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=36844"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:12:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T09:42:52","slug":"fake-quote-wg-cmdr-abhinandan-varthaman-said-pulwama-attack-a-bjp-conspiracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-quote-wg-cmdr-abhinandan-varthaman-said-pulwama-attack-a-bjp-conspiracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake quote: Wg Cmdr Abhinandan Varthaman said, &#8220;Pulwama attack, a BJP conspiracy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The photo of a newspaper cutting in Hindi is being shared widely on Facebook. It reads,\u00a0&#8220;\u092a\u0941\u0932\u0935\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0936 \u0925\u0940 -\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u092e\u093e\u0902\u0921\u0930 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u0928\u0902\u0926\u0928 (Pulwama attack was a well-planned conspiracy of the BJP -Wing Commander Abhinandan -translated)&#8221;,\u00a0reads a message posted along with a newspaper clipping, which is being circulated on social media.\u00a0 The clipping has attributed a quote to IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. It said, &#8220;\u092a\u0941\u0932\u0935\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0936 \u0925\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0928\u0915\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e\u092f\u093e, \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u091c\u0940\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0907\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0916\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0915\u094b\u091f \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u092e\u092c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0907\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0916\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0939\u092e\u0924\u093f \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u0939\u0948 (Pulwama attack was a well-planned conspiracy of the BJP whereas the attack on Pakistan was a sham. Imran Khan is helping Modi win the elections. Balakot airstrikes were conducted with Imran Khan&#8217;s permission -translated)&#8221;.\u00a0 The newspaper clip attributing the said quote to an IAF pilot, who was directly involved in the Balakot airstrike, comes across as a statement injecting credibility into the narrative of the attack being a BJP conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>A user called Rajesh Saldanha, whose Facebook profile picture and cover picture have photos of Congress leaders, shared the photo on April 24 with a caption: \u0905\u092a\u0928\u094b \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0948\u0902&#8230; \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Another user, M F Azmi Azmi, posted the photo in a group called &#8216;I Support Punya Prasun Bajpai Group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-36844 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Web-capture_2-5-2023_15656_www.facebook.com_.jpeg 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/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\/fake-quote-wg-cmdr-abhinandan-varthaman-said-pulwama-attack-a-bjp-conspiracy\/web-capture_2-5-2023_15716_www-facebook-com\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Web-capture_2-5-2023_15716_www.facebook.com_-813x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Web-capture_2-5-2023_15716_www.facebook.com_-813x1024.jpeg 813w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Web-capture_2-5-2023_15716_www.facebook.com_-238x300.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Web-capture_2-5-2023_15716_www.facebook.com_-768x967.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Web-capture_2-5-2023_15716_www.facebook.com_.jpeg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Same Photo was Viral in 2019<\/h4>\n<p>Several individuals on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8&amp;epa=FILTERS&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZVwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwie1xcXCJzdGFydF95ZWFyXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAxOVxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAxOS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDE5XFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAxOS0xMlxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMTktMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMTktMTItMzFcXFwifVwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> shared the clipping with the identical narrative in May 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36846\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-20-18_00_35-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-20-18_00_35-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-20-18_00_35--184x300.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36848\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Statement-by-Wing-Commander-Abhinandan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Statement-by-Wing-Commander-Abhinandan-1.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Statement-by-Wing-Commander-Abhinandan-1-164x300.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>The statement credited to Varthaman is atypical of a serving officer of the armed forces, wherein he is directly raising allegation against a political party, let alone the ruling party. Had Abhinandan Varthaman issued such a statement levelling allegations of sabotage against the ruling party, it would have been reported extensively and would have led to a huge political furore, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>On searching for credible media reports on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/search?q=%22Abhinandan%22%20%22pulwama%22&amp;hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Google News<\/em><\/a>, we found no reports that have attributed the said statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36891\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Google-News.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1411\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Google-News.png 1411w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Google-News-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Google-News-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Google-News-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Google-News-990x529.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Google-News-1320x705.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1411px) 100vw, 1411px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman hasn&#8217;t been much in the public eye since the time he was captured by the Pakistan army and later released and handed over to India on March 1, 2019. However, he was recently in the news after a video of him interacting and taking selfies with fellow colleagues went viral on social media and was reported by the media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First video since he was discharged from hospital, here\u2019s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman taking pictures with men. This is likely sometime last month. Video from some Air Force groups. He looks well! \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Os5Pu6aJI1\">pic.twitter.com\/Os5Pu6aJI1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShivAroor\/status\/1124675264070311942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Fact-checking the newspaper clipping<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News found that the newspaper cutting, which is currently being circulated on social media, was clipped from a fact-check article published by <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.jagran.com\/epaper\/image-18-May-2019-edition-national-page_6-17640-111-262.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Dainik Jagran<\/em><\/a> regarding the statement ascribed to Varthaman. The fact check by <em>Dainik Jagran<\/em> also arrived at the same conclusion, that the quote was fake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36851\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Jagran-Vishwas-News.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"943\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Jagran-Vishwas-News.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Jagran-Vishwas-News-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Jagran-Vishwas-News-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/Jagran-Vishwas-News-379x259.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, a newspaper clipping of a fact-check article, which had determined that a quote attributed to IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was fake, was in turn circulated on social media to inject credibility to the same quote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The photo of a newspaper cutting in Hindi is being shared widely on Facebook. 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