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As per the screenshot, Patra tweeted on May 16, &#8220;I am watching Ertugrul nowadays &amp; I see narendra modi has similar leadership qualities as Ertugrul .His Strong belief in God, his Courage to not give up, His conviction to Stand on his principles even when everyone is against him. @narendramodi&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Several Pakistan-based Twitter users shared the alleged screenshot of Patra&#8217;s tweet including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nomii394\/status\/1283249558810550274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Nomii394<\/span><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/fW5Tq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) and an anonymous account <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForumStrategic\/status\/1283391727395627008?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistan Strategic Forum<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qOUSl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71268 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-21.38.38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1199\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-21.38.38.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-21.38.38-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-21.38.38-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-21.38.38-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-21.38.38-990x673.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-21.38.38-379x259.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ertu\u011frul was a 13th-century Turkish warrior. Historical fiction series &#8216;Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul&#8217; is based on Ertu\u011frul&#8217;s life who is considered the father of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire. The show, which glorifies Muslim heroes, depicts Ertu\u011frul as a champion for the cause of Islam. He is shown fighting off external enemies such as the Mongols, Christian Byzantines and Templars. The series has been banned by the governments of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt alleging that Turkey wishes to influence the regions via soft power. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan however has praised the show.<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot was also tweeted by two Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference members \u2014 <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sajjadshaheen\/status\/1283350342583738373?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sajjad Shaheen<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ttVzl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shafqatwatali\/status\/1283330228501180422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shafqat Watali<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/f3OdX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alt News received several requests to fact-check this on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our\u00a0<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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71340 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b78877bf-ba17-4ef5-ade0-14e229b4f48a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"877\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b78877bf-ba17-4ef5-ade0-14e229b4f48a.png 877w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b78877bf-ba17-4ef5-ade0-14e229b4f48a-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b78877bf-ba17-4ef5-ade0-14e229b4f48a-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b78877bf-ba17-4ef5-ade0-14e229b4f48a-215x120.png 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b78877bf-ba17-4ef5-ade0-14e229b4f48a-414x232.png 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>In order to check the authenticity of the viral screenshot, Alt News performed a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=until%3A2020-05-15%20since%3A2020-05-17%20FROM%3Asambitswaraj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keyword search<\/a> on Twitter restricting results between May 15-17, to check if Sambit Patra made such a tweet. We were unable to find any results, suggesting that the tweet with either never posted or it has been deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a closer look at the screenshot, Alt News noticed several visual clues that indicate the screenshot isn&#8217;t authentic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) &#8216;Following&#8217; button is incorrectly placed\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe &#8216;following&#8217; button appears on the right-hand-side of a genuine tweet, just beside the user&#8217;s bio as seen below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71331 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-17-at-16.31.56.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1390\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-17-at-16.31.56.jpg 1390w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-17-at-16.31.56-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-17-at-16.31.56-1024x217.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-17-at-16.31.56-768x163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-17-at-16.31.56-990x210.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-17-at-16.31.56-1320x280.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1390px) 100vw, 1390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, the &#8216;following&#8217; button appears on top of the tweet in the manufactured screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71275 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/1-e1594989305393.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"809\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/1-e1594989305393.jpg 809w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/1-e1594989305393-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/1-e1594989305393-768x628.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Issues with date and time stamp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The date and time stamp are separated by a hyphen in the viral screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71341 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2af1108b-0b3e-4651-8d07-10c3c4acd46a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2af1108b-0b3e-4651-8d07-10c3c4acd46a.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2af1108b-0b3e-4651-8d07-10c3c4acd46a-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2af1108b-0b3e-4651-8d07-10c3c4acd46a-768x666.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-17-at-16.36.32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"92\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, Twitter places a &#8216;dot&#8217; before and after the date stamp. Another point worthy of mention is that the fake tweet does not carry information about the device used to post the tweet, unlike in the case of genuine tweets.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71274 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-22.14.40.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1396\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-22.14.40.png 1396w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-22.14.40-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-22.14.40-1024x139.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-22.14.40-768x105.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-22.14.40-990x135.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-16-at-22.14.40-1320x180.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1396px) 100vw, 1396px\" \/><strong>3) Only one version of the screenshot<br \/>\n<\/strong>All screenshots circulating online have the same number of likes and retweets. If Patra had indeed made such a tweet more screenshots would have been available.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, the tweet where BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra is depicted comparing PM Modi with Ertu\u011frul is manufactured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra&#8217;s alleged tweet is being circulated on social media. As per the screenshot, Patra tweeted on May 16, &#8220;I am watching Ertugrul nowadays &amp; I see narendra modi has similar leadership qualities as Ertugrul .His Strong belief in God, his Courage to not give up, His conviction to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":71350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-71266","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>Fake tweet depicts Sambit Patra comparing PM Modi with Turkish warrior Ertugrul - 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=\"Fake tweet depicts Sambit Patra comparing PM Modi with Turkish warrior Ertugrul - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A screenshot of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra&#8217;s alleged tweet is being circulated on social media. 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