{"id":67386,"date":"2020-05-22T15:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T09:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=67386"},"modified":"2020-05-22T15:30:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T10:00:02","slug":"manufactured-newspaper-clipping-false-claim-rss-mohan-bhagwat-lost-faith-in-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/manufactured-newspaper-clipping-false-claim-rss-mohan-bhagwat-lost-faith-in-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Mohan Bhagwat did not say he has lost faith in religion &#8211; manufactured clipping viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An alleged newspaper clipping is viral on social media. It claims that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that he has lost faith in religion because of the coronavirus outbreak. The title of the purported report makes this claim in Hindi \u2014 \u201c\u0915\u094b\u0930\u094b\u0928\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0924\u094b\u095c\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u2013 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0928 \u092d\u093e\u0917\u0935\u0924\u201d \u2014 and says that the number coronavirus cases in India has crossed 25,000. The clipping pins the spread of the infection on the closure of temples and opening of schools and colleges in their stead. Apart from the title, the clipping does not carry Mohan Bhagwat&#8217;s name in other sections.<\/p>\n<p>On May 18, Twitter user @DR_Ambedkarji shared the clipping and wrote (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/UD6Us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive<\/a>), &#8220;This is the greatest news of today. It feels good to see RSS and Mohan Bhagwat&#8217;s fear. This fear should be there and soon, people should rid themselves of religion. Our children&#8217;s futures need to be better. The world has blind faith and is capable of doing anything. They have freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[Translated from: \u0906\u091c \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092f\u0939 \u0932\u0917\u093e R.s.s. \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0928 \u092d\u093e\u0917\u0935\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0921\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0915\u0930 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0921\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u0932\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u091c\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0941\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940 \u0924\u094b \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0905\u0902\u0927\u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0939\u0948.]<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0906\u091c \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092f\u0939 \u0932\u0917\u093e<\/p>\n<p>R.s.s. \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0928 \u092d\u093e\u0917\u0935\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0921\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0915\u0930<br \/>\n\u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0921\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u0932\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u091c\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0941\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940 \u0924\u094b \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0905\u0902\u0927\u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0939\u0948 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/whlEPvIWau\">pic.twitter.com\/whlEPvIWau<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u091c\u0928 \u091c\u093e\u0917\u0943\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0902\u091a (@DR_Ambedkarji) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DR_Ambedkarji\/status\/1262549381414293504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On May 20, another Twitter user @The_Polkhol also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Polkhol\/status\/1262820846822756352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> the clipping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67388 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/jPuniya_https_t_co_RRZBn5U0cn_Twitt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/jPuniya_https_t_co_RRZBn5U0cn_Twitt.png 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/jPuniya_https_t_co_RRZBn5U0cn_Twitt-177x300.png 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News has received several requests on its <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official mobile application<\/a> and WhatsApp number (+91 76000 11160) to fact-check the clipping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67389 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/kinjal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1320\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/kinjal.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/kinjal-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/kinjal-1024x496.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/kinjal-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/kinjal-990x479.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Manufactured clipping<\/h4>\n<p>A Google search does not throw up news reports which say that Mohan Bhagat made any such statement. In fact, the search results show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sxsrf=ALeKk02PMVj_nEd0ksPQSAhYbsFzz16HLw%3A1590080060047&amp;ei=PLLGXqerAtKH9QPLqrCoDw&amp;q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A5%9C%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82+%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE+-+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4&amp;oq=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A5%9C%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82+%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE+-+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4&amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzIHCCMQ6gIQJzoECCMQJ1DsR1iasQFg9LIBaAJwAHgCgAHPB4gB9g-SAQc0LTEuMS4xmAEAoAEBoAECqgEHZ3dzLXdperABBg&amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;ved=0ahUKEwinuZLptcXpAhXSQ30KHUsVDPUQ4dUDCAw&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">numerous reports<\/a> which say that the claim is false. A rummage through Twitter led us to a tweet by the publicity head of RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Sah, Narendra Kumar. He wrote that Bhagwat has never made the statement attributed to him and that a false quote is circulating on social media in his name.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e.\u0938\u094d\u0935.\u0938\u0902\u0918 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942.\u0938\u0930\u0938\u0902\u0918\u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrMohanBhagwat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DrMohanBhagwat<\/a> \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u094b\u0936\u0932 \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u092b\u0947\u0915 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c\u093c \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092a\u0942.\u0938\u0930\u0938\u0902\u0918\u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0910\u0938\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924\u0935\u094d\u092f \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0915\u094d\u0937\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u0928\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e, \u0905\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u0935\u093f\u0918\u091f\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0937\u0921\u094d\u092f\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oOKyX1QgKd\">pic.twitter.com\/oOKyX1QgKd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NARENDER KUMAR (@NARENDER1970) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARENDER1970\/status\/1262691857294860288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The clipping alleges that the total number of coronavirus cases in India is more than 25,000 however, the country surpassed this figure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-coronavirus-lockdown-april-26-2020-live-updates\/article31436416.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">almost one month ago on April 26<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/covid-19-interactive-map-confirmed-cases-in-india\/article31041690.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">number of cases<\/a> as of May 22 stands close to 1.2 lakh.<\/p>\n<p>However, on the likelihood that the clipping may not be recent, Alt News searched for statements made by Mohan Bhagat around April 26 when COVID-19 cases had just crossed 25,000. As suspected, we did not find any reports which claimed that Bhagwat said he has lost faith in religion.<\/p>\n<p>A Google search with keywords \u201925 \u0939\u095b\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0928 \u092d\u093e\u0917\u0935\u0924 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e\u2019 (25,000 Mohan Bhagwat religion) led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r9i1zYZBiRs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broadcast by India TV<\/a> aired on April 26 where Bhagwat is addressing RSS workers via video. He asked them to follow lockdown guidelines and said that people are fighting coronavirus sitting at home. He also said that the entire world is trying to cope with the outbreak and that people are continuing to live their lives in the midst of the pandemic. We found that nowhere in his entire speech did Bhagwat claim that he has lost faith in religion due to coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RSS \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0941\u0916 Mohan Bhagwat \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0947- \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0928 \u0939\u0948, \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094b\u0928\u093e \u0915\u092e \u0939\u0948\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r9i1zYZBiRs?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<p>Furthermore, unlike in genuine newspaper clippings, Bhagwat&#8217;s photograph is not aligned. There are also extra spacings between the words in the headline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67391 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/EYX7i2aX0AAP6i4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/EYX7i2aX0AAP6i4.png 472w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/EYX7i2aX0AAP6i4-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, a manufactured clipping was widely circulated on social media. It made the false claim that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that he has lost faith in religion owing to the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An alleged newspaper clipping is viral on social media. It claims that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that he has lost faith in religion because of the coronavirus outbreak. The title of the purported report makes this claim in Hindi \u2014 \u201c\u0915\u094b\u0930\u094b\u0928\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0924\u094b\u095c\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u2013 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0928 \u092d\u093e\u0917\u0935\u0924\u201d \u2014 and says that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":67392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-67386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No, Mohan Bhagwat did not say he has lost faith in religion - manufactured clipping viral - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No, Mohan Bhagwat did not say he has lost faith in religion - manufactured clipping viral - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An alleged newspaper clipping is viral on social media. 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