{"id":2332614,"date":"2024-08-28T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-washington-post-did-not-publish-article-about-sikh-separatist-leader-faking-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:53:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:53:35","slug":"fact-check-washington-post-did-not-publish-article-about-sikh-separatist-leader-faking-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-washington-post-did-not-publish-article-about-sikh-separatist-leader-faking-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Washington Post Did Not Publish Article About Sikh Separatist Leader Faking Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-washington-post-did-not-publish-article-about-sikh-separatist-leader-faking-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent claim circulating on\u200b social\u2064 media alleges that The Washington Post published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-epitome-of-white-privilege-the-medias-worst-reactions-to-the-kyle-rittenhouse-trial\/\" title=\"\u2018The Epitome Of White Privilege\u2019: The Media\u2019s Worst Reactions To The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial\">article stating<\/a> that Sikh \u2063separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun faked\u2063 an attack on\u200c himself to implicate India. The supposed headline suggested that an assassination plot against Pannun was staged. However, this claim has\u200c been debunked. A representative \u2063from The Washington \u200dPost confirmed that \u2064such an article was never published by the outlet, and searches of their website \u200dand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-james-mattis-make-this-statement-about-idaho\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did James Mattis Make This Statement About Idaho?\">verified social media accounts<\/a>\u200d found no trace of it.\u200c The misleading image\u200b appears \u200cto have been manipulated from a different \u2063article about the assassination plot.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>An image&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=8276418859089744&amp;set=a.117926261605752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid%3D8276418859089744%26set%3Da.117926261605752&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1724867539336000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Bgt_Ix_k5BhZ38QWkKBRG\"><span id=\"m_5749344782086158038mt-tracked-link_2_1724424808845\"><\/span>shared on Facebook<\/a> claims The Washington Post published an article saying that Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun faked an attack on himself.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post did not publish this article. A Washington Post editor confirmed it was not published by the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming that The Washington Post posted an article claiming that the assassination plot against Pannun was staged. The alleged Washington Post headline reads, &ldquo;An assassination plot on US soil reveals a darker side: Pannun may have staged attack on himself to implicate India.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This claim is false. Check Your Fact could not find the article on The Washington Post&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/search\/?query=pannun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. A search of The Washington Post&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/washingtonpost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verified<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/washingtonpost\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/washingtonpost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a> also did not yield any results for the alleged article. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/15\/fact-check-macron-booed-closing-ceremony-olympics\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Was Emmanuel Macron Booed At The Closing Ceremony Of The Paris Olympics?)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It appears that the image has been photoshopped from an article published by The Washington Post on the assassination plot. The original article is about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2024\/04\/29\/india-assassination-raw-sikhs-modi\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzI0MTI2NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzI1NTA4Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MjQxMjY0MDAsImp0aSI6ImJmNDZkNTllLWIwOWYtNDJhNS04MmE2LWJjNDdiZDE0MDcyNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93b3JsZC8yMDI0LzA0LzI5L2luZGlhLWFzc2Fzc2luYXRpb24tcmF3LXNpa2hzLW1vZGkvIn0.sz_5qY8afrGAcDfa5ieoaB7v4FUrco5H71tJUdJQXog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">assassination plot<\/a> and does not claim that it was staged. It is headlined, &ldquo;An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi&rsquo;s India.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gerry Shih, the India bureau chief for The Washington Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gerryshih\/status\/1826132440911323606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> on X that the claim was false.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-niece-tweets-about-shooter-being-white-man-deletes-i-made-an-assumption\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Niece Tweets About Shooter Being White Man, Deletes: \u2018I Made An Assumption\u2019\">viral post<\/a> below is photoshopped, NOT a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@washingtonpost<\/a> story<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it already has 3.2K retweets&mdash;another Wednesday for the Indian social media disinfo factory<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, you can read the real story w this gift link and help share it: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k30LErYx6r\">https:\/\/t.co\/k30LErYx6r<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UzMHwRn5yK\">pic.twitter.com\/UzMHwRn5yK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gerry Shih (@gerryshih) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gerryshih\/status\/1826132440911323606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;The viral post below is photoshopped, NOT a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@washingtonpost<\/a> story..Unfortunately, it already has 3.2K retweets&mdash;another Wednesday for the Indian social media disinfo factory&hellip;Fortunately, you can read the real story w this gift link and help share it,&rdquo; Shih tweeted.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image circulating on Facebook asserts that The Washington Post released an article stating that Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun staged an attack on himself. Verdict: False. The Washington Post did not publish such an article, as confirmed by a member of their editorial team. Fact Check: Users on social media are alleging that The Washington Post reported a staged assassination plot against Pannun, with the supposed headline reading, \u201cAn assassination plot on US soil reveals a darker side: Pannun may have staged attack on himself to implicate India.\u201d This claim is inaccurate. A search for the article on The Washington Post\u2019s website yielded no results, nor was it found in their verified social media accounts. It appears the image has been altered from a legitimate article about the assassination plot which does not suggest it was fabricated; its actual title is \u201cAn assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi\u2019s India.\u201d Gerry Shih, the India bureau chief for The Washington Post, confirmed via X that this claim is false and noted that the viral post is photoshopped and not from their publication. He mentioned it had already garnered 3.2K retweets and referred to it as part of misinformation spread by Indian social media users while providing a link to read the authentic story<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2332615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-1363911709-scaled-e1722282930253.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[7380,13420,39552,39551,32293],"class_list":["post-2332614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-misinformation","tag-fact-check","tag-media-correction","tag-sikh-separatist","tag-washington-post"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-1363911709-scaled-e1722282930253.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}