All section Close
Fact Check: Did The Supreme Court Approve A Logo For Teachers?
Writer: Aditi Chattopadhyay
Aditi, part of the fact checking team of The Logical Indian likes to read, write, cook and laugh, in short live life as it is supposed to be. What makes her fascinated is to discover the truth behind a story and more often than not, it is either fact or myth at the end.
India, 11 Aug 2020 9:50 AM GMT | Updated 11 Aug 2020 10:29 AM GMT
Editor : Bharat Nayak |
As the founding editor, Bharat had been heading the newsroom during the formation years of the organization and worked towards editorial policies, conceptualizing and designing campaign strategies and collaborations. He believes that through the use of digital media, one could engage the millennial's in rational conversations about pertinent social issues, provoking them to think and bring a behavioral change accordingly.
Creatives : Abhishek M
" An engineer by profession, Abhishek is the creative producer of the team, graphic designing is his passion and travelling his get away. In more ways than one, he makes the content visually appealing."
The Logical Indian Fact Check team investigates the claim that the Supreme court has approved a new logo for teachers to put on their car.
A picture of apparently a logo is being circulated in WhatsApp with the claim that it is the new logo for teachers to put on their car as Doctors and Lawyers do. It is also being said that the Supreme court has approved this logo.
The logo shows two palms around a book and a pen in the centre – with the text "I want, I can, I will."
Supreme Court has approved this logo for teachers to stick on their vehicles like doctors and advocates ! #congratulations @ShashiTharoor pic.twitter.com/32UsiZBbyi
— Jayasree Vijayan (@JayasreeVijayan) October 6, 2017
Supreme Court accepted this logo for teachers to put on their vehicles pic.twitter.com/fGqpOLJ0ss
— Beena Najeeb (@NajeebBeena) October 6, 2017#SC has Approved a logo for the teachers to put on their vehicles.#Honour. pic.twitter.com/38mOeUjehT
— Jazib Sultan@JSM (@JazibSultanJSM1) January 8, 2019
Congratulations to all teachers, find this new approved Logo for teachers like ant other logos of Doctors or Lawyers. Ptoudly you can stick this logo on your vehicles with a caption of a nation builder. Be proud to be a teacher as usual. pic.twitter.com/1rg4oDiBRV
— Deepak Khanduri (@DeepakK91055048) February 19, 2020
The Logical Indian received multiple requests to verify the logo.
Claim:
Supreme court has approved a new logo for teachers to put on their car.
Fact Check:
The claim is false. The Supreme Court has not approved any logo for teachers. The website of the Supreme Court has no mention of any directive being passed around it.
The logo has been going viral since the last couple of years.
The logo was originally designed by Rajesh Khanna, a principal of a government school in Ludhiana's Jagraon town, in September 2017, on the occasion of Teacher's Day.
"There has been no directive from SC of this sort, at least none that I know of. We are currently in the process of getting it approved as a trademark. However, the news of the SC approving this symbol is false," the Quint quoted Khanna as saying 2 years ago.
Below is a screenshot of his Facebook page where he states that the logo was created him:
Other photographs from the event can be accessed here.
If you have any news that you believe needs to be fact-checked, please email us at factcheck@thelogicalindian.com or WhatsApp at 6364000343.
Also Read: Fact Check: Twitter Mourns Death Of A Person Who Is Alive, Fake Account Spins A Dubious Tale
Must Reads
We are an independent and public-spirited digital media platform for Indian millennials. We report news and issues that matter as well as give you the opportunity to take action.
