{"id":82847,"date":"2020-12-21T19:36:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T14:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=82847"},"modified":"2020-12-21T19:36:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T14:06:02","slug":"journalists-or-bots-flurry-of-identical-erroneous-tweets-on-pm-modis-gurudwara-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/journalists-or-bots-flurry-of-identical-erroneous-tweets-on-pm-modis-gurudwara-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists or bots? Flurry of identical, erroneous tweets on PM Modi&#8217;s gurudwara visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to gurudwara Rakab Ganj on Sunday, December 20, that started a flurry of activity among journalists. After being provided information about the visit by their \u2018sources\u2019 journalists, one after the other, rushed to break the news. They copy-pasted and replicated the identical text provided to them including the mistakes. The first to tweet was Vikas Bhadauria of ABP News. \u201cToday morning, in a sudden visit, PM @narendramodi went &amp; bowed his head at Gurudwara Rakabjung. He paid tributes to Guru TegBahadur for his supreme sacrifice\u201d, tweeted Bhadauria, misspelling Rakab Ganj as Rakabjung.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today morning, in a sudden visit, PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> went &amp; bowed his head at Gurudwara Rakabjung. He paid tributes to Guru TegBahadur for his supreme sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vikas Bhadauria (ABP News) (@vikasbha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vikasbha\/status\/1340497910346248192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It was clear that the same text was provided to journalists when others repeated the same error \u2014 TV9 Bharatvarsh deputy editor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utkarshs88\/status\/1340499155739758593?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Utkarsh Singh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rai_ravikant\/status\/1340505624367382529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ravikant Rai<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pankajkpandey\/status\/1340502879073783808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pankaj Kumar Pandey<\/a>, ABP News associate editor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshishSinghLIVE\/status\/1340508290128760832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashish K Singh<\/a>, News18 political editor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitabhnews18\/status\/1340504026144677888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amitabh Sinha<\/a> and DD News reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sudhakardas\/status\/1340501089402060800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sudhakar Das<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82872\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/57912c0c-0e80-4adc-a755-17ae8797bbe9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1092\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/57912c0c-0e80-4adc-a755-17ae8797bbe9.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/57912c0c-0e80-4adc-a755-17ae8797bbe9-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/57912c0c-0e80-4adc-a755-17ae8797bbe9-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/57912c0c-0e80-4adc-a755-17ae8797bbe9-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1092px) 100vw, 1092px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PM Narendra Modi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narendramodi.in\/prime-minister-narendra-modi-visits-gurudwara-rakabjung-pays-tribute-to-guru-teg-bahadur-552936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personal website<\/a> also carried the same spelling mistake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82857 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/4e45c71a-0292-4f4e-9edd-294dcd019898.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1603\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/4e45c71a-0292-4f4e-9edd-294dcd019898.png 1603w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/4e45c71a-0292-4f4e-9edd-294dcd019898-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/4e45c71a-0292-4f4e-9edd-294dcd019898-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/4e45c71a-0292-4f4e-9edd-294dcd019898-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/4e45c71a-0292-4f4e-9edd-294dcd019898-1536x480.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1603px) 100vw, 1603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The error was mirrored by news websites as well, including NDTV, The Economic Times and Janta Ka Reporter among others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-82910 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-92-e1608559037168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-92-e1608559037168.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-92-e1608559037168-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-92-e1608559037168-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, ANI, which tweeted a few minutes after Bhadauria took time to correct the text, replaced \u2018sudden visit\u2019 with \u2018unscheduled visit\u2019 and \u2018Rakabjung\u2019 with \u2018Rakab Ganj\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In an unscheduled visit today morning, PM Narendra Modi visited Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi and paid tributes to Guru Teg Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5kbtyGZ6rF\">pic.twitter.com\/5kbtyGZ6rF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1340499014962180097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Journalist Nistula Hebar too corrected the spelling of Rakabganj and replaced \u2018sudden visit\u2019 to a more appropriate phrase, \u2018surprise visit\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> paid a surprise visit to Gurudwara Rakabganj in New Delhi on Sunday morning to pay obeisance to Guru Tegh Bahadur on his martyrdom. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_hindu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@the_hindu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nistula Hebbar (@nistula) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nistula\/status\/1340498501046661121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A second part of the messaging sent out the journalists was \u201cNo police bandobast or traffic barriers to the common man during this visit\u201d. This was also dutifully replicated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a>  went to Gurudwara Rakabjung. He paid tributes to Guru TegBahadur for his supreme sacrifice. PM made a sudden visit , there was no security protocol or bandobast ..<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Naveen Kapoor (@IamNaveenKapoor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamNaveenKapoor\/status\/1340508083487838211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning, in a sudden visit, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> went &amp; bowed his head at Gurudwara Rakabjung. He paid tributes to Guru TegBahadur for his supreme sacrifice&#8230;No police bandobast or traffic barriers to the common man during this visit of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83e\udd8f Payal M\/\u0aaa\u0abe\u0aaf\u0ab2 \u0aae\u0ac7\u0ab9\u0aa4\u0abe\/ \u092a\u093e\u092f\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0939\u0924\u093e\/ \u09aa\u09be\u09af\u09c7\u09b2 \u09ae\u09c7\u09b9\u09a4\u09be (@payalmehta100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/payalmehta100\/status\/1340503714650488832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that text has been provided by \u2018official sources\u2019 to tweet. We saw examples of this when leading sportspersons were made to tweet praising PM Modi or when journalists were asked to tweet thanking Smriti Irani.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Such senior sports-persons copy-pasting stuff which they&#39;ve been asked to tweet by the PMO. The person at the top forgot to remove the &quot;Text: &quot; bit which was to be stripped off before tweeting rest of the text. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2lDCxsMsqt\">pic.twitter.com\/2lDCxsMsqt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/free_thinker\/status\/1188092809422598145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When asked to bend, they crawled&#8230;.<br \/>p.s: They are not random trolls but journalists. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1goOxFnnY8\">pic.twitter.com\/1goOxFnnY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SamSays (@samjawed65) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samjawed65\/status\/971934460097769472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While it may not be unusual for journalists to be part of WhatsApp groups where political parties make announcements, the replication of tweets like bots without putting any attempt to check its veracity is a massive cause for concern. The messaging around the PM\u2019s visit including words like \u201cno security protocol or police bandobast\u201d was relayed to journalists who obliged by pushing the narrative. Does such type of coordinated tweeting of official talking points qualify as journalism?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to gurudwara Rakab Ganj on Sunday, December 20, that started a flurry of activity among journalists. After being provided information about the visit by their \u2018sources\u2019 journalists, one after the other, rushed to break the news. 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