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      'Stand With India': Tweets From Fake Netanyahu, Trump Handles Go Viral

      BOOM observed a number of viral tweets by parody accounts of world leaders, where they lent their support to India.

      By - Archis Chowdhury |
      Published -  18 Jun 2020 6:03 PM IST
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      Stand With India: Tweets From Fake Netanyahu, Trump Handles Go Viral

      A set of tweets by parody accounts of several prominent world leaders, where they are seemingly extending support to India on behalf of their country, is going viral on the micro-blogging platform.

      We observed tweets made by parody accounts of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United States President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying they "stand with India."

      Going by the responses, it would suggest that many users, including Reserve Bank of India's Central Board's Director S Gurmurthy, have fallen for these tweets as authentic, giving them tens of thousands of likes and retweets.

      These tweets are made in the backdrop of rising tensions between India and China, which culminated in the loss of lives for both sides during a border clash at the Galwan Valley on Monday night.

      Also Read: 20 Indian Soldiers Killed In India-China Clash In Galwan Valley

      "Standing With India" - The Parody Version

      "I stand with India", read the caption in the tweet made by the account which goes by the name Benjamin Netanyahu (@Netyanyahu). The tweet carries an image of the Israeli Prime Minister with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi - both holding each other's hands. At the time of writing this article, the tweet had garnered over 60,000 retweets and nearly 14,000 likes.


      A quick peak at the account instantly revealed that it was a parody account and not Netanyahu's official twitter handle.


      However, going by the number of likes and retweets, along with the replies it has received, it can be observed that many users were falling for this account as being authentic. While a large number of people gave their gratitude for the support to India, there were some who pointed out that it was a parody account.


      The Director of RBI's Central Board, S Gurumurthy, fell for the fake account as well, and ended up retweeting the post.



      Also Read: India-China Clash: Fake Tweet Screenshot On Ladakh Goes Viral

      A close look at Netanyahu's parody profile would suggest that the account is run by an Indian. While the account was created in September 2019, it has only tweeted content over the past few days - all of it being India-centric, with strong references to the ongoing conflict with China. The cover image also had strong references to Vedic text Ramayana.

      BOOM searched on Twitter with the keywords "Stand With India", and found a list of other parody accounts of world leaders extending similar support to India. We found a parody account of Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump tweeting similar posts.

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      We also found a similar tweet made by a parody account of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

      Click here to view an archived version.

      A quick look through each of the parody accounts revealed highly India-centric posts, which suggest that all these accounts are being run from India.

      I stand with India 🇮🇳 🇩🇪

      — Angela Merkel (@AngalaNotMerkal) June 18, 2020

      On Monday night, 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives following a clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh. This has been the strongest border escalation at the Line of Actual Control since 1975.

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      India-China ConflictGalwan ValleyIndiaChina
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      Claim :   World leaders tweeted in support of India during India-China border conflict.
      Claimed By :  Social media users
      Fact Check :  False
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