A video of India Today reporter Gaurav C Sawant mistaking PM Modi’s parody account’s wish for Donald Trump as the real account has gone viral
Donald Trump won the majority of the swing states in the 2024 US presidential election, raising questions about Republicans’ positions on important policy issues.
From abortion to immigration, Trump has drawn divergent views from national experts. Trump still prioritizes immigration, just as he did in 2016, when his “Build the wall” catchphrase gained widespread recognition. Although border crossings have declined this election year, they hit historic highs near the end of 2023. Trump has promised to finish the wall and increase enforcement in order to close the border.
Leaders from over the world began congratulating Trump, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s post praising his friend Donald Trump caught everyone’s attention in India.
However, India Today’s TV news presenter, Gaurav C Sawant made a mistake when he read the tweet from a fake account of the prime minister live on TV, in his haste to report that PM Modi had sent his best wishes to Trump.
India Today’s Gaurav C Sawant reads out PM Modi’s parody Twitter/X account congratulatory message for Donald Trump on live TV, video goes viral
So, lndia Today anchor Gaurav Sawant excitedly reads out a congratulatory message from Modi to Donald Trump,
Fun fact – it was from a parody account.Nothing odd. The channel is also a parody account of journalism.
pic.twitter.com/1B3KJrLflV— Syyeda_ (@Syyeda_) November 6, 2024
According to the post from Narendra Modi’s spoof X account, he has scheduled a call with Donald Trump to offer his congratulations. The leaders will talk about the ongoing bloodshed against Hindus in Bangladesh, the Khalistan terrorism that Justin Trudeau has facilitated in Canada, and the conflict in Ukraine.
While reading out the phony statement, the anchor, Gaurav Sawant referred to it as a forceful message from Modi in light of the recent wave of attacks on Hindus and temples by Khalistani extremists and the ongoing bloodshed against Hindus in Bangladesh. However, he had no idea at the time that it was a phony account of PM Modi with the identical profile photo but the word “Parody” in bracket.
“I’m sorry I got wrong,” he said right away, correcting the error. He then read out the actual message from PM Modi’s official and verified account congratulating Donald Trump on his historic victory in the US elections.
When reporting on such fast-paced events, broadcast journalists frequently make this mistake, but netizens use these times to satisfy their craving for roasting. Many internet users did think that the account appeared so authentic that anyone could be duped by it at first sight.
Others, however, emphasized that journalists must properly verify information before disseminating it to the thousands of viewers that watched the news.
So India Today ran a news program based on a Narendra Modi Parody’s account. Slow claps. 👏
pic.twitter.com/H1Av4nRQIi— Narundar (@NarundarM) November 6, 2024
Donald Trump’s victory
Donald Trump is the 47th president of the United States. He is the first convicted felon and the second president to win non-consecutive terms. Trump received 71,202,731 votes (51 percent), while Kamala Harris received 66,264,540 votes.