Sikh man wrongly labelled a terrorist after terror attack

“I went viral due to a photoshopped image claiming I am a terrorist (sic)”, Jubbal tweeted on Sunday.

However, the sensible social media users who were able to look through the fakeness of the image came to Jubbal’s rescue.

A different, doctored version of the photo that later circulated around social media this weekend shows Jubbal wearing a suicide vest, with his iPad replaced by a copy of the Koran. The tweet was deleted after the users questioned its authenticity.

The aftermath of the Paris terror attacks included calls for calm and solidarity-and a few unsafe rumour-mongering and distortions. Never been to Paris.

Apart from the fact that Jubbal’s turban clearly identifies him as Sikh, there were a number of other inconsistencies in the photoshopped hoax-including North American power outlets and a sex toy, as identified by BuzzFeed. On Saturday, he tweeted, “Gamers are absolute garbage like I have been saying for a full year”.

One of Spain’s biggest newspapers, La Razón, has apologised after it printed a picture of a Jabbal, claiming he was one one of the terrorists responsible for Friday night’s attacks, reports the Guardian.

People are editing, and photoshopping my selfies as if I am one of the people causing the issues/problems in Paris.

Veerender Jubbal, the man in the photo, pinned the ruse on supporters of Gamergate, the online movement that has been scrutinized for misogyny, racism and harassment tactics under the mantle of debating ethics in video game journalism. “Because of that he’s been, for the last couple of years, been targeted in very severe cyberbullying, so this is not new for him”.

While Jubbal has not replied to our request for comment, according to Twitter he might be taking legal action against the newspaper.