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It&#8217;s noteworthy that 16 people had lost their lives last month in UP&#8217;s Barabanki after consuming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhaskar.com\/national\/news\/villagers-died-due-to-poisoning-liquor-in-barabanki-up-01555947.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poisonous alcohol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/2003024879733094\/photos\/a.2042815542420694\/2227170350651878\/?type=3\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/2003024879733094\/photos\/a.2042815542420694\/2227170350651878\/?type=3\"><p>\u092c\u093e\u0930\u093e\u092c\u0902\u0915\u0940 \u0936\u0930\u093e\u092c \u0939\u093e\u0926\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0939\u092e \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e \u0906\u091c \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947 \u0905\u0932\u094d\u0915\u094b\u0939\u0932 \u0936\u0930\u093e\u092c \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0964\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\u0905\u0917\u0930-\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940-\u0939\u094b-\u0924\u094b-\u092a\u0947\u091c-\u0932\u093e\u0907\u0915-\u0915\u0930\u094b-2003024879733094\/\">\u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0924\u094b \u092a\u0947\u091c \u0932\u093e\u0907\u0915 \u0915\u0930\u094b<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/2003024879733094\/photos\/a.2042815542420694\/2227170350651878\/?type=3\">Tuesday, 28 May 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several individual users had shared the same message on their Facebook profiles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sawai.suthar.7773\/posts\/810250656023181\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/sawai.suthar.7773\/posts\/810250656023181\"><p>\u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0916\u0941\u0936\u0916\u092c\u0930\u0940<br \/>\n\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0910\u0932\u093e\u0928 !<br \/>\n\u0906\u091c \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0930\u093e\u092c \u092c\u0928\u094d\u0926 !<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf7b\ud83c\udf7b<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sawai.suthar.7773\">Sawai Suthar<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/sawai.suthar.7773\/posts\/810250656023181\">Tuesday, 28 May 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Circulating since 2017<\/h2>\n<p>The alleged screengrab of the <em>Aaj Tak\u00a0<\/em>broadcast has been floating on social media since 2017.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Breaking News: \u0906\u091c \u0930\u093e\u0924 12 \u092c\u091c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0930\u093e\u092c \u092c\u0902\u0926 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cZ9RNQQIGi\">pic.twitter.com\/cZ9RNQQIGi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 $K\u2122 BHARAT\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\u270c (@solanki1112) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solanki1112\/status\/818159987528564737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Photoshopped clip<\/h2>\n<p>The viral screenshot is not genuine and has, in fact, been photoshopped. This becomes evident if one carefully scrutinises the clip. In the image below, we have highlighted the portions that have been manufactured.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<em>Aaj Tak&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>logo is blurry and a part of it has been covered by graphics. It is not possible that a media channel does not broadcast its logo in a proper manner.<\/p>\n<p>2 and 3. The newsflash on the screen &#8211; \u00a0<em>\u201c\u0906\u091c \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0930\u093e\u092c \u092c\u0928\u094d\u0926\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>is clearer than the rest of the text on the screen and is also written using a different font. The alphabet &#8216;\u0936&#8217; in &#8216;\u0926\u0947\u0936&#8217; (marked as 2) does not have the same font as the &#8216;\u0936&#8217; in &#8216;\u0936\u0930\u093e\u092c&#8217; (marked as 3).<\/p>\n<p>4 and 5. The &#8216;\u092e&#8217; in\u00a0&#8216;\u0928\u093e\u092e&#8217; (marked as 4) and the &#8216;\u092e&#8217; in &#8216;\u092e\u0947\u0902&#8217; (marked as 5) is also different.<\/p>\n<p>6. Furthermore, the background in the screengrab is atypical for a news channel to carry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37786 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/sharab-FI.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/sharab-FI.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/sharab-FI-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News found that the image of the Prime Minister used in the screengrab was lifted from a December 31, 2016 address to the nation.\u00a0<em>DD News\u00a0<\/em>had uploaded PM Modi&#8217;s complete speech where he can be seen in the same clothes as in the viral image. The background also matches.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0938\u0902\u092c\u094b\u0927\u0928 | 31\/12\/2016\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-0kU4d-Q_s?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>A piece of misinformation was attempted to be given genuineness by attributing it to a mainstream media outlet. Apart from the evident photoshop, one can also verify the message by cross-checking if the news was reported by other media organisations. A lack of reports points that it was false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Modi ji&#8217;s important decision since barabanki liquor accident has been stopped by alcohol in whole india from tonight,&#8221;\u00a0was a message viral along with an alleged screengrab of an\u00a0Aaj Tak\u00a0broadcast. Citing the media outlet, social media claims suggested that the Prime Minister has decided to ban liquor across the country. 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