{"id":81484,"date":"2020-12-02T16:40:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T11:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=81484"},"modified":"2020-12-03T18:06:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T12:36:02","slug":"farmers-protest-old-video-viral-as-thousands-of-nihang-sikhs-march-for-delhi-from-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/farmers-protest-old-video-viral-as-thousands-of-nihang-sikhs-march-for-delhi-from-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers&#8217; protest: Old video viral as thousands of Nihang Sikhs march for Delhi from Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A one-minute video is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%202000%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5%2020000%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A5%A4%20%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5..%20%23IamWithFarmers%20\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%202000%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5%2020000%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A5%A4%20%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5..%20%23IamWithFarmers%20&amp;src=typed_query\">Twitter<\/a> with the claim that 20,000 Nihang Sikhs have departed for Delhi from Punjab on 2,000 horses to support protesting farmers.<\/p>\n<p>@SanjayV_INC, a Twitter user who claims be a supporter of Rahul Gandhi, posted the video on December 1. It was viewed over 35,000 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201202074021\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanjayV_INC\/status\/1333666474465001472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0906\u091c \u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c \u0938\u0947 2000 \u0939\u091c\u093e\u0930 \u0918\u094b\u0921\u093c\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 20000 \u0928\u093f\u0939\u0902\u0917 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0930\u0935\u093e\u0928\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0947\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u092d\u093e\u0907\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IamWithFarmers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IamWithFarmers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XP3AyGw2Ek\">pic.twitter.com\/XP3AyGw2Ek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sanjay \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e (@SanjayV_INC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanjayV_INC\/status\/1333666474465001472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This video has been shared by multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%202000%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5%2020000%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A5%A4%20%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5..%20%23IamWithFarmers%20\">Facebook<\/a> users with a Hindi text.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81493 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-02-at-13.16.45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"692\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-02-at-13.16.45.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-02-at-13.16.45-300x278.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Old video<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search on Google using InVID, a video verification browser plugin. We found that the video was uploaded on YouTube in November 2018.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Khalsa ki shaan\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AiFX9kBGnmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The same video was uploaded on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rJMdSdRyl7Q&amp;feature=emb_title\">YouTube<\/a> earlier this year with the title &#8216;Delhi Fateh Divas 2018 Budha Dal Nihang Singh&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/news-ians\/sikhs-celebrate-delhi-fateh-diwas-at-red-fort-114030900617_1.html\">Business Standard<\/a>, Fateh Divas celebrates the capture of Red Fort in 1783 by the Sikh military general Sardar Baghel Singh.<\/p>\n<p>While Alt News could not independently verify the details of the video, it is at least two years old. The claim that 20,000 Nihang Sikhs are marching towards Delhi on 2,000 horses is false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A one-minute video is viral on Facebook and Twitter with the claim that 20,000 Nihang Sikhs have departed for Delhi from Punjab on 2,000 horses to support protesting farmers. @SanjayV_INC, a Twitter user who claims be a supporter of Rahul Gandhi, posted the video on December 1. It was viewed over 35,000 times. 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