A screenshot of ‘Aaj Tak’ news channel footage is being shared on social media claiming it as the statement of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in support of the Hathras rape accused. In the screenshot, Yogi Adityanath purportedly stated that ‘ठाकुरों का खून गर्म होता है। ठाकुरों से गलतियां हो जाती है।’. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath made a statement in support of Hathras rape accused and Thakur community.
Fact: Screenshot shared in the post is a morphed version of original footage telecast in ‘Aaj Tak’ news channel on ‘02 October 2020’. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has never made a statement in support of the Hathras rape accused or the Thakur community. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
While searching for the relevant information related to these allegations, the original version of the ‘Aaj Tak’ news channel clip was found in a video posted by ‘Aaj Tak’ news channel on twitter. In the original footage, no statement of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in support of Hathras rape accused and of the Thakur community was telecast. At 0.56 seconds of this video clip, the original clip can be seen. Also, the text and the background of the screenshot in the post is different from the regular ‘Aaj Tak’ news channel broadcast.
In a fact-checking article published by ‘Aaj Tak’ fact-checking group, they clarified that the screenshot of Yogi Adityanath’s statement in support of Thakur community is a morphed version of original footage telecast in ‘Aaj Tak’ news channel on ‘02 October 2020’.
To sum it up, the ‘Aaj Tak’ news channel screenshot of Yogi Adityanath’s statement in support of the Thakur community is morphed one.
