{"id":44940,"date":"2019-08-30T21:20:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T15:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=44940"},"modified":"2023-06-05T14:32:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:02:08","slug":"old-cartoon-photoshopped-to-portray-the-new-york-times-as-critical-of-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-cartoon-photoshopped-to-portray-the-new-york-times-as-critical-of-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Times cartoon edited to target Rahul Gandhi, was earlier used against Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A caricature of Rahul Gandhi has been shared on social media claiming that it was published on the cover page of &#8216;New York Time Magazine&#8217;<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A user named Bharat Bhavsar (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/v1OJT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BharatBhavsar11<\/a>) shared the image on Twitter. He wrote the following in Hindi: &#8220;India&#8217;s Congressmen (especially Hindus) should die by drowning. This photo was published in the world&#8217;s famous magazine New York Time Magazine. It tells the reality of Congress to the whole world. Even after this if someone supports Congress, he should get his DNA test done, of course, his ancestors&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">*\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0947 ( \u0935\u093f\u0936\u0947\u0937 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 ) \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0921\u0942\u092c \u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f , \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0924 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u092f\u0942 \u092f\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e \u092e\u0948\u0917\u091c\u0940\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u091b\u092a\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0938\u0932\u093f\u092f\u0924 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964\u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092d\u0940 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u0935\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0921\u0940 \u090f\u0928 \u090f \u091f\u0947\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e \u0932\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0947\u0939 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0916\u094b\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BUITyH2KlR\">pic.twitter.com\/BUITyH2KlR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bharat Bhavsar (@BharatBhavsar11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BharatBhavsar11\/status\/1665346356800790528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News received requests on its app to fact-check the claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-44940 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-cartoon-photoshopped-to-portray-the-new-york-times-as-critical-of-congress\/screenshot-2023-06-05-103219\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot-2023-06-05-103219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot-2023-06-05-103219.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot-2023-06-05-103219-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-cartoon-photoshopped-to-portray-the-new-york-times-as-critical-of-congress\/screenshot-2023-06-05-103130\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot-2023-06-05-103130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot-2023-06-05-103130.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot-2023-06-05-103130-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Viral Earlier as Well<\/h4>\n<p>The same image was viral in 2019 as well.<\/p>\n<p><em>Then, it was accompanied by the following claim: <\/em>&#8220;\u092f\u0947 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u092f\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e\u094d\u0938 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0920\u093f\u0924 \u092e\u0948\u0917\u091c\u0940\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0935\u0930\u092a\u0947\u091c \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0942\u0928 \u091b\u092a\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0924\u093e \u091a\u0932\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a \u0930\u0916\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 (This cartoon was published on a cover page of the reputed American magazine New York Times. This shows what international media thinks of Congress.)&#8221;. The post below was made by a Facebook page named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1387463047962694\/permalink\/2958468190862164\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Har har modi ghar ghar modi&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44950 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5e1520d0-a526-4d23-9a82-75d806811815.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5e1520d0-a526-4d23-9a82-75d806811815.png 942w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5e1520d0-a526-4d23-9a82-75d806811815-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5e1520d0-a526-4d23-9a82-75d806811815-768x659.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The cartoon, attempting to show Congress as terror sympathizers, was then viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8&amp;opensearch=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44942 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190830-195450_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190830-195450_01.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190830-195450_01-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190830-195450_01-768x907.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190830-195450_01-867x1024.jpg 867w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190830-195450_01-990x1169.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact Check: The Image is Morphed<\/h4>\n<p>No such cartoon was published by\u00a0<em>The New York Times.\u00a0<\/em>The viral caricature is a morphed version of the original cartoon that was published by the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-xpm-2012-may-14-la-na-tt-big-business-20120514-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LA Times<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in a 2012 article &#8211; <em>\u201cRepublican Party suckles at the breast of Big Business.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44943 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/la-times.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/la-times.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/la-times-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/la-times-768x343.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Earlier viral to target PM Modi<\/h4>\n<p>A different morphed version of the same cartoon was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/kirti-azad-shares-old-manufactured-cartoon-of-pm-modi-as-time-magazines-cover-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked by Alt News<\/a> in March 2019 when it was shared targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Former Indian cricketer and Lok Sabha MP Kirti Azad had tweeted the caricature. He later took down his tweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44945 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/kirti.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/kirti.png 610w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/kirti-179x300.png 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So it is clear that a 10-year-old caricature published in <em>LA Times\u00a0<\/em>was morphed with Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s face to falsely portray that foreign media as critical of Congress. The same image has been earlier used to target Prime Minister Narednra Modi as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A caricature of Rahul Gandhi has been shared on social media claiming that it was published on the cover page of &#8216;New York Time Magazine&#8217;. A user named Bharat Bhavsar (@BharatBhavsar11) shared the image on Twitter. He wrote the following in Hindi: &#8220;India&#8217;s Congressmen (especially Hindus) should die by drowning. 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