Plunging a new low, Canada recently linked Union home minister Amit Shah to attacks on Sikh separtists in Canada. The country’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison alleged that Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. Indian government vehemently rejected Morrison’s claims, terming them “absurd and baseless” allegations will have serious consequences for bilateral ties.
Now, some Pakistan-based social media users shared a graphic card to claim that the Interpol had put India’s Union Home Minister on its ‘wanted list’. A Pakistan-based Facebook page named ‘Khaber.tv‘ shared on November 1 a graphic card carrying Shah’s photo and wrote: “Credible sources have informed that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has recently been added to Interpol’s wanted list. Shah is in hot waters after Canada’s Deputy Foreign Minister accused him of authorising killing operations against Canadian Sikh nationals.”
How PTI ran Fact Check on the fake news
News agency PTI did a Fact Check on the graphic. The Fact Check Desk ran the viral graphic card through Google Lens. The search results through Google Lens did not fetch any credible news report corroborating the claim.
In the next part of its investigation, the desk reportedly searched Interpol’s official website using the keyword ‘Amit Shah’ across pages but could not find any information about the global agency issuing any such notice.
PTI’s investigation has made it clear that the international police organisation has not issued any notice mentioning home minister Amit Shah, and the graphic card shared on social media by some Pakistani channels is completely fake.