{"id":57564,"date":"2020-01-29T17:14:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T11:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=57564"},"modified":"2020-02-06T16:12:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T10:42:39","slug":"fake-newspaper-clipping-shared-to-claim-delhi-cm-kejriwal-accused-of-rape-in-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-newspaper-clipping-shared-to-claim-delhi-cm-kejriwal-accused-of-rape-in-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake newspaper clipping shared to claim Delhi CM Kejriwal accused of rape in 1987"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An alleged newspaper clipping from June 8, 1987, has been shared by several social media users. The purported report by <em>&#8216;The Telegraph&#8217;<\/em> says that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was accused of rape by a local girl when he was 19 years of age and a student at IIT Kharagpur. One @AshokGo46043024 has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshokGo46043024\/status\/1221761887865434112?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> the alleged newspaper clipping on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57568 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/5ff20106-2550-41be-b300-e3744b0750a0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/5ff20106-2550-41be-b300-e3744b0750a0.png 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/5ff20106-2550-41be-b300-e3744b0750a0-173x300.png 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanataniameric1\/status\/1222217396041154560?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> by another user @sanataniameric1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57572 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/f0d09535-88f9-499b-816d-9c4b7f6e11e8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/f0d09535-88f9-499b-816d-9c4b7f6e11e8.png 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/f0d09535-88f9-499b-816d-9c4b7f6e11e8-157x300.png 157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same is circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1093028401048698&amp;set=a.379629745721904&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is also viral with a Hindi text alleging the same:<em>\u00a0&#8220;\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0916\u092c\u0930 08\/06\/1987 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947 \u0906\u0908 \u0906\u0908 \u091f\u0940 \u0916\u0921\u094d\u0917\u092a\u0941\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940 \u090f\u0915 \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0932 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0930\u0947\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0907\u0932\u094d\u091c\u093e\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0915\u0930 \u0906\u0936\u094d\u091a\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0909\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0905\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0939\u0948 \u0938\u092c\u0942\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u094c\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0938 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0916\u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u0940 \u091f\u0947\u0932\u0940\u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092b \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u091f\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0948\u0964&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0906\u091c \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0938\u092c\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u0932\u0917\u093e<br \/>\n\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924\u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0916\u092c\u0930 08\/06\/1987 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947 \u0906\u0908 \u0906\u0908 \u091f\u0940 \u0916\u0921\u094d\u0917\u092a\u0941\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940 \u090f\u0915 \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0932 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0930\u0947\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0907\u0932\u094d\u091c\u093e\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0915\u0930 \u0906\u0936\u094d\u091a\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0909\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0905\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0939\u0948 \u0938\u092c\u0942\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u094c\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0938 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0916\u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u0940 \u091f\u0947\u0932\u0940\u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092b \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u091f\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q0J4vmgmBR\">pic.twitter.com\/Q0J4vmgmBR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NSB.\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940 (@NSB_Priya_HINDU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSB_Priya_HINDU\/status\/1223997621452378112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>FAKE NEWSPAPER CLIPPING<\/h2>\n<p>A keyword search of the alleged news does not redirect to any reports that claim Kejriwal was accused of rape in 1987. In fact, the clipping itself gives clues that it is not genuine and has been manufactured.<\/p>\n<p>1. The spacing between some words and paragraphs is unusually large.<\/p>\n<p>2. The language of the report is immature.<\/p>\n<p>3. The report starts with &#8216;Kharagpur&#8217; and has neither a date nor a reporter&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57580 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-10-e1580291835385.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-10-e1580291835385.jpeg 447w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-10-e1580291835385-214x300.jpeg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The clipping has been created on the website <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fodey.com\/generators\/newspaper\/snippet.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fodey.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>that gives one an option to write a story, give it a headline, name the newspaper and change the date. We have juxtaposed the viral clipping with a clipping manufactured by Alt News. If one notices carefully, the third column of the report has the same words, thus confirming that the viral clipping was created on <em>fodey.com.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57582 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-11-e1580292343544.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1101\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-11-e1580292343544.jpeg 1101w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-11-e1580292343544-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-11-e1580292343544-1024x569.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-11-e1580292343544-768x427.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-11-e1580292343544-215x120.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-11-e1580292343544-990x550.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, a fake newspaper clipping created on the same website was used to target Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-mp-paresh-rawal-tweets-previously-debunked-fake-newspaper-clipping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Former BJP MP Paresh Rawal<\/a> and RBI director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/rbi-director-gurumurthy-tweets-manufactured-newspaper-clipping-deletes-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S Gurumurthy<\/a> were among those who tweeted the fake clipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An alleged newspaper clipping from June 8, 1987, has been shared by several social media users. The purported report by &#8216;The Telegraph&#8217; says that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was accused of rape by a local girl when he was 19 years of age and a student at IIT Kharagpur. One @AshokGo46043024 has shared the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":57583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[141],"class_list":["post-57564","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\/2020\/01\/Custom-dimensions-1200x628-px-12.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57564","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\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57564"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58205,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57564\/revisions\/58205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57564"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=57564"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=57564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}