A video of educator “Khan Sir” speaking and bowing in front of a portrait of ‘Bharat Mata’ went viral on social media. Sharing the video, users claimed that Khan Sir expressed his disappointment as the YouTube Teachers Vs Media debate took a religious turn.
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However, upon investigation, we found that the viral video is old and unrelated to the ongoing “Online Teachers vs Media” debate. Here’s the fact check.
Fact Check
We started our investigation by taking screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to an X handle, “Khan Sir Patna”, where we found a tweet on May 29, 2021, that contained an image matching the attire of “Khan Sir” to that of the viral video.
The same X handle reposted a tweet from another X handle, “Abhishek Pal”, on May 27, 2021. The photo in this tweet matched the screenshots from the viral video.
Moving forward, we found a video on the YouTube channel “Khan GS Research Centre” on May 26, 2021.
From around the timestamp 28:28, the viral clip can be seen in this video.
This makes it clear that the viral video is old.
Conclusion
From our investigation, we can say that the claim is misleading. The viral video of Khan Sir is not related to the ongoing “Online Teachers vs Media” debate. This is an old video from 2021.
Title: Old Video Of “Khan Sir” Is Going Viral Linking To The Ongoing “Online Teachers Vs Media” Debate.
Fact Check By: Debanjana Baishya
Result: Misleading
