Thread by @zoo_bear

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Since Farmers protest, Troll Army has been hyperactive digging out old and unrelated vidoes/images and linking it to Farmers protest to demean the protesters. Just like they did for CAA/NRC protesters in Dec-Feb.
Here are a few #AltNewsFactCheck
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A photo that predates both the farmers' protest and the introduction of agricultural reform ordinances approved in June was falsely shared as Muslim man disguised as Sikh to participate in the agitation. #AltNewsFactCheck
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A photo of an elderly woman participating in a farmers' protest in Punjab in October was shared with the false claim that she is 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano who was present in the recent farmers' protest. #AltNewsFactCheck 3/n

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An old video of few Sikhs along with Pakistani fans raising pro-Pak, Khalistan chants during cricket World Cup match in UK is viral as farmers' protest. BJP's Priti Gandhi, Punit Agwaral shared this and later took it down. #AltNewsFactCheck 4/n
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A photograph shot during anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh in February has been shared with the false claim that it shows 'Hathras Bhabhi' at farmers' protest. #AltNewsFactCheck 5/n
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A video of Sikh man's turban removed by cop during 2011 protests by retrenched rural veterinary pharmacists in Mohali was revived with the false claim that SDPI's 'Nazir Mohammed' disguised as Sikh at farmers' protest. #AltNewsFactCheck 6/n
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A viral image of a cop swinging his baton at an elderly farmer was tweeted by Rahul Gandhi criticising Modi govt for farmers' protest. In response, Amit Malviya shared a clipped video to water down police action. #AltNewsFactCheck 7/n
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A 2019 photo of Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar protesting the revocation of Articles 370 and 35A from J&K has been falsely shared as farmers raising the Kashmir issue during ongoing protests. #AltNewsFactCheck 8/n

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A photograph of journalist Ravish Kumar covering farmers' protest in 2018 has been falsely shared as him participating in the recent agitation. #AltNewsFactCheck 9/n

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An AIKS banner from 2018 farmers' protest has been misrepresented by BJP members and supporters to suggest the recent peasant movement has 'ulterior' motives. #AltNewsFactCheck 10/n

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A screenshot from a Facebook Live video covering farmers' protest was edited to show a 'Sikh man without moustache'. False claims suggested that a Muslim man dressed up as Sikh. #AltNewsFactCheck 11/n altnews.in/fact-check-mor…

Photos of anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh were shared with the false claim that the same protesters were spotted at farmers' protest. #AltNewsFactCheck 12/n
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An old video of a pro-Khalistan rally held in San Francisco, US is widely circulating on social media. It has been falsely linked with the ongoing farmers' protest. #AltNewsFactCheck 13/n
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There were a few misinformation from people supporting Farmer Protests.
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A photo of thousands of farmers gathered for the 2018 protest in Maharashtra has been falsely shared as the ongoing farmers' protest. #AltNewsFactCheck

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A photo which is at least 4 years old has been shared as an incident from the ongoing farmers' protest. It shows a saree-clad woman standing up against policemen in riot gear. #AltNewsFactCheck 16/n

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A video that could be traced back to 2018 is circulating with the false claim that 20,000 Nihang Sikhs are marching to Delhi from Punjab to support protesting farmers. #AltNewsFactCheck 17/n
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A photograph of an elderly Sikh man injured during farmers' protest was juxtaposed with an image of Captain PPS Dhillon (Retd.) to falsely suggest they are the same person. #AltNewsFactCheck 18/n
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Youth Congress and several Congress leaders shared photos of 2018 farmers protest as recent. This was despite the availability of visuals depicting police action on farmers in the ongoing protest. #AltNewsFactCheck 19/n

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