{"id":64726,"date":"2020-04-21T18:10:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=64726"},"modified":"2020-04-21T18:10:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:40:03","slug":"photo-of-indian-flag-projected-on-matterhorn-mountain-in-switzerland-falsely-shared-as-it-happened-after-india-supplied-hcq-tablets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-indian-flag-projected-on-matterhorn-mountain-in-switzerland-falsely-shared-as-it-happened-after-india-supplied-hcq-tablets\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Switzerland&#8217;s Matterhorn mountain lit up in tricolour after India supplied HCQ tablets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 18, BJP&#8217;s National General secretary BL Santosh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blsanthosh\/status\/1251502124405420033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> an image of Switzerland&#8217;s Matterhorn mountain with the message, &#8220;Matterhorn mountain in Swiss Alps lighted with tricolour in the name of HOPE after India under @narendramodi supplied HCQ tablets &amp; leads the #Covid_19 battle&#8230; #IndiaFightsCorona&#8221;. The image shows the mountain lit up in the colours of the Indian national flag. The post has been retweeted more than 2,400 times so far.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24138 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/amp-leads-the-Covid_19-battle-IndiaFightsCo.png?resize=487%2C771&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"771\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The official Facebook page of <em>Prasar Bharati News Services<\/em> also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBNS.India\/posts\/684281535655668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the photo with the same claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64729\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-21-14_19_26-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-21-14_19_26-Facebook.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-21-14_19_26-Facebook-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same message is viral with the image on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Matterhorn%20mountain%20in%20Swiss%20Alps%20lighted%20with%20tricolour%20in%20the%20name%20of%20HOPE%20after%20India%20under%20&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=matterhorn%20mountain%20in%20swiss%20alps%20lighted%20with%20tricolour%20in%20the%20name%20of%20hope%20after%20india%20under&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24141 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/2-matterhorn-mountain-in-swiss-alps-lighted-with-tricolour-in-the-name-of-hope-after-india-under-%E2%80%93-Facebook-Search.png?resize=403%2C827&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"827\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News has also received a few requests on its <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android application<\/a> to fact-check this image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24142 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/React-App-3.png?resize=614%2C607&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"607\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>We found that the image of the Indian National flag being projected on Switzerland&#8217;s Matterhorn mountain is true. However, the claim shared along with the image that this happened after India supplied HCQ tablets to the country is false. With a keyword search on Twitter, Alt News found a tweet by the official handle of the Indian embassy in Switzerland. According to a tweet, the Indian tricolour was projected on the Matterhorn mountain to express solidarity to all Indians in the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">INDIAN TRICOLOR ON THE MATTERHORN MOUNTAIN: Indian Tricolor of more than 1000 meters in size projected on Matterhorn Mountain, Zermatt, Switzerland to express Solidarity to all Indians in the fight against COVID 19. A big Thank You to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zermatt_tourism?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@zermatt_tourism<\/a> for the gesture. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEAIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MEAIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y4diNDSlT9\">pic.twitter.com\/y4diNDSlT9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 India in Switzerland, The Holy See &amp; Liechtenstein (@IndiainSwiss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndiainSwiss\/status\/1251284935740194819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The same photo was put out by the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_HILlqlqFX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram handle<\/a> of Zermatt Matterhorn&#8217;s tourism website. &#8220;Hope and strength to all Indians,&#8221; said the message posted along with the image.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_HILlqlqFX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;padding: 0 4px\"><a style=\"color: #000;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_HILlqlqFX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hope and strength to all Indians. \ud83d\ude1a . . #zermatt #matterhorn #thankful #thankyou #stayhome #keepsafe #keephealthy #covid_19 #staystrong #zusammensindwirstark #westandtogether #solidarity #hope #corona #coronatime #sosch\u00fctzenwiruns #swissalps #earth_shotz #inlovewithswitzerland #bestearthscapes #earthpix #iloveswitzerland #amazingswitzerland #gameoftones #myswitzerland #thisweekoninstagram #feelthealps #switzerlandpictures #india #switzerland . . \ud83d\udcf7 @gabrielperren<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zermatt.matterhorn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Zermatt &#8211; Matterhorn<\/a> (@zermatt.matterhorn) on Apr 17, 2020 at 11:00pm PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the tourism website of Zermatt Matterhorn, flags of several other countries fighting the pandemic were projected on the mountain, not just the Indian tricolour. You can see the images of the mountain lit up with national flags of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zermatt_tourism\/status\/1251387619138732032\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India<\/a>, China, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zermatt_tourism\/status\/1251387619138732032\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">America<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zermatt_tourism\/status\/1251387619138732032\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-_b4FvlciP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Germany<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zermatt_tourism\/status\/1248713231973179392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Britain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zermatt_tourism\/status\/1248499381730340866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-wFBKAg-jk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">France<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-TsRmlB0TV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24162 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_20200420-180625.jpg?resize=1320%2C1213&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1320\" height=\"1213\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24172 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_20200420-184222.jpg?resize=1320%2C1329&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1320\" height=\"1329\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div>In conclusion, flags of many countries including India were projected on Switzerland&#8217;s Matterhorn mountain. A photo showing the mountain lit up with an image of the Indian national flag was shared with the false claim that it was a gesture from the country after India supplied Hydroxychloroquine tablets.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 18, BJP&#8217;s National General secretary BL Santosh tweeted an image of Switzerland&#8217;s Matterhorn mountain with the message, &#8220;Matterhorn mountain in Swiss Alps lighted with tricolour in the name of HOPE after India under @narendramodi supplied HCQ tablets &amp; leads the #Covid_19 battle&#8230; #IndiaFightsCorona&#8221;. 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