{"id":81572,"date":"2020-12-03T14:21:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T08:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=81572"},"modified":"2020-12-03T14:21:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T08:51:20","slug":"2018-image-of-farmer-protest-from-maharashtra-shared-recent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2018-image-of-farmer-protest-from-maharashtra-shared-recent\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo from 2018 viral as thousands gather for ongoing farmers&#8217; protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several old pictures and videos have been shared on social media with the claim that they represent the ongoing farmers&#8217; protests. In the latest spree, a photo of thousands of people sitting on the road was circulated. Facebook page &#8216;Khari Khari News&#8217; posted this picture, drawing over 1,000 likes as of this writing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KhariKhariNews\/posts\/2738164133180106\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KhariKhariNews\/posts\/2738164133180106\"><p>\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0926 \u0939\u0935\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0915\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0906\u0938\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u0902\u0917\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u0930\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f&#8230;.<br \/>\n\u0906\u092a \u092a\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u0902\u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a \u0932\u093f\u090f&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0947&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KhariKhariNews\/\">Khari Khari News<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KhariKhariNews\/posts\/2738164133180106\">Sunday, 29 November 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bengali news website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guruchandali.com\/comment.php?topic=19813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018guruchandali\u2019<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/winmeennews.com\/?p=14162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tamil news outlet<\/a> published this photo as recent scenes from farmers&#8217; protest.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-81572 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2018-image-of-farmer-protest-from-maharashtra-shared-recent\/2020-12-01-15_12_18-%e0%ae%86%e0%ae%9f%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%9a%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%af%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%b3%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%b3%e0%af%88-%e0%ae%85%e0%ae%b2%e0%ae%b1%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%9f\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_12_18-\u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8-\u0b85\u0bb2\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd-\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd-\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u270d\ufe0f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd-\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc2\u0bb8\u0bcd-Winme.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_12_18-\u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8-\u0b85\u0bb2\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd-\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd-\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u270d\ufe0f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd-\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc2\u0bb8\u0bcd-Winme.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_12_18-\u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8-\u0b85\u0bb2\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd-\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd-\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u270d\ufe0f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd-\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc2\u0bb8\u0bcd-Winme-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2018-image-of-farmer-protest-from-maharashtra-shared-recent\/2020-12-01-15_13_34-%e0%a6%97%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9a%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a1%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf-_-%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%87%e0%a6%aa%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%b0\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_13_34-\u0997\u09c1\u09b0\u09c1\u099a\u09a8\u09cd\u09a1\u09be\u09b2\u09bf-_-\u099f\u0987\u09aa\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_13_34-\u0997\u09c1\u09b0\u09c1\u099a\u09a8\u09cd\u09a1\u09be\u09b2\u09bf-_-\u099f\u0987\u09aa\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0.jpg 905w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_13_34-\u0997\u09c1\u09b0\u09c1\u099a\u09a8\u09cd\u09a1\u09be\u09b2\u09bf-_-\u099f\u0987\u09aa\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_13_34-\u0997\u09c1\u09b0\u09c1\u099a\u09a8\u09cd\u09a1\u09be\u09b2\u09bf-_-\u099f\u0987\u09aa\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_13_34-\u0997\u09c1\u09b0\u09c1\u099a\u09a8\u09cd\u09a1\u09be\u09b2\u09bf-_-\u099f\u0987\u09aa\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0-768x774.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It is quite widely circulating on Facebook as recent.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-81572 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2018-image-of-farmer-protest-from-maharashtra-shared-recent\/2020-12-01-15_15_57-2-%e0%b4%a8%e0%b4%ae%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%ae%e0%b5%81%e0%b4%9f%e0%b5%86-%e0%b4%a4%e0%b5%8b%e0%b4%aa%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%b0%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%95%e0%b5%81%e0%b4%9f%e0%b4%bf-post\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_15_57-2-\u0d28\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46-\u0d24\u0d4b\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d02\u0d15\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d3f-\u2013-Posts-_-Facebook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2018-image-of-farmer-protest-from-maharashtra-shared-recent\/2020-12-01-15_14_28-3-facebook\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1405\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_14_28-3-Facebook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_14_28-3-Facebook.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_14_28-3-Facebook-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_14_28-3-Facebook-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-01-15_14_28-3-Facebook-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1405px) 100vw, 1405px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>A simple reverse-image search led us to the same photograph uploaded by Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan on March 11, 2020. It represents the farmers&#8217; long-march led by CPI(M) in Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CPM-led \u2018long march\u2019 of farmers in Maharashtra heralds the future of resistance struggle in India <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KisanLongMarch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KisanLongMarch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GnDV89DGns\">pic.twitter.com\/GnDV89DGns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vijayanpinarayi\/status\/972820937610588160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It was also uploaded by media outlets two years ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">About 25,000 farmers have been marching to towards <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mumbai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mumbai<\/a> to protest against the anti-farmer policies.<\/p>\n<p>They have gathered at the Eastern Expressway Highway, opposite Viviana mall in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Thane?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Thane<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ROlvkePsjH\">pic.twitter.com\/ROlvkePsjH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mumbai Live (@MumbaiLiveNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MumbaiLiveNews\/status\/972515680414289920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Over 30,000 farmers marched to Mumbai, from different parts of Maharashtra, for five days from March 7 to 12 to draw the State government\u2019s attention to their demands, that included transfer of forestland to tribals who had been tilling it for years,&#8221; reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/maharashtra-where-farmers-marched-for-land-rights\/article23281120.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hindu<\/a> on March 17, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Two-year-old image of farmers&#8217; protest in Maharashtra has therefore been falsely shared as the ongoing peasants&#8217; movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several old pictures and videos have been shared on social media with the claim that they represent the ongoing farmers&#8217; protests. In the latest spree, a photo of thousands of people sitting on the road was circulated. Facebook page &#8216;Khari Khari News&#8217; posted this picture, drawing over 1,000 likes as of this writing. \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0926 \u0939\u0935\u093e\u0913\u0902 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":81582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-81572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/FAKE-6.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81572","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\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81572"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81585,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81572\/revisions\/81585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81572"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=81572"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=81572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}