fake AAP Arvind Kejriwal poster is not put up outside Tihar Jail This is edited

What is the claim?

Amidst the hustle and bustle of Delhi Assembly elections, a picture is viral on social media, in which a poster of former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal is seen put up near the main gate of Tihar Jail. ‘Phir Aayenge Kejriwal’ is written on this poster, which is AAP’s election slogan for the upcoming Delhi elections.

This picture was shared by users making fun of Kejriwal because he will contest in 2024. Delhi Liquor Policy in case Tihar Jail Were closed in, and on September 13, 2024 surety Stay there till you meet.

Social media in-charge of West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha. Lakshmi Singh Also shared this picture making fun of Kejriwal. Archives of similar posts Here, Here And Here Can be seen.

Screenshots of viral posts. (Source: X/Screenshot)

However, we found that the existing picture of Tihar Jail gate has been edited and Kejriwal’s poster has been added to it. Additionally, we discovered that this post was originally shared as a joke.

what the FAC?

By searching the viral picture through reverse image search, we got The Caravan Found an article published by , which talked about the custodial violence in Tihar Jail. The article had the same picture, but there was no Kejriwal poster on the left. The photo in the caption was credited to Getty Images.

Taking a hint from this, we getty images But the original picture was found. This photo is of October 4, 2006 and was taken by India Today journalist Arijit Sen. This shows that this photo was taken much before the establishment of Aam Aadmi Party in 2012. However, Kejriwal’s poster is not there in the original picture.

Screenshot of comparison between the viral and original photo. (Source: X/Getty Images/Modified by Logically Facts)

Logically Facts also found that this photo was shared as a meme by some satirical pages on social media platforms before the Delhi Assembly elections. These accounts had mentioned ‘satire’ in their bio or made it clear in the hashtags that it was a meme. Examples of these sarcastic posts Here And Here Can be seen.

This photo was originally shared as a meme on social media platforms by adding the meme hashtag to satirical pages or captions. (Source: Instagram/Modified by Logically Facts)

Additionally, a similar picture claiming to show Kejriwal’s poster outside Tihar Jail Viral before too Had happened. However, we found that this picture was also edited and was first used as a photo on Kejriwal. prank Was shared as. Original photo, a version of which is available in 2021 The Hindu Kejriwal’s poster was not present in the article that was published.

decision

It is clear that a 2006 file photo of the entrance of Tihar Jail has been edited and a poster of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been added to it.

(Translation: Mohammad Salman)

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