A photo of Journalist Ajit Anjum’s alleged tweet is being widely shared on social media claiming that he would leave journalism if Yogi Adityanath government comes back to power in 2022. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Journalist Ajit Anjum’s tweet stating that he would leave journalism if Yogi Adityanath government comes back to power in 2022.
Fact: The tweet in the photo had a verified blue tick whereas the official account of Ajit Anjum does not have a verified blue tick yet. Ajit Anjum had clarified through his social media accounts that it was a fake tweet. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the photo in the post is seen clearly, one can see that the account has a verified blue tick. However, the official twitter account of Journalist Ajit Anjum does not have a verified blue tick yet.
When we looked for news articles, and tweets made through his official Twitter account regarding him leaving journalism if Yogi Adityanath government comes back to power in 2022, we could not find any. In fact, through his social media accounts – Twitter, Facebook, YouTube – Ajit Anjum, posted the photo saying that it was a ‘photoshop’, and it was ‘propaganda’ against him.
To sum it up, this tweet stating that Ajit Anjum would leave journalism if Yogi Adityanath government comes back to power in 2022, is fake
