{"id":1126,"date":"2020-12-05T12:57:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T12:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=133008"},"modified":"2020-12-05T12:57:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T12:57:21","slug":"kamala-harris-criticised-modi-for-farmers-protest-no-canadian-mps-tweet-edited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/05\/kamala-harris-criticised-modi-for-farmers-protest-no-canadian-mps-tweet-edited\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris criticised Modi for farmers\u2019 protest? No, Canadian MP\u2019s tweet edited"},"content":{"rendered":"

A screenshot of an alleged tweet by US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has been making the rounds on social media. In this tweet, Harris is criticising the Indian government and its handling of the continuing farmers\u2019 protests. Recently, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expressed concern over protests while addressing a gathering of the Indian community. Facebook page Akaal Sahai TV shared a photo of Kamala Harris with the alleged tweet and wrote, \u201cVice President of America, Kamala Harris in support of #FarmerProtest. Now, what will those criticising Justin Trudeau for supporting the farmers say?\u201d<\/p>\n

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New Vice President of USA Kamala Harris Support #FarmerProtest
people who were upset on the Justin Trudeau statement in\u2026<\/p>\n

Posted by Akaal Sahai Tv<\/a> on Tuesday, December 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Similarly, a number of other Facebook users made the same claim.<\/p>\n

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\u0a38\u0a24\u0a3f\u0a15\u0a3e\u0a30\u0a2f\u0a4b\u0a17 Honorable PM.JustinTrudeau Canada
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Posted by Tejinder Dhami<\/a> on Tuesday, 1 December 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Tweet by Jack Harris, not Kamala Harris<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We combed through Kamala Harris\u2019s Twitter profile and found no such tweet posted between November 28 and now. When we searched the text of this tweet, we came across a tweet by Canadian MP Jack Harris which matched word for word.<\/p>\n

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We are shocked to see the Indian government\u2019s suppression of farmers protesting new laws which will endanger their livelihood. Instead of using water cannons and tear gas, the Indian government needs to engage in open dialogue with farmers.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jack Harris (@JackHarrisNDP) November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The original tweet was posted by Jack at 12:45 PM. It is worth noting that an identical timestamp is seen in the viral screenshot too. However, it is clear that Jack\u2019s tweet was edited to pass it off as Kamala\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n

There is also an error in the morphed screenshot. The time is denoted by \u2018AM\u2019 and not \u2018am\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Furthermore, had the American Vice President-elect posted a tweet such as this, it would have made headlines in both the Indian and American media.<\/p>\n

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This post was originally published on Radio Free<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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