{"id":69059,"date":"2020-06-16T19:06:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=69059"},"modified":"2020-06-17T18:50:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T13:20:52","slug":"aaj-tak-shares-fake-last-tweets-of-late-actor-sushant-singh-rajput-later-deletes-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/aaj-tak-shares-fake-last-tweets-of-late-actor-sushant-singh-rajput-later-deletes-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaj Tak shares fake &#8216;last&#8217; tweets of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, later deletes report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An elaborate piece on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput&#8217;s &#8220;last tweets&#8221; was published by India Today Group&#8217;s Aaj Tak on June 16. Rajput died by suicide on Sunday in his Bandra apartment. Aaj Tak wrote an emotionally-charged report on these &#8220;tweets&#8221; where the late actor allegedly hinted taking his own life but subsequently deleted his tweets. Aaj Tak later <a href=\"https:\/\/aajtak.intoday.in\/gallery\/actor-sushant-singh-rajput-last-three-tweets-before-he-attempted-suicide-revealed-tmov-1-51699.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">took down its report<\/a> without clarification. Below is a scrolling video of the complete piece.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aaj Tak June 16 article on &quot;last tweets&quot; of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/429578122?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"526\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aaj Tak had also tweeted the article from its official Twitter account. An archived link of the tweet can be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/nMcUx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69062 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/17dc98df-0ef4-4dc4-b377-89de4bb078b6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/17dc98df-0ef4-4dc4-b377-89de4bb078b6.png 602w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/17dc98df-0ef4-4dc4-b377-89de4bb078b6-274x300.png 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tweets were also featured on the websites <a href=\"https:\/\/english.newstracklive.com\/news\/sushant-singh-rajput-commits-suicide--read-these-3-tweets-sc87-nu612-ta612-ta277-1100179-1.html?page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">newstracklive.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news4nation.com\/news\/suicide-se-pehle-sushant-singh-rajput-ki-aakhri-teen-tweer-aatmhatya-ki-batayi-thi-wajah-jaaniye-512594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news4nation.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/GtUOW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navodaya Times<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/krkboxoffice.com\/news\/sushant-singh-rajputs-last-tweet-which-he-deleted-later-im-done-with-this-mediocre-success-dont-want-fame-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">krkboxoffice.com<\/a> and verified YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MqKo8gMwPF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fact Diaries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Fake tweets<\/h4>\n<p>That these tweets are fake is evident after one close look.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69065 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-27-e1592306021385.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-27-e1592306021385.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-27-e1592306021385-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-27-e1592306021385-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-27-e1592306021385-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-27-e1592306021385-990x351.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Imperfect alignment:\u00a0<\/strong>The alignment of the profile picture with the text is not in a straight line as it should be. Moreover, the alignment is not consistent across three tweets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69104 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant-alignment-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant-alignment-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant-alignment-1-151x300.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant-alignment-1-514x1024.jpg 514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Time and date stamp (highlighted in red):<\/strong> &#8216;AM&#8217; is in small letters &#8216;am&#8217; and &#8216;Jun&#8217; begins with the small letter &#8216;j&#8217;. Furthermore, the tweets are not part of a thread yet carry the exact time-stamp. Below is a genuine tweet from Rajput&#8217;s account where the date and time stamp are carrying capital letters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69083 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant.png 934w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant-747x1024.png 747w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/sushant-768x1053.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. &#8216;View Tweet activity&#8217; (highlighted in green)<\/strong> is visible when somebody makes a tweet from their own account. The tweet on the left is a genuine tweet from Rajput&#8217;s account as seen on Twitter where &#8216;View Tweet activity&#8217; is absent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69080 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-33.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-33.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-33-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-33-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-33-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-33-990x518.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Journalist Samina Shaikh wrote that Twitter has clarified that the tweets are fake and fabricated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All the tweets from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsSSR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@itsSSR<\/a>\u2019s Twitter before his death are fake &amp; fabricated &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TwitterIndia<\/a> has clarified on the same, kindly don\u2019t believe in these tweets and don\u2019t pass it further&#8230;Let him please rest in peace! Please, I beg! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w6pjNEkyFd\">pic.twitter.com\/w6pjNEkyFd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samina Shaikh (@saminaUFshaikh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saminaUFshaikh\/status\/1272842779798810624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Aaj Tak lifts misinformation from social media<\/h4>\n<p>The media organisation posted its tweet at 7:58 am on June 16. While the fake tweets are being widely shared, the earliest we found was posted at 5:31 am by Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KRITI___BHARTI\/status\/1272680701683314689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KRITI___BHARTI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69068 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-30.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-30.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-30-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-30-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-30-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-30-990x518.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, while Alt News was writing this fact-check, the handle @KRITI___BHARTI has changed its username and the handle&#8217;s name to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KANGNA_RANAUT_\/status\/1272680701683314689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KANGANA RANAUT (@KANGNA_RANAUT_<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69091 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/c74afa7b-e06e-4824-a82d-64fb3f2b1dc2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/c74afa7b-e06e-4824-a82d-64fb3f2b1dc2.png 590w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/c74afa7b-e06e-4824-a82d-64fb3f2b1dc2-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><br \/>\nSince Sushant Singh Rajput&#8217;s death by suicide came to light, Aaj Tak has been at the forefront of insensitive reporting. A ticker during a show that ran late Sunday evening read, \u201cAise kaise \u2018hit wicket\u2019 ho gaye Sushant?\u201d The channel visited the late actor&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rohini_sgh\/status\/1272124966293495809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grieving father in Patna<\/a>. When the man did not respond to questions, Aaj Tak questioned his sister. The channel has also penned reports on the statement of <a href=\"https:\/\/aajtak.intoday.in\/news\/liveblog\/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-last-rites-mumbai-bihar-family-bollywood-depression-live-updates-tmov-975.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rajput&#8217;s relative<\/a>. A Delhi-based lawyer has sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newslaundry.com\/2020\/06\/15\/india-today-group-gets-legal-notice-over-hit-wicket-ticker-on-sushant-singh-rajputs-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legal notice<\/a> to Aaj Tak for its &#8220;hit wicket&#8221; ticker. It is noteworthy that Aaj Tak runs a fact-checking desk while its English counterpart, India Today, is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).<\/p>\n<p><em>[Update: We have removed the references to Dainik Bhaskar and India.com from our story. The error is regretted.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An elaborate piece on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput&#8217;s &#8220;last tweets&#8221; was published by India Today Group&#8217;s Aaj Tak on June 16. Rajput died by suicide on Sunday in his Bandra apartment. Aaj Tak wrote an emotionally-charged report on these &#8220;tweets&#8221; where the late actor allegedly hinted taking his own life but subsequently deleted his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":69097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[141],"class_list":["post-69059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","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>Aaj Tak shares fake &#039;last&#039; tweets of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, later deletes report - 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=\"Aaj Tak shares fake &#039;last&#039; tweets of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, later deletes report - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An elaborate piece on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput&#8217;s &#8220;last tweets&#8221; was published by India Today Group&#8217;s Aaj Tak on June 16. 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