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      Old Video Of Godman Rampal's Supporters Protesting Against Aaj Tak Revived

      Post claims that in a first-of-its-kind mega rally against corrupt media houses, people hit the streets to protest against Aaj Tak for running fake news.

      By - Sumit Usha |
      Published -  4 March 2019 5:37 PM IST
    • Boomlive

      An old video of a protest against Hindi news channel Aaj Tak for its reportage on self-styled godman Rampal, who was convicted of murder in 2018, has been revived on social media with a misleading claim.

      The two-year-old video has been revived at a time when news outlets in India are receiving flak for their speculative and jingoistic coverage of the Pulwama attack and Indo-Pak tensions in its aftermath.

      The video is gaining traction online on the backdrop of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman slamming Indian media in a heavily edited clip just before he was released by Pakistani authorities on March 1, 2019. It is not clear in what context Varthaman made the statement.

      The caption with the video reads, "Beware, pimp media. Very good, for the first time in India, a mega-protest against corrupt media. People hit the streets to protest against the fake news being shown by Aaj Tak news channel".

      (Translated from Hindi - "दलाल मीडिया की अब खैर नहीं | "बहुत बढ़िया
      भारत मे पहली बार भ्रष्ट मीडिया के खिलाफ....महाप्रदर्शन | #आज तक News चैनल के द्वारा दिखाई गई झूठी खबरों के विरोध में लोग सड़क पर उतरे

      The post on Facebook page Tarikh-ए-islam was shared over 19,000 times
      The same video shared from another Facebook page

      The archived version of the posts can be accessed here and here.

      The video has also been shared from several other Facebook pages.

      The post has gone viral from several Facebook pages in last 24 hours
      Viral from many pages

      The post has also picked up on Twitter.



      FACT CHECK

      Watching the video itself makes it clear that the claim and the clip are completely unrelated.

      A few minutes into the video (1.56) the camera pans across to a placard that reads 'Stop tarnishing the image of the innocent saint'(निर्दोष संत को बदनाम करना बंद करो)'. Soon after, a person from the crowd can be heard saying, "We are the supporters of Sant Rampal."

      BOOM found several links reporting on self-styled godman Rampal. He was arrested from Hisar, Haryana in November of 2014 on charges of murder.

      Rampal's supporters tried to block his arrest which led to violent clashes resulting in the death of five women and an infant.

      In October 2018, Rampal
      was found guilty of murder in two separate cases .

      Rampal's supporters, in the video, claim that Aaj Tak was running fake news related to the godman. They accused Aaj Tak of tarnishing the image of the godman and demanded that the channel apologise. The protest took place in Noida.

      The video was earlier uploaded on Facebook on October 3, 2017.

      The same video uploaded on Facebook in 2017

      The video was also uploaded to YouTube on October 3, 2017.



      YouTube video of the 2017 protest

      Tags

      Aaj TakBalakotFakefake newsfeaturedgodmanHaryanaProtestsPulwamarampalsant rampalsupportersviral
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      Claim :   Video shows people protesting against Aaj Tak for spreading fake news
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  FALSE
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