The ongoing protest of the farmers in India is taking serious turns and has become a major talk of the country. Amid this a picture is making its way through the internet. The picture shows several parked tractors along the roadside. Netizens have been claiming that this picture is from the recent farmers’ protest in Berlin. The claim says that on February 14, agitated farmers drove their tractors to Brandenburg Gate, an iconic landmark in the German capital. Anti Fake News War Room ( AFWA) has found that post is deceptive. The pictures are of a farmers’ protest in Berlin that took place in November 2019. However, there have been recent protests by farmers against the government as well.
According to sources, the first picture was found in an article, the second one was found in reports by German news website The Local, the third one on British portal, Farmers Weekly. These reports were published around 26th November 2019. As per news reports, thousands of farmers had descended on Berlin in their tractors on November 26, 2019, to protest against the German government’s agriculture plans, which they said threatened their livelihood. Some 10,000 farmers and 5,000 tractors from different parts of Germany made their way to Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. “The government’s policy package includes plans to limit the use of fertiliser to tackle nitrate pollution in groundwater, and phase out the controversial weedkiller glyphosate by 2023 to protect insect populations,” says ‘The Local’ report. Farmers said the proposed environmental limits are overly restrictive and can affect their farms. The working group for rural agriculture expressed its support for the protests.
“For decades, politicians, scientists and associations have announced that they are doing the right thing if they strive for international cost leadership with low prices and take rapid and major steps towards growth and intensity,” according to the working group. It can be concluded that the pictures are over a year old and passed off as visuals of recent protests against the German government.
