Vishvas News investigated and found the viral post to be misleading.
New Delhi (Vishwas News). Between India and Pakistan clash in Asia Cup 2023, a picture is going viral on social media. In this, the national flag of India, the tricolor and the flag of the BJP can be seen. This picture of the stadium was shared as an Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan, with the claim that BJP supporters had come to watch the match with their party flags, while Congressmen had gone to enjoy the match with the tricolor. Vishvas News fact-checked the viral post. The claim turned out to be misleading. The viral picture has nothing to do with the Asia Cup. This picture was taken during the final match of the World Test Championship in June. During the match played between India and Australia, some people reached the stadium carrying the BJP flag.
what’s going viral
Facebook user Allen Sebsatian posted a picture on September 2 and claimed in English, “Congress supporters are watching match with Tricolor flag. BJP supporters are watching a match with the BJP flag.
This is a clear difference in Ideology. #indvspak2023”
Considering the picture to be recent, other users are also making it viral. The claim of the post has been written exactly. its archive link Here See.
investigation
Vishvas News investigated the viral post through different online tools. First of all started searching the viral picture through Google Lens tool. Freepress Journal Found this picture on a website named. On June 7, 2023, a news item using this photograph reported that some people were seen with BJP flags in the stadium during the India vs Australia match during the WTC final match. This picture is of the Oval Stadium in London. It was also told in the news that senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai also posted this picture on his social media account.
news related to this us india.com But also found. It can be read by clicking here.
Taking the investigation forward, we scanned the X handle of Rajdeep Sardesai. There we found this picture on 7 June 2023. This picture can be seen below.
Vishvas News contacted Dainik Jagran’s Sports Editor Abhishek Tripathi in the next phase of investigation. Shared the viral picture with him. Giving information, he said that this picture is of the India-Australia match held in June. This picture has nothing to do with the India-Pakistan match.
Now it was the turn to check the account of the user who went viral linking the old picture of the stadium with the Asia Cup. Facebook user Allen Sebastian lives in Bangalore. This account was created on 2018.
Conclusion: In the investigation of Vishvas News, the viral post proved to be misleading. During the match played in London in June, some people reached the stadium carrying BJP flags. Now the same picture is being spread confusion by saying that it is of India-Pak match in Asia Cup.
- Claim Review : BJP flag in Indo-Pak match
- Claimed By : Facebook user Allen Sebsatian
- Fact Check : misleading
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