{"id":76274,"date":"2020-09-25T17:37:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T12:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=76274"},"modified":"2020-09-25T17:37:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T12:07:55","slug":"fact-check-edited-video-is-being-shared-to-falsely-claim-that-aaloo-sona-machine-remarks-belongs-to-pm-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-edited-video-is-being-shared-to-falsely-claim-that-aaloo-sona-machine-remarks-belongs-to-pm-modi\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi’s edited clip shared to claim he made the ‘potato-gold’ machine remark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been repeatedly mocked in the last few years by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and their followers for the infamous ‘potato-gold’ machine remark. A clipped video from Gandhi’s address at a campaign rally in Gujarat during the 2017 assembly electio is used for the purpose. BJP leaders had again shared the video<\/a> after Congress’s opposition to the farm bills. “Will install such a machine that if a potato is inserted from one end, gold will come out from the other end. (\u0910\u0938\u0940 \u092e\u0936\u0940\u0928 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u090a\u0902\u0917\u093e \u0907\u0938 \u0938\u093e\u0907\u0921 \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0932\u0942 \u0918\u0941\u0938\u0947\u0917\u093e \u0909\u0938 \u0938\u093e\u0907\u0921 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e.)” This part of Gandhi’s statement is shared time and again.<\/p>\n

In response to Alt News Fact Check, a Twitter user posted<\/a> a 20-second video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23 with the claim that it was the PM who originally made the ‘potato-gold’ machine remark. In the video, PM Modi can be heard saying, “We have taken the initiative to create clusters for potatoes. A few months ago, we made a big policy related to the export of agricultural produce. I make gold from potato…and the country will get foreign exchange also (\u0906\u0932\u0942 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0915\u094d\u0932\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0940\u095c\u093e \u0939\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0920\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948. \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0943\u0937\u093f \u0909\u0924\u094d\u092a\u093e\u0926\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u0941\u095c\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u095c\u0940 \u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u0939\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0940 \u0939\u0948. \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0906\u0932\u0942 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u093e\u2026 \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0917\u0940.)”<\/p>\n

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The real video belongs to Modi who said it listen to this\ud83d\udc47 pic.twitter.com\/3SpFChvdAv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Naveen (@naveelaw) September 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We found that the video was also posted<\/a> by Telangana Congress co-ordinator in July with the same claim. The tweet garnered over 1,300 likes and 37,000 views. (archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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The reality of Aloo se Sona.<\/p>\n

Modi is the one who said he can get gold from potatoes. \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/Up072AgN4h<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Spirit of Congress (@SpiritOfCongres) July 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A quick scroll through the comments on the video reveals that people indeed believe PM Modi had originally made the statement.<\/p>\n

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Swatantra Shukla, who is associated with Uttar Pradesh Congress, also posted<\/a> the video.<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/h4>\n

A cursory look at the video makes it evident that it is edited. There are several jump cuts in the video and PM Modi’s sentences seem incomplete. The sentence “I make gold from potatoes…(\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0906\u0932\u0942 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u093e)” is joined with an independent sentence “\u0914\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0917\u0940” (the country will also get foreign currency). A keyword search led us to the complete video uploaded<\/a> on Bharatiya Janata Party’s YouTube channel on April 27, 2019. This is a video of a public speech delivered by PM Modi in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n

Both the videos – one shared by Congress supporters and the YouTube video on BJP’s channel – start from the same point in his speech. PM Modi can be heard saying, “We have taken the initiative to create clusters for potatoes. A few months ago, we drafted a big policy related to the exports of farmers’ produce. Work is in progress to implement this policy…” It may be noted that after the phrase “we drafted a big policy” the viral video plays the ‘potatoes-gold’ machine remark. However, in the original video, PM Modi says, “Work is in progress to implement this policy.”<\/p>\n