{"id":86636,"date":"2021-02-17T15:38:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=86636"},"modified":"2021-02-17T15:38:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:08:49","slug":"false-claim-that-disha-ravi-is-christian-viral-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-that-disha-ravi-is-christian-viral-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"False claim that Disha Ravi is Christian viral on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 17, scores of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=disha%20ravi%20joseph&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=disha%20ravi%20joseph&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\">Facebook<\/a> users claimed that Bengaluru-based activist Disha Ravi hid her Christian identity and her full name is Disha Ravi &#8216;Joseph&#8217;. Disha was arrested by Delhi Police on February 14 for allegedly editing a toolkit on Google docs related to farmers&#8217; protest which was also shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/1qjqZ\">@SaffronSunanda<\/a> wrote, &#8220;Her full name is Disha Ravi Joseph. That&#8217;s the tweet&#8221;. This tweet has gained over 4,000 retweets and 13,000 likes as of this writing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86638 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-11.01.35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-11.01.35.png 741w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-11.01.35-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pioneer&#8217;s editor <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/FO9gM\">Pramod Kumar Singh<\/a> and Asianet News CEO <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/kV9zO\">Abhinav Khare<\/a> also tweeted the viral claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-86636 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\/false-claim-that-disha-ravi-is-christian-viral-on-social-media\/screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13-28-48\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.28.48.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.28.48.png 591w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.28.48-300x177.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\/false-claim-that-disha-ravi-is-christian-viral-on-social-media\/screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13-07-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.07.01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.07.01.png 1014w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.07.01-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.07.01-768x312.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>BJP members <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/1EsVA\">Geetha Kothapalli<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/0BNUT\">Prajwal Busta<\/a> followed suit.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-86636 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\/false-claim-that-disha-ravi-is-christian-viral-on-social-media\/screenshot-2021-02-17-at-15-18-30\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-15.18.30.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-15.18.30.png 753w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-15.18.30-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/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\/false-claim-that-disha-ravi-is-christian-viral-on-social-media\/screenshot-2021-02-17-at-15-17-45\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-15.17.45.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-15.17.45.png 594w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-15.17.45-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Indian Film &amp; Television Directors&#8217; Association Ashoke Pandit and Supreme Court advocate Prashant Patel Umrao made the same claim. Umrao wrote, &#8220;Disha Ravi Joseph is a Syrian Christian from Kerala. Members of this community always at the forefront of Breaking India movements!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/In-story-chart-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1041\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/In-story-chart-3.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/In-story-chart-3-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/In-story-chart-3-987x1024.jpg 987w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/In-story-chart-3-768x797.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The text of Umrao&#8217;s now-deleted tweet has been copy-pasted by several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Members%20of%20this%20community%20always%20at%20the%20forefront%20of%20Breaking%20India%20movements&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=Members%20of%20this%20community%20always%20at%20the%20forefront%20of%20Breaking%20India%20movements&amp;f=AbpxdbBSeKL2VtaW7uVepEmcv1KXnHm4mIB07dCFp1wgNY06xdpwi3jgHbRQ193_16e41K17EqwAnXmISyD0F6SYPaRJZ8EsU8AHav-CQHrpfHiJqshL5sK4Pt8yS3oLDfLVWEDUI6smY_UQWh8_rBzWDLuMnWYpsJKYeBP6Lk3zDi_5eIGWFG_7v_IqoqxZPU_eJErR26eO4oRHt_nEQkjo&amp;filters=eyJycF9hdXRob3IiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJtZXJnZWRfcHVibGljX3Bvc3RzXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJcIn0ifQ%3D%3D\">Facebook<\/a> users. Alt News has documented misinformation shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=Prashant+Patel+Umrao\">Umrao<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=Ashoke+Pandit\">Pandit<\/a> on multiple occasions. Readers should note that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/aap-activists-photo-shared-as-nikita-jacob-named-in-toolkit-fir-with-arvind-kejriwal\/\">Umrao recently falsely claimed that Nikita Jacob, who is also an accused in Greta Thunberg toolkit case, met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter account of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/uXkhR\">Indu Makkal Katchi<\/a>, a Tamil-Nadu based right-wing Hindu political party, also tweeted that Disha is Christian. This tweet gained over 500 retweets. Likewise, Facebook page &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/1ZZ6B\">NoConversion<\/a>&#8216; made the same claim. This page has over three lakh followers.<\/p>\n<p>Anonymous Twitter account <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ml8Yr\">@SouleFacts<\/a>, which is followed by PM Narendra Modi, wrote, &#8220;Fraud activist&#8230; Rice Bag Disha Ravi JOSEPH. Does the name ring a bell? They are always part of Break India Gang.&#8221; Similarly, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=list%3A1215257305958141953%20Disha%20Ravi%20Joseph%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">several Twitter users followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> claimed Disha Ravi hails from the Christian community.<\/p>\n<h4>False claim<\/h4>\n<p>We spoke with multiple individuals who know Disha personally. They refuted the claim that she is Christian. This claim surfaced after it was reported that Disha is an alumnus of Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<p>The false claim was earlier fact-checked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsminute.com\/article\/no-her-name-not-disha-ravi-joseph-friends-debunk-lies-about-arrested-activist-143592\">The News Minute<\/a> (TNM) which stated that her full name is Disha Annappa Ravi. Prasanna R, a lawyer and close friend of Disha&#8217;s family, told TNM, &#8220;Her mother&#8217;s name is Manjula Nanjaiah, father is Ravi. They are from Tiptur in Tumkur district of Karnataka.&#8221; He added, &#8220;Disha&#8217;s religious identity does not matter here. How is it relevant if she is Christian or Hindu? She is a nature lover and had friends from all over. She has not followed any religion though she was brought up in a Lingayat household. It is unfortunate that we have to debunk this cooked up religious identity that is being used to spread hatred further.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No, her name is not Disha Ravi &#8216;Joseph&#8217;: Friends debunk lies about arrested activist <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/787wtNYGWn\">https:\/\/t.co\/787wtNYGWn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The News Minute (@thenewsminute) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenewsminute\/status\/1361897899903176706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sahana Das, professor at Mount Carmel College (MCC), told Alt News, &#8220;We have a database of over 10,000 students. While it is not impossible to find documents that establish Disha&#8217;s religious affiliation, MCC doesn&#8217;t want to encourage practices that overlook the achievements of passionate individuals and identifies them solely based on religion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite being pointed out that Disha does not hail from the Christian community, BJP member <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/6CVoK\">Kothapalli<\/a> wrote, &#8220;Lol What\u2019s her father Ravi\u2019s full name? He is Ravi Joseph smartly you told full names of Disha &amp; her mother but hid the father&#8217;s full name&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86655 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.47.23.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.47.23.png 600w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-17-at-13.47.23-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TNM reporter Prajwal Bhat tweeted that her father&#8217;s name is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prajwalmanipal\/status\/1361954559619338245?s=20\">Ravi Annappa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Her father name is Ravi Annappa btw<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prajwal (@prajwalmanipal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prajwalmanipal\/status\/1361954559619338245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Journalist Pramod Kumar Singh later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SinghPramod2784\/status\/1361923517940256769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted a correction<\/a> without taking down his tweet carrying the false claim.<\/p>\n<p>To conclude, several prominent right-wing social media accounts falsely claimed that activist Disha Ravi is Christain. Even as the false claim is debunked, it is worthy to mention that Disha&#8217;s religious affiliation has no bearing on her case and this is just another attempt to malign a minority community. Since her arrest, Alt News has debunked multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=%22Disha+Ravi%22\">false claims targeting Disha Ravi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 17, scores of Twitter and Facebook users claimed that Bengaluru-based activist Disha Ravi hid her Christian identity and her full name is Disha Ravi &#8216;Joseph&#8217;. 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