{"id":87325,"date":"2021-02-27T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T13:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=87325"},"modified":"2021-02-27T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T13:07:09","slug":"false-claim-up-police-30-days-mask-checking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-up-police-30-days-mask-checking\/","title":{"rendered":"No, UP police will not conduct 30-day mask checking initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A viral message on social media claims that the Uttar Pradesh police will conduct a 30-day mask checking campaign. It says that individuals caught without masks will be liable for either a fine or a 10-hour jail sentence.\u00a0 &#8220;Issued in the public interest by the Uttar Pradesh Police,&#8221; concludes the message. A Facebook page titled &#8216;The Bareilly Viral&#8217; shared the message. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/c53vs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87329 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-27-at-5.20.03-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-27-at-5.20.03-PM.png 492w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-27-at-5.20.03-PM-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @Dubey1Vij posted a picture of the Uttar Pradesh logo with the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/oTtCG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u0932 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0924\u0903 9 \u092c\u091c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 30 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0924\u0915 \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0925\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0915 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0905\u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0915 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u093e \u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0917\u093e \u0909\u0938\u0947 10 \u0918\u0902\u091f\u0947 \u0905\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u0947\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u093e<br \/>\n\u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uppolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uppolice<\/a><br \/>\n\u092e\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0915 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u094b \u0917\u091c \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0947, \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e<br \/>\n\u092c\u091a\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 \u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/miynoSjX74\">pic.twitter.com\/miynoSjX74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u26f3Vijay Adv HC\u26f3 (@Dubey1Vij) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dubey1Vij\/status\/1364998746707091459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users also shared the claim on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%83%209%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95&amp;f=AbpQdt-52kABsxiUcgT4TroiYg-Cb5QWo65NJ973rv3ZKeDtTJCW5OoX4OqNWMV_f7egIZ14zL5SId-R9NnHoACTQExbK935dsq4M5bpykitFUlO_IlOCWBG1YUcf5KeodVFmaTyrAWzrO0SLrj8DDJNBKqiLB65iwaAPCvSOLaPqwzHZwg2jzbGTSiu5srSW8Enu2VRaoJdF3WoE2A1aX79cYGHisIzYUEXLv_Ir-8gZBVjO5-iqS6aAqcLUzV1s16OCZelj8hNiZgViCNF9dMtQrjGfB9iJoJwT_p3cSrot4uY9xSuRbTveBPIJ6ydq4d5erGEwDaqkkWviExU_0dkluFT7hJSy5oW32Pv50La1gYFV9lZJd06zWQEOI6T3qDXNhJeVI1fDOZi63jTJPTooJZfSnng_hNI7kIyW99KO4FGOXP_oLyY8guocJa6o0xYhnS-KHM4MNADI4_eKyB2CEWe3cpa9ZT3ro8Nzv5xeRBXF8mbOYXgV0fmWp4DFaoXp2Ih6kdnvD60EP6KeujBZARvruX8fcjNdqg0zkWN2xmOBiEyw0Di5fCo5iDgZ0uELVs-avUDV_WBZAHgloAdwSz--QUfynTa26Y996NAEkNOoC0nKOIZnapxaO9p7KnkfSK5voEPrr-TSUu4W8o9DlQNIkZFHCHBIDjjJT1KIfwJxHhZT4LXnBQA2gsPk_2HPAjiLHA2F_Y07Ys5PPmR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%83%209%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%20&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>. It has also made its way to WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-87325 gallery-columns-3 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-up-police-30-days-mask-checking\/5-25\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1560\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5.jpeg 1560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5-300x122.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5-1024x416.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5-768x312.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5-1536x623.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\" \/><\/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-up-police-30-days-mask-checking\/6-21\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6-300x110.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6-1024x376.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6-768x282.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Facebook user Waseem Akram tweeted another claim on February 24 about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=3718696001551902&amp;id=100002346163316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">three-day-long lockdown<\/a> being imposed in Uttar Pradesh. According to his post, a total lockdown would be in place across the state from February 29 to 31.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-87328 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/word-image-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/word-image-2.png 594w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/word-image-2-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Uttar Pradesh police itself took to social media to debunk the viral claim clarifying that there were no plans to conduct a 30-day mask checking initiative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0915 \u091a\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u093e 30 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u0910\u0938\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092d\u0940 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u091a\u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0914\u0930 \u0928 \u0939\u0940 \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0938\u0942\u091a\u0928\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\n\u0905\u0924\u0903 \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u092d\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u0916\u092c\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0928 \u0926\u0947\u0902, \u091c\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915\u0924\u093e \u092b\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0917\u093e, \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u0940\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UPPAgainstFakeNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UPPAgainstFakeNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hciSvogmxA\">pic.twitter.com\/hciSvogmxA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UP POLICE (@Uppolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uppolice\/status\/1365010231978168325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Apart from this, the claim about a lockdown in UP is also baseless since the last day of February is 28th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral message on social media claims that the Uttar Pradesh police will conduct a 30-day mask checking campaign. It says that individuals caught without masks will be liable for either a fine or a 10-hour jail sentence.\u00a0 &#8220;Issued in the public interest by the Uttar Pradesh Police,&#8221; concludes the message. A Facebook page titled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":87332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-87325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FAKE-1-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87325"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87343,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87325\/revisions\/87343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87325"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=87325"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=87325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}