{"id":87137,"date":"2021-02-25T12:39:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T07:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=87137"},"modified":"2021-02-25T12:39:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T07:09:46","slug":"bjp-mp-manoj-tiwaris-fake-statement-viral-posted-by-satire-twitter-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-mp-manoj-tiwaris-fake-statement-viral-posted-by-satire-twitter-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Satirical statement on fuel price hike ascribed to Manoj Tiwari believed to be true"},"content":{"rendered":"

A statement allegedly issued by Manoj Tiwari has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. It is being circulated as a screenshot of a tweet carrying the BJP MP’s photo with a Hindi caption that reads, “Petrol would cost Rs. 200 today had the Modi government not been in power: Manoj Tiwari, BJP leader.” The cost of petrol and diesel has skyrocketed off late, with petrol touching the Rs.100 per liter mark<\/a> in some parts of the country. The BJP government has come under severe criticism for the hike in fuel prices.<\/p>\n

The Facebook post<\/a> below racked up more than 360 shares and 3,000 reactions at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

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Dozens of people<\/a> posted the claim on Facebook. A Twitter user<\/a> also shared the alleged statement.<\/p>\n

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Satire mistaken as truth<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Alt News performed a keyword search on Twitter using the viral text, and a tweet by the handle ‘Dainik Khaskar\u2019<\/a> was the first search result. The bio of this user reads, “100% Fake News. Parody. Tweets are only for fun.” This indicates that the handle only shares humorous and sarcastic posts.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Dainik Khaskar (@DainikKhaskar) February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The viral tweet carries the time stamp – February 17, 11:41 AM – which is the same as the time stamp on the viral screenshot. A screenshot of Dainik Khaskar’s tweet was thus, made viral and many people believed it to be true. However, Manoj Tiwari has not issued any such statement on rising fuel prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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