{"id":91923,"date":"2021-05-03T13:20:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T07:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=91923"},"modified":"2021-05-03T13:20:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T07:50:35","slug":"no-pm-modi-has-not-announced-lockdown-across-country-from-3-to-20-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-pm-modi-has-not-announced-lockdown-across-country-from-3-to-20-may\/","title":{"rendered":"No, PM Modi has not announced nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several social media users have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thakur.chattar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared an alleged graphic plate<\/a> of TV9 Bharatvarsh that claims PM Modi has announced a nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/2-Thakur-Chattar-Facebook.jpg?w=569&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"569\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This graphic is quite viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=3%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%2020%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A8%0A%0A%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE&amp;sde=Abr_hVNjMiuu8sjiWgXiHCoxOKZuMg7U5bdwXY0-5Bi7zfn2YJNNUxHqVE_0ETUSaOaek83itdM1KQ0vNCCEUKbu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/3-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%88-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87-20-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%88-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3-%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE-Search-Results-Facebook.jpg?w=774&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"774\" height=\"838\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few users also sent us requests on our Whatsapp number and official mobile application to verify the claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-91923 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\/no-pm-modi-has-not-announced-lockdown-across-country-from-3-to-20-may\/screenshot_20210430-133355\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_20210430-133355.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_20210430-133355.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_20210430-133355-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_20210430-133355-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_20210430-133355-768x484.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/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\/no-pm-modi-has-not-announced-lockdown-across-country-from-3-to-20-may\/screen-shot-2021-04-30-at-1-19-38-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-1.19.38-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-1.19.38-PM.png 521w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-1.19.38-PM-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/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\/no-pm-modi-has-not-announced-lockdown-across-country-from-3-to-20-may\/screen-shot-2021-04-30-at-1-19-28-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-1.19.28-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-1.19.28-PM.png 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-1.19.28-PM-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Morphed image<\/h4>\n<p>There are no media reports confirming that the Prime Minister has announced a lockdown from May 3 to May 20 across the nation. On the contrary, PM Modi had said on April 20 that lockdown is the last resort. &#8220;I request my young friends to set up small committees in their society and apartment to help implement COVID-19 protocols. If we follow the guidelines, the government will neither need to make any containment zones nor impose any curfew and lockdown,&#8221; he said, addressing the country.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Lockdown Should Be Last Resort, Says PM Modi in Address to Nation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WoCdB5hpiaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Furthermore, the viral graphic plate carries several inconsistencies such as the font, a blurry TV9 logo and a watermark on PM Modi&#8217;s picture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Facebook-1marked.jpg?w=910&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"910\" height=\"522\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A reverse-image search of PM Modi&#8217;s photo led us to an article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/videos\/videos-nation\/2020\/dec\/28\/pm-modi-flags-off-indias-first-driverless-train-operations-on-delhi-metros-magenta-line-109296.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Indian Express<\/a> published on December 28, 2020, about the inauguration of the first driverless metro train in Delhi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dk5ORajWpQE&amp;t=86s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV9<\/a> had broadcast the inauguration and aired PM Modi&#8217;s speech on the occasion. The viral graphic has used the same picture of the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/tv9.jpg?resize=1024%2C712&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A similar graphic claiming nationwide lockdown imposed was viral a few days ago and debunked by PIB.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u090f\u0915 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Morphed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Morphed<\/a> \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u093e\u0935\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e 15 \u0938\u0947 30 \u0905\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0948\u0932 \u0924\u0915 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092d\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0949\u0915\u0921\u093e\u0909\u0928 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PIBFactCheck<\/a>: \u092f\u0939 \u0926\u093e\u0935\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092b\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0940<\/a> \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0932\u0949\u0915\u0921\u093e\u0909\u0928<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0918\u094b\u0937\u0923\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u092d\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092f\u093e \u0938\u0902\u0926\u0947\u0936\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u093e\u091d\u093e \u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gnRpyDcMRf\">pic.twitter.com\/gnRpyDcMRf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/1382587368230711300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several social media users have shared an alleged graphic plate of TV9 Bharatvarsh that claims PM Modi has announced a nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20. This graphic is quite viral on Facebook. A few users also sent us requests on our Whatsapp number and official mobile application to verify the claim. Morphed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":91924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[691],"class_list":["post-91923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/pm-modi-fi.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91923","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\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91923"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91938,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91923\/revisions\/91938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91923"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=91923"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=91923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}