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Author: Angellica Aribam @AngellicAribam
Publication: Thread Reader App
Date: March 8, 2020
URL: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1236364674750394369.html
I thought of ignoring this but since everyone seems to be interested in @LicypriyaK, let me indulge you.
Last April, 7yo Licypriya Kangujam claimed to be on her way to the UN headquarters in Geneva to address a ‘global UN session’ for ‘Disaster Risks Reduction’ (1/n)
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The news was carried by all major news organizations in the Northeast. @ChitraAhanthem investigated it for Imphal Free Press, a respected newspaper of Manipur. She found the entire thing to be a sham. (2/n)
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It was a made up story by the girl's father, Kangujam Kanarjit aka Dr KK Singh. He was arrested in 2015 in Manipur on charges of criminal case number 176 of 2015 u Section 420 (Fraud), 324 (Assault) & 406 (Criminal breach of trust).He was absconding. Image via @ChitraAhanthem
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(4/n) Though many newspapers carried the claim, not many bothered to carry the investigation debunking. Here's an @EastMojo article which says they've retracted their original story. But not many did this.
UN body confirms Manipur girl ‘achievement’ claim as fake
I can confirm that Licyprya Devi Kangujam is not an official speaker at Global Platform 2019 in Geneva, UNISDR communication head tells EastMojo.
https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2019/04/27/un-body-confirms-manipur-
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(5/n) Here's another news organization that shares the sham story.
But by then, the fake news had spread far&wide. She actually started getting real invites & acclaims.
It all started from a fake news. @ChitraAhanthem &team has more information to share.
Two Northeast headline grabbers turn out to be ‘fake news’!
It’s the one thing that can threaten the very backbone of news media and people’s reliance on trusted media channels - ‘fake news’
https://nenow.in/north-east-news/two-northeast-headline-grabbers-turn-o
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(6/n) What I gather from their investigation is that the girl is being used by the father. Also, he travels very often with a central Cabinet Minister.
Personally, I'm a little concerned about the young girl who is just 8 years old.
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(N/n) For more, please follow @ChitraAhanthem or commission her to do a full fledged story. :)
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And I just got blocked!
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Adding some brave voices who did their bit onto this thread:
https://twitter.com/iamsuffian/status/1236502497277046785?s=19
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https://twitter.com/kumarmanish9/status/1236517953425661952?s=19
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https://twitter.com/MadhishParikh/status/1236520443919695873?s=19
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https://twitter.com/ChitraAhanthem/status/1236360819236986880?s=19
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