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Fact Check: No, this viral video does not show Delhi cops putting people in jail for not wearing masks

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Summary

A video from Madhya Pradesh showing Ujjain police putting people in jail for 10 hours for roaming without masks is being falsely shared to be from Delhi. 

In the backdrop of the Delhi Chalo march organized by the farmers of Punjab in order to register their protest against the Centre's Farm laws, an image has surfaced on social media platforms showing police using water cannons to disperse protesting farmers claiming that it shows a recent picture of farm protest.

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, who is a habitual fake news peddler shared the picture on November 26 with the caption "Farmers Protest".

Here are some instances when Dhruv Rathee has spread misinformation among his followers:

Part 1: Exposing Dhruv Rathee and his squad - an undeclared IT Cell of Aam Aadmi Party

Part 2: Dhruv Rathee - a relentless purveyor of misinformation

Part 3: Lies, misquotation, propaganda: A Fact check of Dhruv Rathee's video on Modi's independence day speech

PM Modi claimed rapists hanged in 3 days, 7 days: No, ANI misquoted him

Had Health Expenses Pushed 55 Million Indians Into Poverty In 2017 As Claimed by Dhruv Rathee

Gau Rakshaks beat up 3 Muslims in MP after Modi's victory: No, Swara Bhaskar and Dhruv Rathee caught spreading misinformation

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Anil Chaudhary also tweeted the picture with a Hindi caption which translates to 'Why is the Modi government so afraid of farmers?'.

The same image was also tweeted by the verified handle of Indian Youth Congress with a Hindi caption translating to 'What can be more shameful than this that on the occasion of Constitution Day, farmers aren't being allowed to hold peaceful protests'.

Several other well-known social media users shared the image including boxer Vijendra Singh also passed off as a recent one. 

The truth behind the claim 

In our investigation, we found this claim to be false. The viral image dates 2018 when police had fired water cannon and tear-gas shells to disperse farmers trying to break barricades and enter Delhi at the Delhi-UP border on October 2.

With the help of a reverse image search, we found this viral image published in The Hindu on October 2, 2018, titled, "Farmers’ rally to capital turns violent." According to the report, that the standoff between farmers and police took place on October 2, at the UP-Delhi border at Ghazipur. The article further states police fired water cannon and tear-gas shells to disperse thousands of farmers, affiliated to the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Tikait group), who tried to break through barricades to enter the national capital.

The same image was carried out by several other media reports including Firstpost and Deccan Herald with the caption, "Police use water cannons to disperse farmers protesting at Delhi-UP border during 'Kisan Kranti Padyatra' in New Delhi. PTI Photo."

On November 26, police did a crackdown on farmers from Punjab who were marching towards the national capital as part of the 'Delhi Chalo' protest. and in order to stop the farmers, the Shambhu border connecting Punjab-Haryana was sealed off.

Reportedly, the police also used water cannon and tear gas on protesting farmers near the Delhi-Haryana border. It was further stated that the protesting farmers pelted stones at barricades and lifted the police barricades and dropped them into the river.

In conclusion, an old image from October 2018 showing police using water cannons to disperse protesting farmers at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border is being passed off as a recent one from the 'Delhi Chalo' protest in Delhi. 

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