{"id":74179,"date":"2020-08-29T15:08:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T09:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=74179"},"modified":"2020-08-29T21:03:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T15:33:34","slug":"times-now-runs-tweet-by-fake-account-of-sushant-singh-rajputs-sister-as-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/times-now-runs-tweet-by-fake-account-of-sushant-singh-rajputs-sister-as-breaking-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Times Now runs tweet by fake account of Sushant Singh Rajput&#8217;s sister as &#8216;breaking news&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 28, Times Now reported on an image posted by Twitter account @iaMeetuSingh which claimed to be the &#8220;o<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">fficial account&#8221; of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput&#8217;s sister. Rajput was found dead in his Bandra apartment on June 14. @iaMeetuSingh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iaMeetuSingh\/status\/129xq9237737417981953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> a picture of the late actor with his sister Meetu Singh and wrote, &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Missing u immensely my soulmate<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"> @itsSSR<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">; you will always be in my heart&#8230;. no words to describe the void.&#8221; This was retweeted less than 300 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Xy3up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74180 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-00_47_57-6-Meetu-Singh-@iaMeetuSingh-_-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-00_47_57-6-Meetu-Singh-@iaMeetuSingh-_-Twitter.jpg 592w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-00_47_57-6-Meetu-Singh-@iaMeetuSingh-_-Twitter-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Times Now not only <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesNow\/status\/1299248479584174080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> about the account but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zAAF0T7zcNY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aired<\/a> it as &#8216;breaking&#8217; news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74181 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-00_56_19-TIMES-NOW-on-Twitter_-_Breaking-_-Sushant\u2019-sister-@iaMeetuSingh-puts-out-a-hear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-00_56_19-TIMES-NOW-on-Twitter_-_Breaking-_-Sushant\u2019-sister-@iaMeetuSingh-puts-out-a-hear.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-00_56_19-TIMES-NOW-on-Twitter_-_Breaking-_-Sushant\u2019-sister-@iaMeetuSingh-puts-out-a-hear-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zAAF0T7zcNY<\/p>\n<h4>Times Now falls for imposter account<\/h4>\n<p>Sushant Singh Rajput <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/hindi\/bollywood\/news\/sushant-singh-rajput-and-his-four-sisters-having-a-gala-time-in-this-undated-video-goes-viral-on-the-internet-watch\/articleshow\/77570209.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> had four sisters Shweta, Priyanka, Meetu and Neetu. Alt News performed a keyword search on Twitter and found that on August 19, Shweta had tweeted that @iaMeetuSingh is a fake account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please, report this fake account \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlliD6eaw1\">https:\/\/t.co\/RlliD6eaw1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shweta Singh Kirti (@shwetasinghkirt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shwetasinghkirt\/status\/1296149909071044609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shweta follows the genuine account of Meetu which is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/divinemitz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@divinemitz.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74183 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_12_58-9-People-followed-by-shweta-singh-kirti-@shwetasinghkirt-_-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_12_58-9-People-followed-by-shweta-singh-kirti-@shwetasinghkirt-_-Twitter.jpg 883w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_12_58-9-People-followed-by-shweta-singh-kirti-@shwetasinghkirt-_-Twitter-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_12_58-9-People-followed-by-shweta-singh-kirti-@shwetasinghkirt-_-Twitter-768x246.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Alt News found that the image posted by the imposter account was earlier shared by Meetu on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDbHhPNsW5S\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> account.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74186 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1197\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli.jpg 1197w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-01_56_15-Meetu-Singh-on-Instagram_-\u201cBhai-We-are-still-in-a-state-of-shock-and-can\u2019t-beli-990x658.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1197px) 100vw, 1197px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the caption used to post the image was identical to the tweet made by Sushant&#8217;s sister Priyanka on August 3.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Missing u immensely my soulmate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsSSR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@itsSSR<\/a>; you will always be in my heart&#8230;. no words to describe the void. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zZTYr8v6zO\">pic.twitter.com\/zZTYr8v6zO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Priyanka Singh (@withoutthemind) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/withoutthemind\/status\/1290210751206920192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are several other hints which suggest that @iaMeetuSingh is an imposter account. It is newly created and has far less number of followers than Meetu&#8217;s genuine account. This misinformation was earlier fact-checked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomlive.in\/fake-news\/sushant-singh-rajput-case-times-now-falls-for-tweet-from-fake-account-9525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boomlive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Times Nows fell for an imposter account and turned it into &#8216;breaking news&#8217;. Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ians-media-outlets-fall-for-fake-twitter-account-of-sushant-singh-rajputs-father\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IANS<\/a> had promoted tweets by a fake account posing as Sushant Singh Rajput&#8217;s father and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/aaj-tak-shares-fake-last-tweets-of-late-actor-sushant-singh-rajput-later-deletes-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaj Tak<\/a> had fallen for a fake account dedicated to the actor himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 28, Times Now reported on an image posted by Twitter account @iaMeetuSingh which claimed to be the &#8220;official account&#8221; of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput&#8217;s sister. Rajput was found dead in his Bandra apartment on June 14. @iaMeetuSingh tweeted a picture of the late actor with his sister Meetu Singh and wrote, &#8220;Missing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":74208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739,742],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-74179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-analysis","fact_checks_claim_type-news","an_content_type-fact-check","an_content_type-media-analysis"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-2020-08-29T150255.876.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74179","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\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74179"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74245,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74179\/revisions\/74245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74179"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=74179"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=74179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}