2018 image is falsely shared as ‘BJP MLA Karni Singh destroyed Ambedkar statue’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 28, 2020
An image of a vandalised Ambedkar statue is being shared widely claiming that BJP MLA Karni Singh is the one responsible for the incident. Let’s analyze the claim made in the post.
Image of BJP MLA Karni Singh vandalising Ambedkar statue.
Fact: The incident in the image took place in Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) in 2018. But, there is no BJP MLA with the name Karni Singh. So, the claim is FALSE.
When the image is subjected to reverse image search technique, an article of ‘Jagran’ was obtained in the search results. The article published on 4th March 2018 had the same image and from the article, it was found that the incident took place in Deoria of Uttar Pradesh. In the article, details of the persons involved in this incident were not given. In the post, BJP MLA Karni Singh was claimed to have been involved in that incident. So, when searched on ‘Myneta’ database for MLA Karni Singh, no BJP MLA or any other party MLA with that name was found to exist.
To conclude, a 2018 image is being falsely shared as ‘BJP MLA Karni Singh destroyed Ambedkar statue’.
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