{"id":97582,"date":"2021-07-05T19:23:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T13:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=97582"},"modified":"2021-12-29T16:18:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T10:48:51","slug":"fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-ascribe-false-statements-to-rahul-gandhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-ascribe-false-statements-to-rahul-gandhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake ABP News graphic plates ascribe false statements to Rahul Gandhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot of an alleged graphic plate of ABP News claiming that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, &#8220;My ancestors were Muslims and I am a Muslim,&#8221; (\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935\u091c \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0925\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0942) is circulating on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092c\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0942\u0902\u0964 \u091a\u0932\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0930 \u0906\u090f \u0926\u0930\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0906\u090f \ud83d\ude4f RT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l7wbHwl30O\">pic.twitter.com\/l7wbHwl30O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2763\ufe0f\u0915\u092e\u0932 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u091a\u093f\u092c \u0930\u093e\u091c\u092a\u0942\u0924 \u2763\ufe0f\ud83d\udea9\ud83c\udf39 (@KamalSinghnamo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalSinghnamo\/status\/1472167560321765382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092c\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0942\u0902\u0964 \u091a\u0932\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0930 \u0906\u090f \u0926\u0930\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0906\u090f \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yCGho4w4vS\">pic.twitter.com\/yCGho4w4vS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\u2763\ufe0f\u2728Neha Kumari\u2728\u2763\ufe0f\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Neha_454) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neha_454\/status\/1472195627635200005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this year, three more quotes apart from the one currently viral were also attributed to Gandhi.<\/p>\n<p>`. &#8220;When our government is formed, we will give Rs 5,000 crore loan to Pakistan without any interest.&#8221; (\u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b 5 \u0939\u091c\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0915\u0930\u094d\u091c \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e \u092c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091c 50 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f.)<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8220;Congress belongs to Muslims and will remain theirs.&#8221; (\u0915\u094b\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0917\u0940.)<\/p>\n<p>3. &#8220;It is necessary to provide help to Pakistan and we will surely do this.&#8221; (\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u092e \u092f\u0939 \u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-97589 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210705_114801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210705_114801.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210705_114801-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210705_114801-1024x945.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210705_114801-768x709.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These statements shown to be aired by ABP News have been circulating the past few years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos?q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%82&amp;filters=e30%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%205%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-97582 gallery-columns-4 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\/fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-ascribe-false-statements-to-rahul-gandhi\/b92fa7fe-0a09-4695-bd6b-f9802fc044cb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/b92fa7fe-0a09-4695-bd6b-f9802fc044cb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/b92fa7fe-0a09-4695-bd6b-f9802fc044cb.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/b92fa7fe-0a09-4695-bd6b-f9802fc044cb-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/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\/fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-ascribe-false-statements-to-rahul-gandhi\/c6b678d0-e9d1-429b-a3ac-060b6d838cd4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/c6b678d0-e9d1-429b-a3ac-060b6d838cd4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/c6b678d0-e9d1-429b-a3ac-060b6d838cd4.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/c6b678d0-e9d1-429b-a3ac-060b6d838cd4-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/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\/fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-ascribe-false-statements-to-rahul-gandhi\/download-78-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-78.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-78.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-78-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/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\/fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-ascribe-false-statements-to-rahul-gandhi\/fba752b1-a0c0-4ed8-a3bd-a32be8905de1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/fba752b1-a0c0-4ed8-a3bd-a32be8905de1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/fba752b1-a0c0-4ed8-a3bd-a32be8905de1.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/fba752b1-a0c0-4ed8-a3bd-a32be8905de1-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fake quotes<\/h4>\n<p>ABP News had debunked the fake graphic plates circulating in the channel&#8217;s name in 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Urgent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Urgent<\/a>: This is to notify that the attached media which is being circulated online has been doctored with our channel&#8217;s template. The information about Sh. Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s statements, which these images carry have not been reported by ABP &amp; have no relation with ABP News Network. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qYU2sJXqsl\">pic.twitter.com\/qYU2sJXqsl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABP News (@ABPNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABPNews\/status\/1061986417490849792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That the graphic plates are fake is also revealed when they are compared with a genuine ABP News breaking news graphic plate. The font on the viral image does not match the one on the genuine graphic plate.\u00a0We were unable to find any media organisation carrying reports that said Rahul Gandhi made these statements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97594 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-3-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-3-1024x429.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-3-768x322.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is also noteworthy that ABP News recently changed its template and channel logo, and the ones viral have used the old format. Part<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-97582 gallery-columns-2 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\/fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-ascribe-false-statements-to-rahul-gandhi\/hqdefault-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/hqdefault-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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\/fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-ascribe-false-statements-to-rahul-gandhi\/f742ccfd-d38d-41e9-b42a-e9e86757d43d\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1158\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/f742ccfd-d38d-41e9-b42a-e9e86757d43d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/f742ccfd-d38d-41e9-b42a-e9e86757d43d.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/f742ccfd-d38d-41e9-b42a-e9e86757d43d-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/f742ccfd-d38d-41e9-b42a-e9e86757d43d-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/f742ccfd-d38d-41e9-b42a-e9e86757d43d-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1158px) 100vw, 1158px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Alt News had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/morphed-abp-news-graphic-shows-rahul-gandhi-wants-india-to-be-islamic-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debunked another fake graphic<\/a> shared in the name of ABP News which portrayed Rahul Gandhi saying that Congress wants India to be an Islamic country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot of an alleged graphic plate of ABP News claiming that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, &#8220;My ancestors were Muslims and I am a Muslim,&#8221; (\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935\u091c \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0925\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0942) is circulating on social media. \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092c\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0942\u0902\u0964 \u091a\u0932\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0930 \u0906\u090f \u0926\u0930\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0906\u090f \ud83d\ude4f RT [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":97599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[141],"class_list":["post-97582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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