{"id":79522,"date":"2020-11-03T21:23:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=79522"},"modified":"2020-11-03T21:23:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:53:46","slug":"fact-check-morphed-image-shared-to-claim-itbp-appeals-to-boycott-chinese-produsts-in-diwali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-morphed-image-shared-to-claim-itbp-appeals-to-boycott-chinese-produsts-in-diwali\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Indo-Tibetan Border Police call for boycott of Chinese products on Diwali? Morphed image shared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media users have been sharing an image of a billboard and encouraging people to boycott China-made products this Diwali season. The text on the hoarding suggests that the message was issued by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). It also features an image of an Indian soldier. The original Hindi message on the sign reads, &#8220;I won&#8217;t let the Chinese enter our borders, and you shouldn&#8217;t buy made in China products this Diwali. Let&#8217;s fight together.&#8221; This photo has gone viral at a time when India-China tensions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/hindi\/india-54070638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">escalated<\/a>, following skirmishes along the LAC earlier in June. The border tensions also prompted the Indian government to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/hindi\/india-54001362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ban 224 Chinese mobile applications<\/a>, citing security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Ashwani Mahajan, columnist and national co-convenor of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, had tweeted the image. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/cuXq2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>). The Swadeshi Jagran Manch is an organization that supports the RSS.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Emotional hoarding put by Indo Tibet Border Police Force <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITBP_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ITBP_official<\/a> requesting citizens to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottChineseProducts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottChineseProducts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmitShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmitShah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBbXWcG0mR\">pic.twitter.com\/wBbXWcG0mR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ASHWANI MAHAJAN (@ashwani_mahajan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashwani_mahajan\/status\/1320058186221547522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter user posted this viral photo. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/eiBHC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0948\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u091a\u0940\u0928<\/a> \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0918\u0941\u0938\u0928\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u0941\u0902\u0917\u093e ,<br \/>\n\u0924\u0941\u092e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0926\u0940\u092a\u093e\u0935\u0932\u0940<\/a> \u092a\u0930 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u091a\u0940\u0928<\/a> \u0915\u093e \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0924 \u0916\u0930\u0940\u0926\u0928\u093e \u0964\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924_\u0924\u093f\u092c\u094d\u092c\u0924_\u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e_\u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938_\u092c\u0932<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XqZT6muKFY\">pic.twitter.com\/XqZT6muKFY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947\u0938\u0930\u0940 (@rajeshk9835455) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rajeshk9835455\/status\/1320595741211983872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The image is being circulated across <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=hoarding%20put%20by%20Indo%20Tibet%20Border%20Police%20Force&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%20%23%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search and found a similar picture on a Facebook page called &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/9rkagencies\/posts\/1436936589676746?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWyV9f3umZ8EmQ8rKmDbND5pFHGeL5YBIU2OEPw1cLKD77LIfxfeh5qn43bysLrAj-lkUj5z5A0HZ1qUhmmQqVvktt3NzL932MryAFGsihKMU0ObIrHW_-4xIlDuaxlhKrLvPoAxCGkriIrRufF71XesblDIHKXfDwfbjcLkkD5gTXUY4JJsDR1gxYes2OYexU&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R.K. Agencies<\/a>&#8216;. It was uploaded on October 5, 2017. &#8216;Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Chittorgarh&#8217; can be seen written below the hoarding in this picture. It is clear that the original image has been tampered with and the words &#8220;Indo-Tibet Border Police Team&#8221; have been inserted in the place of &#8216;Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Chittorgarh&#8217;. This edited photo has now gone viral, and those sharing the image believe that the call to boycott Chinese products was issued by the IBTP.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"609\" class=\"wp-image-79523 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-3.jpg 503w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-3-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Comparing the two photos side by side confirms that the viral image is morphed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"427\" class=\"wp-image-79524 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-4.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On October 28, 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/1321357398913638401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PIB Fact Check tweeted<\/a> that the viral image was fake. According to the tweet, no such call to boycott Chinese products was issued on social media by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police force. This tweet was also retweeted by ITBP&#8217;s official Twitter handle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"665\" class=\"wp-image-79525 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-5.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-5-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Quint also published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/news\/webqoof\/itbp-appeal-for-boycott-of-chinese-goods-on-diwali-fact-check\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a fact-check report<\/a> about this picture on October 29, 2020. Here, Satish Kumar Acharya, part of the print and publication team for the Manch&#8217;s Chittorgarh unit, confirmed this sign had been installed by them.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, a hoarding issued by the Swadeshi Jagran Manch a few years ago was edited and falsely linked to the recent Indo-China border dispute. Users were claiming that through this hoarding, the ITBP had issued a call to the people of the country to boycott Chinese products on Diwali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media users have been sharing an image of a billboard and encouraging people to boycott China-made products this Diwali season. The text on the hoarding suggests that the message was issued by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). It also features an image of an Indian soldier. 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