A video of a tractor purportedly used by farmers in the ongoing protest in Delhi is viral on social media. “The so-called farmers making unrealistic demands from the GoI seem fully prepared as if gearing up for a war against the state”, wrote a verified user ‘BALA’ (@erbmjha). (Archive)
The so-called farmers making unrealistic demands from the GoI seem fully prepared, as if gearing up for a war against the state.
These purportedly poor farmers can afford to modify their tractors but also demand pensions and other stuff from the GoI. It’s evident that this… pic.twitter.com/FNypPnIVSH
— BALA (@erbmjha) February 13, 2024
Another verified user, @raviagrawal3, also tweeted the video and asked “Are you coming to protest or to wage
War?” (Archive)
Alerts🚨 Bharat🇮🇳
Are you coming to protest or to wage
War….?Is he a farmer or a terrorist…? pic.twitter.com/cH19vjJZfz
— Izlamic Terrorist (@raviagrawal3) February 12, 2024
Several other users tweeted the same video and linked it with the ongoing protests. (Archives- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Fact Check
We found a tweet by user @DearthOfSid clarifying that the video was from Turkey. Moreover, the brand of the tractor that is seen in the video is Hattat, which is a Turkey-based organisation operating in the areas of automotive and construction machinery industry.
Upon a reverse image search of the viral video, we found an Instagram video uploaded by user cengizler_tarim_55. The caption, when translated to English, reads, “Original video and owner is mine😄”. The video had been uploaded to Instagram on January 31.
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In the Instagram video which is of a higher quality, we can decipher the words Çelik Akü written on a board, opposite to the tractor.
We found that Çelik Akü is a Turkey-based vehicle maintenance centre.
Hence, a video of a tractor shot at a vehicle maintenance centre in Turkey is viral on social media as scenes from the farmers’ protest in Delhi.
