{"id":85135,"date":"2021-01-27T16:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T11:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=85135"},"modified":"2021-01-27T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T11:24:25","slug":"farmers-protest-zee-news-falsely-claims-indian-flag-replaced-with-khalsa-flag-on-red-fort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/farmers-protest-zee-news-falsely-claims-indian-flag-replaced-with-khalsa-flag-on-red-fort\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers&#8217; protest: Zee News falsely claims Indian flag replaced with Khalsa flag on Red Fort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 26, tractor rally by farmers protesting against the centre&#8217;s three farm laws <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/delhi-news\/violence-at-farmers-tractor-rally-what-went-wrong-in-the-police-plan-101611703308541.html\">turned violent<\/a> after a mob entered the Red Fort and other groups clashed with the police at ITO and other parts of Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>Zee News aired a broadcast that showed a man remove a flag from one of the domes of the Red Fort. The said bulletin is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WyeydgvaxAE&amp;feature=youtu.be\">YouTube<\/a>. In the opening seconds of the video, as the man threw a flag towards the protestors, the anchor claimed, &#8220;Look at the visuals from the Red Fort where the tricolour was removed and replaced with Khalsa flag. Look how the tricolour flag was disrespected. The flag was tossed on the ground. These visuals send shivers down the spine in a democracy and are saddening, especially on Republic Day. The nation&#8217;s pride was brought down and replaced with their flag.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WyeydgvaxAE[\/embedyt]<\/p>\n<p>The same clip was <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210127112025\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZaidZamanHamid\/status\/1354114961728004099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> by Pakistan-based propaganda Twitter account @ZaidZamanHamid. This handle is withheld in India hence a screenshot has been provided below. The account has been featured in multiple fact-check stories by Alt News, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2009-shared-as-attack-on-indian-army-convoy-by-angry-locals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">false news related to Kashmir<\/a> after the abrogation of Article 370.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85136 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/twitter_GS9-aXxi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"677\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/twitter_GS9-aXxi.png 677w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/twitter_GS9-aXxi-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/twitter_GS9-aXxi-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>BKU flag, NOT the Indian national flag<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News watched the video aired by Zee News and noticed that the flag isn&#8217;t India&#8217;s national flag. The flag in question appears to have white and green colours.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-85135 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\/farmers-protest-zee-news-falsely-claims-indian-flag-replaced-with-khalsa-flag-on-red-fort\/screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13-41-23-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13.41.23-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13.41.23-1.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13.41.23-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13.41.23-1-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/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\/farmers-protest-zee-news-falsely-claims-indian-flag-replaced-with-khalsa-flag-on-red-fort\/screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13-41-50-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13.41.50-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13.41.50-2.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13.41.50-2-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-13.41.50-2-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A keyword search on <a href=\"https:\/\/pictures.reuters.com\/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;ALID=2C0BF1MV9IE3D&amp;PBC=2CKRYD1D1D1:2C0BF1MV9IE3D&amp;VBID=2C0FC09P6ZBW&amp;POPUPPN=3&amp;POPUPIID=2C0BF1MV9TLW5\">Reuters<\/a> threw up an image of the same scene where the flag that was tossed can be clearly spotted. It is not the Indian national flag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pictures.reuters.com\/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;ALID=2C0BF1MV9IE3D&amp;PBC=2CKRYD1D1D1:2C0BF1MV9IE3D&amp;VBID=2C0FC09P6ZBW&amp;POPUPPN=3&amp;POPUPIID=2C0BF1MV9TLW5\">The photograph<\/a> was clicked by Adnan Abidi on January 26. The image is captioned as, &#8220;A farmer puts a flag on top of the historic Red Fort, during a protest against farm laws introduced by the government, in Delhi, India.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85139 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/RTX8PUZO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/RTX8PUZO.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/RTX8PUZO-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another keyword search on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.in\/detail\/news-photo\/indian-farmers-gather-at-the-iconic-red-fort-during-news-photo\/1298674301\">Getty Images<\/a> shows a different photo with the same flag.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-14.07.11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-14.07.11.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-14.07.11-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-14.07.11-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-14.07.11-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/bharatiya-kisan-union-to-hold-stir-in-delhi-against-land-ordinance\/articleshow\/46105748.cms?from=mdr\">green and white flag<\/a> that was tossed toward the protestors is the flag of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BKU_KisanUnion\">Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85156 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-15.41.02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-15.41.02.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-15.41.02-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-15.41.02-768x603.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite even a cursory look establishing that the flag is not the Indian national flag, Zee News aired misinformation to thousands of viewers. Alt News had earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/farmers-protest-no-protestors-did-not-replace-tricolour-with-khalistan-flag-at-red-fort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked the false claim<\/a> that the flag hoisted on the ramparts of the Red Fort was the Khalistan flag. Protestors had unfurled Sikh religious flags on an empty flagstaff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 26, tractor rally by farmers protesting against the centre&#8217;s three farm laws turned violent after a mob entered the Red Fort and other groups clashed with the police at ITO and other parts of Delhi. 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