{"id":70711,"date":"2020-07-07T17:50:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T12:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=70711"},"modified":"2021-10-08T13:20:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T07:50:58","slug":"one-minute-video-clipped-from-india-tv-fact-check-and-shared-with-false-claim-that-whatsapp-will-be-off-between-1130-pm-6-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/one-minute-video-clipped-from-india-tv-fact-check-and-shared-with-false-claim-that-whatsapp-will-be-off-between-1130-pm-6-am\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp will be &#8220;off&#8221; between 11:30 pm-6am? False claim viral using India TV fact-check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alt News has received multiple requests to fact-check a one-minute video on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our <a title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" data-from-md=\"\">official Android application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-70711 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/one-minute-video-clipped-from-india-tv-fact-check-and-shared-with-false-claim-that-whatsapp-will-be-off-between-1130-pm-6-am\/screenshot-2020-07-07-at-15-29-06-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-07-at-15.29.06-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-07-at-15.29.06-1.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-07-at-15.29.06-1-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-07-at-15.29.06-1-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-07-at-15.29.06-1-768x284.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/one-minute-video-clipped-from-india-tv-fact-check-and-shared-with-false-claim-that-whatsapp-will-be-off-between-1130-pm-6-am\/screen-shot-2021-10-06-at-8-51-11-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-06-at-8.51.11-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-06-at-8.51.11-PM.png 724w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-06-at-8.51.11-PM-300x119.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/one-minute-video-clipped-from-india-tv-fact-check-and-shared-with-false-claim-that-whatsapp-will-be-off-between-1130-pm-6-am\/screen-shot-2021-10-06-at-8-49-57-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-06-at-8.49.57-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-06-at-8.49.57-PM.png 593w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-06-at-8.49.57-PM-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The video is part of an India TV broadcast where the anchor can be heard saying in Hindi, &#8220;This message is from the Central Government, PM Modi. If you want to avoid this problem, send this message to all your contacts&#8230;&#8221; (Translated from \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0938\u0947\u0902\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0932 \u0917\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0928\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u092a\u0940\u090f\u092e \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948. \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u0907\u0938 \u0938\u092e\u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u092f\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0938\u0947\u091c \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u091f\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0932\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0947\u091c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Viral claim using India TV broadcast: WhatsApp will be off between 11:30 PM to 6 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/435739613?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>From what it seems, the video is part of a lengthier broadcast by India TV. A text flashed on top of the screen is the question \u2014 \u201c\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0906\u0927\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e \u0906\u092a\u0915\u093e \u0935\u094d\u0939\u093e\u091f\u094d\u0938\u0910\u092a?\u201d (Will your WhatsApp be shut by midnight?&#8221; Another ticker says &#8216;\u0906\u091c \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932&#8217; which is a daily show on India TV where the channel talks about the viral news of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search \u2018whatsapp india tv\u2018 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=whatsapp+india+tv+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> and found that the longer bulletin was broadcast by India TV on September 17, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"herald-popup-img aligncenter\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/india-tv.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27505 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/india-tv.jpg?resize=1024%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"india tv\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a>As per the report, a viral text claims that WhatsApp would soon be shut and people would only be able to use the application after paying a monthly fee. India TV was fact-checking the viral message. They spoke with a cyber expert who said that the message is a hoax. A part of the broadcast where India TV is reading out the viral message was cropped out and presented on social media.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fake News is being spread using a doctored IndiaTV Viral Alert video\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1kt_3MPkBto?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>Alt News had published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hoax-whatsapp-will-be-off-between-1130-pm-6-am-and-become-chargeable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fact-check report<\/a> about the viral message last year where a WhatsApp spokesperson was quoted terming the message a \u201cknown hoax\u201d. The same misinformation has been rampant since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinethreatalerts.com\/article\/2015\/6\/6\/fake-whatsapp-message-whats-app-will-b-off-from-11-30pm-to-6-00-am-daily\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015<\/a>. Furthermore, similar hoaxes were circulated and debunked in different parts of the world in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/tech\/news-analysis\/another-fake-whatsapp-message-doing-the-rounds-3616129.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2012<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/whatsapp-ceo-message-hoax-returns-following-status-glitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2013<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/digital\/whatsapp-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that last year before the message began floating online, WhatsApp&#8217;s parent company Facebook was experiencing technical issues that prevented users from uploading or sending media files. The social networking giant had clarified this on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Facebook\/status\/1146453213777936386?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus the claim that WhatsApp will not be functioning between 11:30 pm and 6 am is false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alt News has received multiple requests to fact-check a one-minute video on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our official Android application. The video is part of an India TV broadcast where the anchor can be heard saying in Hindi, &#8220;This message is from the Central Government, PM Modi. If you want to avoid this problem, send [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":70713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[133],"class_list":["post-70711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/whatsapp-fi-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70711","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\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70711"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104730,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70711\/revisions\/104730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70711"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=70711"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=70711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}