Pic of Islamic Flag in NCP Leader’s Rally in Maharashtra Viral With False Claim

The viral image actually showed the Islamic flag.

Fact-Check | This green flag seen in the viral image is not that of Pakistan.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

An image of Maharashtra Deputy CM and National Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar from a roadshow is being circulated on social media to claim that the green flag seen in the background was the Pakistani flag.

What are users saying?: An X (formerly Twitter) user shared the image with a caption that loosely translated to, "Why should the Pakistani flag be waved behind? Guys..."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

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What is the truth?: The image actually shows an Islamic flag in the background and not the national flag of Pakistan.

• It was taken during a recent roadshow, during which Pawar and Nawab Malik, along with his daughter Sana Malik, were atop a vehicle.

How did we find that out?: We compared the green flag seen in the image to the national flag of Pakistan and found that both of them were evidently different.

• It can be seen that the white strap seen in the Pakistani flag was missing in the one seen in the viral image.

• Team WebQoof concluded that it actually showed the Islamic flag.

A comparison clearly highlights the differences. 

A comparison clearly highlights the similarities. 

Where was the image from?: On conducting a reverse image search, we found the same visual uploaded on the official X handle of NCP leader Nawab Malik.

• The image was uploaded on 8 November. It further carried different visuals from the same roadshow.

About the roadshow: A recent report said that Pawar participated in a roadshow to campaign for Nawab Malik and his daughter Sana Malik.

• While Nawab is the NCP candidate from Mankhurd-Shivajinagar, his daughter will be contesting from Anushaktinagar.

Conclusion: It is clear that the viral image did not show the Pakistani national flag during a roadshow of NCP's Ajit Pawar.

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