{"id":77455,"date":"2020-10-09T19:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T13:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=77455"},"modified":"2020-10-09T20:34:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T15:04:51","slug":"morphed-image-shows-uddhav-thackeray-watching-republic-tv-amidst-trp-racket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/morphed-image-shows-uddhav-thackeray-watching-republic-tv-amidst-trp-racket\/","title":{"rendered":"Morphed image shows Uddhav Thackeray watching Republic TV amidst TRP racket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 8,<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Mumbai Police Commissioner Paramvir Singh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TfsvZf_JuLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">briefed<\/a> the media on their findings related to a <span class=\"ILfuVd\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Television Rating Point (TRP) racket. TRP is a tool that judges a channel&#8217;s viewership. It is directly proportionate with advertising revenues of a channel. In the briefing, Singh told people were compensated for tuning in to certain TV channels irrespective of whether they are watching it or not. Singh named three channels in the press briefing\u00a0 \u2014 Fakt Marathi, Box Cinema, and Republic TV.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the same day, Republic TV <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/republic\/status\/1314266110313676800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responded<\/a> that a copy of the FIR in the TRP case mentions India Today as the channel to be investigated following which the latter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/trp-scam-republic-tv-mumbai-police-probe-proof-payment-household-name-details-1729960-2020-10-09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published a story<\/a> where a witness revealed he was paid \u20b9400 in cash for tuning in to Republic TV for two hours per day each month.<\/p>\n<p>In the backdrop of this, a photo of Maharastra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray watching Republic TV is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=udhav%20arnab%20400&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atulsinha02\/status\/1314321581577961472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@atulsinha02<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/xcp3Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekCEO\/status\/1314395948571746304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@VivekCEO<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/RYI96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>) posted a photo of CM Thackeray purportedly watching Republic TV.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-77455 gallery-columns-1 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-17_13_59-5-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-17_13_59-5-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-17_13_59-5-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-17_13_59-5-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/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\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-17_14_18-5-Vivek-Kumar-Singh-@VivekCEO-_-Twitter.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-17_14_18-5-Vivek-Kumar-Singh-@VivekCEO-_-Twitter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-17_14_18-5-Vivek-Kumar-Singh-@VivekCEO-_-Twitter.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-17_14_18-5-Vivek-Kumar-Singh-@VivekCEO-_-Twitter-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%20400%20Uddhav%20Thackeray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> users have also shared the image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77472 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_47_30-2-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1638\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_47_30-2-Facebook.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_47_30-2-Facebook-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_47_30-2-Facebook-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_47_30-2-Facebook-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_47_30-2-Facebook-1536x605.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Morphed image<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search on Google using the InVID browser plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77473 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_58_08-8-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1854\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_58_08-8-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac.jpg 1854w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_58_08-8-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_58_08-8-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac-1024x464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_58_08-8-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-15_58_08-8-atul-sinha-on-Twitter_-_Arnab-we-didnt-know-u-gave-400-rupees-to-Udhav-Thac-1536x696.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1854px) 100vw, 1854px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found the viral image has been edited. The unedited image was available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/photos\/people\/uddhav-thackeray\/8888?photo-227387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Outlook<\/a>&#8216;s photo gallery. The photo is credited to PTI and the caption reads, &#8220;Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Maharashtra CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray via video conference on COVID-19 preparedness, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.&#8221; The image is dated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MumbaiMirror\/status\/1254640706271932418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 27, 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77475 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-16_02_30-Outlook-India-Photo-Gallery-Uddhav-Thackeray.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1226\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-16_02_30-Outlook-India-Photo-Gallery-Uddhav-Thackeray.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-16_02_30-Outlook-India-Photo-Gallery-Uddhav-Thackeray-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-16_02_30-Outlook-India-Photo-Gallery-Uddhav-Thackeray-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-09-16_02_30-Outlook-India-Photo-Gallery-Uddhav-Thackeray-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The comparison below shows that the viral image as been evidently morphed with a Republic TV broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77481\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI--1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1187\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI--1.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI--1-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI--1-1024x411.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI--1-768x308.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1187px) 100vw, 1187px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking a closer at the viral image we noticed the hashtag #CantBlockRepublic displayed on the TV. Using that as a clue, we performed a keyword search on Twitter and found the image is from a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/republic\/status\/1304275601923010560?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republic TV bulletin<\/a> aired on September 11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77484\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI-2-2.jpg 987w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI-2-2-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/FI-2-2-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, a photo of Maharashtra CM Thackeray in a video conference with PM Modi was morphed to portray that the former was watching The Republic TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 8, Mumbai Police Commissioner Paramvir Singh briefed the media on their findings related to a Television Rating Point (TRP) racket. 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