{"id":50538,"date":"2019-11-09T13:18:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T07:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=50538"},"modified":"2019-11-09T13:28:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T07:58:17","slug":"photoshopped-image-of-alka-lamba-with-congress-election-symbol-hand-shared-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photoshopped-image-of-alka-lamba-with-congress-election-symbol-hand-shared-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Alka Lamba did not sport Congress election symbol on her t-shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image of Congress leader Alka Lamba was shared on social media with the claim she was campaigning for her party by sporting its election symbol on her t-shirt. The photograph shows a supposed imprint of a &#8216;hand&#8217;. A Twitter user took at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Krantikari108\/status\/1191176649355608065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jibe<\/a> at Lamba for using &#8220;obscene campaigning&#8221; methods.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0932\u093e\u092e\u094d\u092c\u093e \u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u094b\u0908 EVM \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e \u0926\u092c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0917\u093e<\/p>\n<p>\u0910\u0938\u093e \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0932\u0940\u0932 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0906\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924 \u0938\u0902\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 \u0932\u0947\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sHtqAWcbWI\">pic.twitter.com\/sHtqAWcbWI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0950 Squirrel of RAM (@Krantikari108) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Krantikari108\/status\/1191176649355608065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A few more people on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=2331988603779888&amp;set=gm.538933780264951&amp;type=3&amp;theater&amp;ifg=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lokeshgautam007\/status\/1191370904745328640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> shared the same image with a similar narrative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0932\u093e\u092e\u094d\u092c\u093e \u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u094b\u0908 EVM \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e \u0926\u092c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0917\u093e<\/p>\n<p>\u0910\u0938\u093e \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0932\u0940\u0932 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0906\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924 \u0938\u0902\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 \u0932\u0947\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebobbydeoll?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thebobbydeoll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krishnacomedian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@krishnacomedian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnandGSharma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnandGSharma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PakauTweet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PakauTweet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Collector1981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@R_Collector1981<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bhakt_Namo_Kaa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bhakt_Namo_Kaa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNyLahBaloch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheNyLahBaloch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebobbydeoll?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thebobbydeoll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0DKHkSWKpD\">pic.twitter.com\/0DKHkSWKpD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LOKESH GAUTAM (@lokeshgautam007) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lokeshgautam007\/status\/1191370904745328640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Fact-check<\/h2>\n<p>Alka Lamba took to Twitter and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LambaAlka\/status\/1191738843872972801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> out the image saying, <em>&#8220;\u091c\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0932 \u0918\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0927 \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u090f\u0915 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u091b\u0947\u0921\u093c\u091b\u093e\u0921\u093c \u0915\u0930 \u0905\u092d\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e \u092b\u093c\u0948\u0932\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 (Illetrate blind bhakts are making indecent comments by tampering one of my photos -translated)&#8221;.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u091c\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0932 \u0918\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0927 \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u090f\u0915 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u091b\u0947\u0921\u093c\u091b\u093e\u0921\u093c \u0915\u0930 \u0905\u092d\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e \u092b\u093c\u0948\u0932\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902,<br \/>\n\u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092c\u0938 \u0907\u0924\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u0935\u0939\u0940 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u091c\u093f\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0901 &#8211; \u092c\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0921\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0930\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093c\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0926\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u094b\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902.<br \/>\n\u092f\u0939 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u093e \u091b\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0947\u0902,\u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u094b \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092d\u0940 \u0916\u0948\u0930 \u0939\u0948.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Delhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Delhi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alka Lamba &#8211; \u0905\u0932\u0915\u093e \u0932\u093e\u092e\u094d\u092c\u093e\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@LambaAlka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LambaAlka\/status\/1191738843872972801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Google search of the image revealed that it was photoshopped with Congress&#8217; election symbol in place of the Indian national flag. Lamba had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LambaAlka\/status\/1161930498546921473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the original image on August 15, 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u090f \u0935\u0924\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u0924\u0928 \u0906\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0926 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0924\u0942 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndependenceDayIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndependenceDayIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/India?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#India<\/a>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RakshaBandhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RakshaBandhan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JaiHind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JaiHind<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rakhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rakhi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RakshaBandhan2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RakshaBandhan2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fXjOcoVXer\">pic.twitter.com\/fXjOcoVXer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alka Lamba &#8211; \u0905\u0932\u0915\u093e \u0932\u093e\u092e\u094d\u092c\u093e\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@LambaAlka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LambaAlka\/status\/1161930498546921473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of Congress leader Alka Lamba was shared on social media with the claim she was campaigning for her party by sporting its election symbol on her t-shirt. The photograph shows a supposed imprint of a &#8216;hand&#8217;. A Twitter user took at jibe at Lamba for using &#8220;obscene campaigning&#8221; methods. \u0932\u093e\u092e\u094d\u092c\u093e \u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":50607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-50538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/alka-lamba-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50538"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50610,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50538\/revisions\/50610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50538"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=50538"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=50538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}