An image of a newspaper clipping has gone viral on social media where the headline used derogatory language to indicate that the impact of the impending third wave of COVID-19 will be less.
The post is being shared on Facebook with a caption that reads, “राहत: कोरोना की तीसरी लहर **** बराबर आएगी”
(Translation: Relief: The third wave of Corona will have less impact.)
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The post has gone viral on Facebook.
(Note: NewsMobile has blurred the derogatory word seen in the viral clipping.)
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be FALSE.
Using cues such as the publication’s name in the viral clipping, we went through Hindustan’s website to look for articles that matched the content in the clipping. We found an article published on June 9 that discussed whether the third coronavirus wave would be as dangerous as the second one.
We then checked the e-paper version of the newspaper in the aforementioned date range and went through different city editions. This led us to an article published in the newspaper’s Lucknow edition on June 10.
We found that the original headline read: ‘राहत: कोरोना की तीसरी लहर छोटी रहने के संकेत’, which translates to ‘Relief: Signs of corona’s third wave to remain small.’
On comparing the viral clipping with the original one, we found several similar elements in the two. However, we noticed a stark difference in the words used in the headline.
Even the font of the headline is different in the two clippings.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that an edited newspaper clipping was used to falsely claim that the outlet used derogatory language to indicate that the impact of the third coronavirus wave will be less.
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