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On the same day, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/iwsEf\">Times Now<\/a> published a report identifying Disha as a single mother.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86542 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_20210215-210641.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_20210215-210641.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_20210215-210641-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, several social media users have also claimed that Disha is a single mother. These claims are viral in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%2021%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\">Hindi<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=disha%20ravi%20single%20mother&amp;src=typeahead_click&amp;f=live\">English<\/a>. Some of them include BJP supporter <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/kPdkH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ankit Jain<\/a> and Twitter users <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/9Y9OS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pawan Durani<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/g30GO\">Kartikeya Tanna<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/9VCSG\">Chayan Chatterjee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/rER4t\">Ponnappa Cheppudira<\/a>. Chatterjee is the great-grandson of former Calcutta University vice-chancellor Ashutosh Mukherjee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Burhan Wani Son of a Poor headmaster<br \/>\nAjmal Kasab Poor family<br \/>\nDisha Ravi Single Mother<br \/>\nHow narratives are set <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Disharavi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Disharavi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chayan Chatterjee (@Satyanewshi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Satyanewshi\/status\/1360945260004737029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anonymous Twitter users <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/9EjJz\">@SouleFacts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/lm8xd\">@SlightlyEpic_<\/a>, who are followed by PM Narendra Modi, also posted similar claims.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86530 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-18.02.15-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-18.02.15-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-18.02.15-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-18.02.15-1-768x319.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/22psT\">Anurag Dixit<\/a> quote-tweeted a user who shared the above-mentioned Times Now report and wrote, &#8220;She&#8217;s a single mother at 21?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She&#8217;s a single mother at 21? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GCcu70zoBD\">https:\/\/t.co\/GCcu70zoBD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anurag Dixit (@bhootnath) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhootnath\/status\/1361028295714742277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>There are no media reports, apart from the one by Times Now, that identifies Disha as a single mother.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/bangalore\/disha-ravi-arrest-delhi-police-did-not-follow-due-process\/article33837019.ece\">The Hindu<\/a> stated that the Bengaluru-based climate activist is the daughter of a single mother.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It has been more than 24 hours since Times Now published the erroneous article. They are yet to update it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the condition of anonymity, Disha&#8217;s high-school friend told Alt News on a telephonic call, &#8220;The social media claim that Disha is a single mother is false.&#8221; Another friend stated the same and confirmed that Disha is 22 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The News Minute reporter Prajwal quote-tweeted @SouleFacts and wrote, &#8220;&#8230;Disha has a single mother. She is not a single mother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lot of misinformation spreading like this. Disha has a single mother. She is not a single mother. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iuab6EF5hS\">https:\/\/t.co\/iuab6EF5hS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prajwal (@prajwalmanipal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prajwalmanipal\/status\/1361239233931792385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">This is not the first time a woman has been targeted with misinformation on social media in India. In the recent past, vulgar falsehoods were created to discredit women activists who criticised the government. Pornographic content was used to spread <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=safoora+porn\">misinformation about 27-year-old anti-CAA protestor Safoora Zarga <\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">and <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-pornographic-video-viral-as-shaheen-bagh\/\">discredit women-led anti-CAA protests<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"> in Shaheen Bagh. In a similar manner, multiple Twitter users have claimed that Disha is pregnant.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/40f69CtK.jpg-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/40f69CtK.jpg-large.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/40f69CtK.jpg-large-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/40f69CtK.jpg-large-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/40f69CtK.jpg-large-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/40f69CtK.jpg-large-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/40f69CtK.jpg-large-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the fact the investigations are still pending in Disha&#8217;s case, several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22at%2021%22%20filter%3Averified%20min_retweets%3A10&amp;f=live\">influential Twitter users<\/a> have tweeted what they (or a prominent personality) were doing at the age of 21 in an attempt to malign Disha&#8217;s character. They have stated that young age is no excuse for engaging in &#8216;anti-government&#8217; activities.<\/p>\n<p>An erroneous report was published by Times Now that stated that 22-year-old Disha as a single mother. The outlet is yet to rectify the error.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Note: Times Now updated its report after this fact-check was published. The outlet however did not provide any clarification for the error. Jyoti Kapur Das&#8217; name was inadvertently added in the fact-check and has been removed.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi Police arrested Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old environmental activist, on February 14 citing that she is a &#8220;key conspirator in (the) document&#8217;s formulation &amp; dissemination&#8221; of the &#8216;toolkit&#8217; shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg related to the farmers\u2019 protests. On the same day, Times Now published a report identifying Disha as a single mother. 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