A post stating that actor Aamir Khan issued a statement noting that 50 per cent of the earnings of his new film will be directed towards Gaza has gone viral on social media platforms.
Additionally, a graphic post stating the same, attributed to the news outlet News24, has also gone viral on social media platforms.
What we found: At first, we ran a relevant keyword search to find if Khan had spoken openly about donating to the people and cause of Gaza, amid ongoing conflict with Israel.
However, we did not find any reports highlighting this. Moreover, Khan has not spoken about Gaza and the overall issue in public at all.
We, then, reached out to his team and the official spokesperson denied the claim and called it, "false."
We, then, compared the viral graphic with one uploaded by News24 on their official handles and noticed some differences. There is a clear difference in font and spacing between the two images.
Additionally, we did not find any such graphic posted by the website of their bulletin or social media platforms.
The executive editor of News24, Manak Gupta confirmed to The Quint that the graphic was fake.
Conclusion: A fake graphic has gone viral that Khan will direct 50% of his earnings to Gaza from his new film
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