{"id":85491,"date":"2021-01-30T19:42:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=85491"},"modified":"2021-01-30T19:42:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:12:28","slug":"fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake story alleging farmers tried to run over journalist with tractor widely copy-pasted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A purported incident that went down during farmers&#8217; tractor rally in Delhi on January 26 was surprising experienced by several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%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%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8B&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%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%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE&amp;f=Abp4wAmj6SWVsofp4dOSl2T-uhEJWIL4HwrFUPyeqT2ARp1ivDmAUm3SNaU4EAu4tFG0qIFZUzqeL26NlD3jeZyfbM4BrjJR2oxadj5KJWuCNx2fTBLlaRMq5C0vBU-isN68j1gCPap-7GCyswemTQbXFuFhqgZktbcydME4NHMl3J8NhYCn3ciGeq4MsJXO8l7EP9OpSwZpThkQtMRZRGEFhAvDTCeV3NTbI_5TyPabhhypE8QRI6vGwr9L9M63vtO815ZbDYYQRriKxy7LO90G8auCnYWbRQiSAKv9A2VTDCepNuaM5j_KQX51cCZRS2jQQHKKvGce0oeecNAexJ8lvxfwY7eE_0Zxk3xnKkqCAzgy0uyiggqsSkxrANkg52QSi5Iu_8xuAT1KhXnFW_HqjFFDXSiRTGEVcQQ_xT2d-S9i3iURIRdmpWFuaKME2YbSNDDNdMbs0CuRW9aPs6vJlsBosLzvjKM7EPCN0FKQQKaSRYsSOSxz5QjEjc2PYz3dQVjmJ-4VNYYIwwqqjimZIkWbiDKc0jBTd0Pnm9OSm16CyLi_9RKG85yDKSQ_9goCM2M6eYrwZpKvFpSvYuD9f0h92JSoPeheJ25057RIZhsdRkANYZcFSG10_F-CMHyfNNRstk_G17ymU1Be38urm_hjx5kesyth_NTOhisUe9sNMgRj_89D3uivHeprH0Z_OIDNZ0sRRMCmNfmLoY1AoscVaW8UerB1y5pp5ZB5w-UQsh78xGHzyYiYzmyz7u9eYq0bYBT6CBjOCkdc4swQGLGhzpbly9e4tPyMMboLzT-aCgGf_zX9r3-Oa5NOdmjxPzvD2XvS9E029Bo-sDut92r0tRIDEecnMjknaDBkBQrpJQjGE9pEsU6jgiCjy48\">Facebook<\/a> users. &#8220;I have never seen such chaos by farmers in my journalistic career. They tried running a tractor over me and attacked with swords. They also behaved indecently. Tried to snatch the mic and break it. Is this farmers&#8217; protest or something else?&#8221; &#8211; reads the exact story shared by multiple people.<\/p>\n<p>(Translated from Hindi text: \u0906\u091c \u0930\u093f\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0907\u0928 \u0924\u0925\u093e\u0915\u0925\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u094b \u0924\u093e\u0902\u0921\u0935 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e \u0935\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e\u0964 \u0906\u091c \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u092a\u0930 \u092d\u0940 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0948\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u091a\u0922\u093c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0924\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0940\u0964 \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0932\u0940\u0932 \u0939\u0930\u0915\u0924\u0947\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u0926\u0938\u0932\u0942\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u0964 \u092e\u093e\u0908\u0915 \u0915\u094b \u091b\u0940\u0928\u0915\u0930 \u0924\u094b\u0919\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0940\u0964 \u092f\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0902\u0917\u0920\u0928 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u0917\u0920\u0928 ??)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-85491 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\/fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted\/esvo-4uvoaifv0i\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Esvo-4uVoAIfV0i.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Esvo-4uVoAIfV0i.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Esvo-4uVoAIfV0i-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Esvo-4uVoAIfV0i-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Esvo-4uVoAIfV0i-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Esvo-4uVoAIfV0i-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Esvo-4uVoAIfV0i-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/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\/fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted\/screenshot-2021-01-29-at-18-46-23\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-18.46.23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-18.46.23.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-18.46.23-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-18.46.23-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-18.46.23-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Among those who shared the alleged story was <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/xkkgs\">@NehakiNews<\/a> who identifies as a former employee of ABP News and Zee News in her bio. Similarly, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/USkEq\">@Pujapandey_<\/a> tweeted the identical text. Her bio also states that she is a journalist. Both their tweets gained close to 5,000 retweets each.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-85491 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\/fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted\/screenshot-2021-01-29-at-19-37-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-19.37.10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-19.37.10.png 706w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-19.37.10-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/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\/fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted\/screenshot-2021-01-29-at-19-37-35\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-19.37.35.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-19.37.35.png 706w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-19.37.35-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Imposter account&#8217;s fake story goes viral<\/h4>\n<p>Using advanced search on Twitter, Alt News found that <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/xkkgs\">@NehakiNews<\/a> was the <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y5ne5n9l\">first handle<\/a> to tweet the story. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=until_time%3A1611672101%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Prior<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=until_time%3A1611672102%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">8:11:42 PM<\/a>, no one else had shared the account. Readers should note that timestamps mentioned in this report are based on the Indian Standard Time (IST) whereas the time that appears on archived links may be based on different time zones.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85506 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-20.22.10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"743\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-20.22.10.png 743w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-29-at-20.22.10-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News found an archived link of @NehakiNews&#8217;s from January 28 around <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/JIIhq\">8 PM<\/a> where the profile picture is not the same as the current one and the username is @News4India_.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85521 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/In-story-chart1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/In-story-chart1-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/In-story-chart1-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/In-story-chart1-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/In-story-chart1-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/In-story-chart1-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search on the older profile picture shows the woman whose image is used is Pakistan-based journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARYNewsOfficial\/\">Qurat Ul Ain Iqrar<\/a>. Iqrar had clarified on Twitter that the account is fake.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fake ID Alert !! This is how fake accounts being used against protesting farmers&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OcYotr4RPf\">https:\/\/t.co\/OcYotr4RPf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 qurat ul ain iqrar (@ain_iqrar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ain_iqrar\/status\/1354792614462181388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News rummaged @NehakiNews&#8217;s profile and based on replies to old tweets, found that the imposter account has previously held the following handles &#8211; @IASUrmila, @News4India_, and @Nehajoshinews. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%40IASUrmila&amp;src=typed_query\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%40News4India_&amp;src=typed_query\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%40Nehajoshinews&amp;src=typed_query\">3<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-85491 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\/fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted\/screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16-13-39\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.13.39.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.13.39.png 591w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.13.39-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/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\/fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted\/screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16-14-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.14.01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.14.01.png 600w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.14.01-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/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\/fake-story-alleging-farmers-tried-to-run-over-journalist-with-tractor-widely-copy-pasted\/screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16-14-28\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.14.28.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.14.28.png 598w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-30-at-16.14.28-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The next tweet that copy-pasted the viral story was Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/USkEq\">@Pujapande<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=until_time%3A1611674424%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\"><span title=\"Tue Jan 26 2021 20:50:24 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)\">8:50:24<\/span> PM<\/a>. Subsequent tweets weren&#8217;t made until <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=until_time%3A1611728940%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">11:59 AM<\/a> on January 27. The story then went viral.<\/p>\n<p>An imposter account @NehakiNews tweeted a fake story that farmers tried to run her over with a tractor. 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