If you thought satire is a lost art, think again. Madhya Pradesh Congress’ official Twitter account today shared a satirical report from Amar Ujala which spoke of a Rs 800 crore scam in the recently concluded Prayagraj Kumbh Mela as real news.
In a tweet shared my MP Congress Twitter account, alleged a Rs 800 crore scam in the recently concluded Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. The tweet further wondered how the BJP does not even leave religious and holy places out of corruption.
However, the article shared in above tweet was a satirical article from Amar Ujala. Considering Congress had cropped out the part which clarified that the article is satirical, one wonders about the malicious intention of the party to spread fake news.
Soon, twitterati donned their creative hats and took to satire to mock Congress’ mischief by using the hashtag #SatireLikeAmarUjala
Congress is becoming honest now.#SatireLikeAmarUjala pic.twitter.com/ylSxo42nyU
— Scar (@RAC7R) March 25, 2019
Not at all shocked at this. #SatireLikeAmarUjala pic.twitter.com/8XSSex9wwI
— Chowkidar SMOKING SKILLS (@SmokingSkills_) March 25, 2019
Not so shocking ?? #SatireLikeAmarUjala pic.twitter.com/MlJrdjy7Od
— Dr. Laliya (@Lala_The_Don) March 25, 2019
Shocking if true. #SatireLikeAmarUjala pic.twitter.com/Itt1KbwKwB
— Chowkidar Akshay | ಅಕ್ಷಯ | अक्षय (@AkshayKatariyaa) March 25, 2019
Ye sab kaun bana raha hai ?#SatireLikeAmarUjala pic.twitter.com/LE8Gfaxczi
— Chowkidar hoon BC (@delhichatter) March 25, 2019
Considering the fact that the thin line between satire and reality is crossed way too many times, it is not new for media houses as well as politicians to mistake parody and satire handles for real. However, the fact that Congress took efforts to crop the original image to spread the satire as real news, show the malice in their intention.
