{"id":43868,"date":"2019-08-24T21:06:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T15:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=43868"},"modified":"2019-08-24T21:06:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T15:36:29","slug":"old-images-shared-to-show-international-monuments-lit-up-in-tricolour-on-73rd-i-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-shared-to-show-international-monuments-lit-up-in-tricolour-on-73rd-i-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Old images shared to show international monuments lit up in tricolour on 73rd I-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the conclusion of India&#8217;s 73rd independence day, Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor tweeted images of famous international monuments lit up in the colour of the Indian flag. A fact-check, however, reveals that each of these images is old.<\/p>\n<h2>Image 1 &#8211; Niagara Falls<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43870 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/4e8aca4e-ac9f-4fd1-b849-6c9ef34de3dc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/4e8aca4e-ac9f-4fd1-b849-6c9ef34de3dc.png 716w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/4e8aca4e-ac9f-4fd1-b849-6c9ef34de3dc-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A reverse-image search on Google revealed that this photograph is five years old. While the same image has been used across the years &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamraaaaaj\/status\/632392002831671296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evartha.in\/2017\/08\/12\/45345-368.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jagbani.punjabkesari.in\/international\/news\/us-celebration-india-s-independence-day-921576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018<\/a> &#8211; we found its earliest appearance in an August 28, 2014 article on\u00a0the website\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/asiantribune.com\/node\/85295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asian Tribune<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43873 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/a9b297a7-8dc9-454e-8222-c39eab1d7e89.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"948\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/a9b297a7-8dc9-454e-8222-c39eab1d7e89.png 948w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/a9b297a7-8dc9-454e-8222-c39eab1d7e89-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/a9b297a7-8dc9-454e-8222-c39eab1d7e89-768x661.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recently, several social media users also shared a video showing the Niagara Falls lit up in the tricolour.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Niagara Falls lit up in tricolour to wish India an Independence Day. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNSC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PKMKB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PKMKB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProudIndian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProudIndian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TotalPakBan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TotalPakBan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VL85Ot4UZV\">pic.twitter.com\/VL85Ot4UZV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UrbanPandit (@ErrPandit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErrPandit\/status\/1162576612002390017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This video was found to be two years old. Alt News traced the same clip uploaded on YouTube on August 16, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Independenca Day - Niagara Falls, Tri color Indian Flag\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ljy3kCd4g3w?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<h2>Image 2 &#8211; Empire State Building<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43874 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/c43c57e3-b04a-42fd-aecc-87cd329e0e20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/c43c57e3-b04a-42fd-aecc-87cd329e0e20.png 668w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/c43c57e3-b04a-42fd-aecc-87cd329e0e20-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This image was tweeted by the official handle of the Empire State Building on August 15, 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy India Day from New York City! Together with the Federation of Indian Association, we\u2019re honoring India\u2019s Independence Day by recreating the Indian flag in lights tonight. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf7: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyclovesnyc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nyclovesnyc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBnLzXuLBs\">pic.twitter.com\/PBnLzXuLBs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Empire State Bldg (@EmpireStateBldg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmpireStateBldg\/status\/1029846673009324033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the image shared by Kapoor is old, the official Twitter handle of the Consulate General of India had posted a video showing the Empire State Building lit up on the 73rd Independence Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Empire State Building resplendent in the Indian Tricolor on the occasion of India&#8217;s 73rd Independence Day.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmpireStateBldg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EmpireStateBldg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndianDiplomacy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IndianDiplomacy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iY3swekFxe\">pic.twitter.com\/iY3swekFxe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndiainNewYork\/status\/1162344986509283329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Image 3 &#8211; Burj Khalifa<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43871 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/a76b32ee-29e4-436e-9cbe-6d8d261d3116.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/a76b32ee-29e4-436e-9cbe-6d8d261d3116.png 666w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/a76b32ee-29e4-436e-9cbe-6d8d261d3116-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photograph of tricolour-lit Burj Khalifa was traced back to 2017. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan was among those who had shared the image two years ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed shall be our guest of honor on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RepublicDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RepublicDay<\/a><br \/>\nAnd here&#8217;s our Tricolour on the Burj Khalifa, to mark the occasion.\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/un9ynplMC5\">pic.twitter.com\/un9ynplMC5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drharshvardhan\/status\/824250998499590144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Although the photograph shared by Rishi Kapoor is unrelated to this year&#8217;s I-Day celebrations, the tallest building in the world was indeed lit up in the colours of the Indian flag on the 73rd independence day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Burj Khalifa illuminated in colours of the Tricolour, to mark <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndiaIndependenceDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndiaIndependenceDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A88ZZhenBQ\">pic.twitter.com\/A88ZZhenBQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1162424927070367744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In January this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-images-of-indian-flag-beamed-on-international-monuments-are-not-real\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digitally created photographs<\/a> of several international monuments, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Statue of Liberty, lit up in the colours of the Indian flag were viral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the conclusion of India&#8217;s 73rd independence day, Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor tweeted images of famous international monuments lit up in the colour of the Indian flag. 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