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Old video from Karnataka is falsely shared linking it to the Ujjain stone pelting incident - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 28, 2020
A post accompanying a video of a Hindu procession is being widely shared across social media platforms with a claim that the video is of the procession carried out in the same area in Ujjain where an incident of stone pelting took place earlier. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim:  Procession of Hindus in the same area in Ujjain where stones were pelted on a rally organized to raise funds for Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya.
Fact: Though the actual date of the procession in the video is not known, it is available on the internet at least for a year. The video has nothing to do with the Ujjain stone-pelting incident and is actually from Gulbarga, Karnataka. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video in the post led us to a 2019 YouTube video which carried visuals similar to the video in the post. The title of the video reads ‘Ram Navami Shobha yatra in Kalaburagi. By. RSS and. BJP supports’. This establishes that the video is at least a year old.
Taking a cue from this YouTube video, Google search with ‘Ram Navami Gulbarga Shobha Yatra 2019’ as a keyword yielded many 2019 YouTube videos similar to the one in the post. However, we could not find the exact date of this yatra.
Further by juxtaposing the screenshots of the YouTube videos and the video in the post, we can spot similarities in both these videos.
In one of the screenshots of the YouTube video, we can spot ‘Basavaganga Medical & Enterprises’ on one of the billboards. Taking a cue from this, search on Google maps with relevant keyword led us to a location in Gulbarga where a medical store with the same name is located near a Mosque.
All these establish that this is an old video of a Hindu procession in Gulbarga and has nothing to do with the Ujjain stone-pelting incident. However, the exact date of this procession is not known.
In the light of an incident in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) in which four persons are arrested under the Nation Security Act (NSA) for pelting stones on a rally organized by Bajrang Dal in order to raise funds for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, posts like these are being shared with misleading claims.
To sum it up, old video of a Hindu procession from Karnataka is falsely shared linking it to the Ujjain stone pelting incident.

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Old video from Kashmir is shared as an Army aspirant standing up to the Police during the protests against Agnipath scheme in Bihar - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 20, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that it shows an Army aspirant standing up to the Police during the protests against Agnipath scheme in Bihar. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing an Army aspirant standing up to the Police during the protests against Agnipath scheme in Bihar.
Fact: The visuals of the video are from 2021 in Kashmir, not the from Bihar. On 17 August 2021, Police in Kashmir fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse people who gathered in light of the Muharram processions. The visuals were taken when a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim, with knives used for self-flagellation, tried to attack a policeman. Protests erupted in Bihar, against the Agnipath scheme introduced by the central government for recruitment into the Indian Armed Forces. However, this video is not from Bihar and not related to the current protests. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found on YouTube. ‘AP Archive’, the official YouTube channel of the Associated Press (AP), had uploaded the video on 22 August 2021. So, the video is old and is not related to the recent protests against the Agnipath scheme.
According to the Associated Press, the visuals were part of a religious procession in Kashmir. On 17 August 2021, Police in Kashmir fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse people who gathered in light of the Muharram processions. The visuals were taken when a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim, with knives used for self-flagellation, tried to attack a policeman.
Protests erupted in Bihar, against the Agnipath scheme introduced by the central government for recruitment into the Indian Armed Forces. However, this video is not from Bihar and has nothing to do with the current protests.
To sum it up, an old video from Kashmir is falsely shared as an Army aspirant standing up to the Police during the protests against Agnipath scheme in Bihar

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author: Sai Krishna Muthyanolla


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Old video from Kenya portrayed as visuals of a sand tornado disrupting BJP meeting in West Bengal - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 4, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of a sand tornado disrupting the BJP election meeting in West Bengal. In the wake of ongoing election rallies & meetings ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021, this video is being widely shared on social media.  Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a sand tornado disrupting the BJP election campaign meeting in West Bengal.
Fact: The video shows a fierce whirlwind disrupting a church event in Kenya during 2018. This sudden whirlwind reportedly destroyed chairs and other furniture placed outside the church. This video is an old one and has nothing to do with the BJP election meetings in West Bengal. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots shared in the video, similar visuals were found in an article published by the ‘Daily Mail’ news website on 02 October 2018. This article reported that a fierce whirlwind disrupted a church event in Ukambani, Kenya. This sudden whirlwind destroyed the chairs and other electronic equipment laid along its path while spiraling sand and dust in the air. The same video was also published on the official YouTube channel of the ‘Daily Mail’.
News reports covering the whirlwind disrupting the church event in Kenya can be read here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it is concluded that the video shared in the post is an old one and not related to India.
To sum it up, an old video from Kenya is falsely portrayed as recent visuals of a sand tornado disrupting the BJP’s election meeting in West Bengal.


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Old video from Madhya Pradesh is being shared as ‘brutality of Delhi police - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 3, 2020
A video of a Policeman beating a woman, who was holding a child in her lap, is doing rounds on social media with the claim that Delhi police are brutally beating people. Let’s check the authenticity of the claim about the video.
Video of Delhi police brutally beating people.
Fact: The video is about 3 years old and the policemen in the video belong to Gwalior Railway Police Station (Madhya Pradesh). So, the claim is  FALSE.
Ever since riots have erupted in Delhi, the internet is flooded with many images and videos linking them to the riots. In the video posted, a Policeman is seen beating a woman, who was holding a child in her lap. So, when searched on Google with the text ‘Woman and child beaten by Police’, an article of NDTV published on 9 May 2019 with a screenshot of the video was found. As per this story, the incident in the video took place at the Gwalior Railway Police Station (Madhya Pradesh). According to the article, the Gwalior police have said that the video is two years old (taken in 2017) and they were unaware of its existence until it went viral on social media. They have also said that the officer in question was away on poll duty and would be questioned on his return.
As per the article of ‘Times of India’, published on 10 May 2019, the constable in the video, seen beating the woman in the video, was suspended for his act and a probe was ordered by the Gwalior Railway Police. So, the video is about 3 years old and the policemen in it belong to Gwalior Railway Police Station (Madhya Pradesh).
To summarize, an old video from Madhya Pradesh is being shared as the ‘brutality of Delhi police’.
Note: This fact-checkis not to justify the brutal act of the police, but only to highlight the falsenarrative around an old video.
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Old video from Maharashtra is shared as UP Police beating people in Kanpur during midnight hours - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 6, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that police were beating people in Kanpur during midnight. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing UP Police beating people in Kanpur during midnight hours.
Fact: The visuals of police beating people is from 2020 in Mumbra, Maharashtra. The incident happened in Shree Lanka area of Mumbra, where the police resorted to lathi-charge when supporters of two local politicians clashed with each other. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, an old video with similar visuals is found on YouTube. The YouTube video was uploaded on 29 March 2020, which means the video is old, and not a recent one. According to the video report by ‘Hindustani Reporter’, the video is from Kausa, Sree Lanka in Mumbra, Maharashtra.
Couple of news reports have corrected the claim when the video was viral and when shared as though it was from Indore. It was reported that the incident happened in Shree Lanka area of Mumbra, where the police resorted to lathi-charge when supporters of two local politicians clashed with each other.
To sum it up, old video from Maharashtra is being shared as police beating people in Kanpur during midnight hours.


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Old video from Malaysia is falsely shared as that of a Muslim man spitting in food to spread Coronavirus - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 8, 2020
A video is being shared on Facebook with a claim that a Muslim man in the video is spitting into the food he is packing to spread coronavirus. Let’s  analyze the authenticity of the claim made in the post.
Video of a Muslim man spitting into the food packages to spread coronavirus.
Fact: It’s an old video. While the coronavirus outbreak was reported in China in December 2019, the posted video has been shared on the internet since April 2019. Also, the video is not related to India. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Upon reverse image search of the screenshots of the posted video, it was found that the video was present on the internet since April 2019. A Facebook page, ‘We are Malaysians’ posted the same video on 26 April 2019 with the words: ‘Secret Recipe… to keep papadum fresh always. Turns out this is the secret recipe to stay fresh forever’. No additional information related to the video was found in the post.
In the posted video, the logo of the food delivery organisation, ‘foodpanda’, is in pink color. However, in India, the logo of ‘foodpanda’ is in orange color. Therefore, the posted video is not related to India. Although people on social media have been mentioning that the video is related to Malaysia, no information related to it was found. It can be seen from the ‘foodpanda’ website that the logo color of their organisation in Malaysia is ‘pink‘.
Also, while the coronavirus outbreak was reported in China in the last week of December 2019, the posted video was present on the internet since April 2019.
To summarize, an old video from Malaysia is falsely shared as that of a Muslim man spitting in food to spread Coronavirus
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Old video from Mumbai is being shared as a rally by Hindu students in Karnataka - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 16, 2022
A video is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows a rally by Hindu students in Karnataka. It is being shared in the context of the hijab row in Karnataka where some Hindu students opposed hijab inside classrooms by wearing saffron shawls to the schools. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows a rally by Hindu students in Karnataka.
Fact: The video is not related to Karnataka. It is an old video from Mumbai (Maharashtra). The video shows the Maratha reservation protest at JJ Flyover in Mumbai.  Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Yandex Reverse Image Search, the same video was found to be posted by many people in August 2017. A YouTube channel has posted the same video in 2017 and wrote – “Maratha andolan–JJ Flyover 4.5-5 LAKHS OF PROTESTERS MARCH TO AZAD MAIDAN, AT MUMBAI”.
The ‘Maratha Kranti Morcha’ was organised in Mumbai by the Maratha community in August 2017 demanding reservations in education and government jobs. More visuals of the Maratha protest rally on JJ Flyover (Mumbai) can be seen here, here, and here.
To sum it up, an old video from Mumbai is falsely shared as a rally by Hindu students in Karnataka.

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Old video from Nepal shared as recent visuals of a hailstorm in Rajasthan’s Udaipur - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 2, 2023
In the context of recent reports of hailstorms in several parts of Rajasthan, a video of a hailstorm is being widely shared on social media claiming it as the visuals from Udaipur. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of hailstorm in Udaipur, India.
Fact: This video shows a hailstorm in Nepal on 18 April 2020. Though hailstorms were reported across several parts of Rajasthan, this video is not related to that incident. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
A reverse image search of the viral video revealed that the same video has been shared by multiple users in the past as visuals from Chhattisgarh, Vietnam etc. However, a Facebook video uploaded on 19 April 2020 contains the TikTok user ID ‘diwakarbartaula’. Taking a cue from this, we searched for the viral video on TikTok and found that the video was first uploaded from this account on 18 April 2020 as visuals from Chitwan, Nepal.
When ‘Fact Crescendo’ contacted the original uploader Diwakar Bartaula, he confirmed that the video was recorded by him on 18 April 2020 at his farm in Gadauli village, Nepal. He also shared another video of his farm with them. Earlier in 2020, FACTLY debunked the same video when it went viral as visuals from Telangana’s Warangal. Recent visuals from hailstorm-affected areas in Rajasthan can be seen here.
To sum it up, an old video of hailstorm in Nepal is shared as recent visuals of hailstorm in Udaipur.

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Old video from Pakistan falsely shared as Tablighi Jamaat member roaming naked in the isolation ward - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 8, 2020
A video of a naked man breaking glass panels of windows with head and bare hands is widely being shared with the claim that the man is a Tablighi Jamaat member and he is roaming naked and creating ruckus in the isolation ward. Let’s analyze the claim made in the post.
Video of a Tablighi Jamaat member roaming naked and creating ruckus in the isolation ward.
Fact: The video is an old one. It is related to Pakistan. So, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When searched on YouTube with keywords, a longer version of the posted video was found. The video was uploaded on 26 August 2019.
The description had the information that the incident took place in Khalid Bin Waleed mosque in Gulshan e Hadeed (Karachi). With that information, when one goes through the photos of mosques in that locality, the mosque in a frame of the longer video matched with that of Jamia Khalid bin Walid mosque. The Google photos of that mosque can be seen here
A lot of similarities can be found in both the images-
This video was also previously fact-checked by Alt News.
To summarize, a video from Pakistan is being shared with the narrative ‘Tablighi Jamaat member roaming naked and creating ruckus in isolation ward’.
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Old video from Pakistan shared as visuals of a man violently kicking a woman at an event in Uttar Pradesh - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 14, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of a man kicking a woman on the chest while dancing at an event in Uttar Pradesh. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Horrific video of a man kicking a woman dancing at an event in Uttar Pradesh.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place in Pakistan. In June 2020, several news websites reported about this video and stated that a woman was brutally kicked by a man for dancing inappropriately in front of guests during an event in Pakistan. The video has nothing to do with Uttar Pradesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals is found in an article published by the ‘Daily Star’ news website on 30 June 2020. This article reported it as a horrific video of a man brutally kicking a woman on the chest while dancing at an event in Pakistan. According to the article, the man had kicked the woman for allegedly dancing in a disgraceful way in front of the guests.
Reporting the same, several news websites published articles in June 2020. They can be seen here, here and here. A few news websites reported that the incident had taken place in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region in Pakistan.
To sum it up, an old video from Pakistan is shared as visuals of a man violently kicking a woman while dancing at an event in Uttar Pradesh.

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Old video from Pakistan shared as visuals of TV reporter swept away during floods in Telangana - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 14, 2022
In the light of severe floods in Telangana, a video through a post is being shared widely on social media which shows a Jeep being washed away in flood waters. The post claims that this video shows the incident of a missing reporter in Jagtial, Telangana. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: The video of a news reporter swept away in Jagtial, Telangana.
Fact:  Zameer, who works as a reporter at the Telugu channel NTV, had travelled to the Bornapalli village to cover a story. Zameer was travelling in a car with a friend, when he was swept away by the swollen stream near the Ramajipeta village close to Bornapalli, on the evening of 12 July 2022. However, the video shared in the post dates back to 2020, and is most likely from Pakistan. Hence the claim made in this post is MISLEADING.
For context, we searched the web with relevant keywords about the missing claim made by the post and found several news articles here, here and here. A video about the same incident can be seen here. According to these reports, Zameer is a news reporter with NTV, a Telugu News Channel. On 12 July 2022, he went to cover the rescue of nine labourers stuck in Godavari flood waters by NDRF personnel at Bornapalli village. While returning to Jagtial, along with his friend, the car in which the duo was travelling, was washed away down the road by a powerful stream of flood water. Zameer was swept away, while his friend narrowly escaped. Rescue operations are underway to find Zameer.
While going through the comments in the post that shared the viral video, a user shared a YouTube link which apparently shows the same video posted on 07 September 2020. Upon further investigation, we found an even earlier version of the video uploaded to YouTube on 23 March 2020. Another video titled, “Suzuki Potohar Jeep Floats in Rain Flood Balochistan Village” also shows the same visuals.
Taking the cue from this, we searched for “ Suzuki Potohar Jeep” and found the similar images matching with that of Jeep from the video. However, news reports mentioned that the NTV reporter who was recently swept away in Jagtial was travelling in a Swift Dzire car. In other words, the video that shows a jeep being washed away has nothing to do with the NTV reporter.
This Wikipedia article mentions that Pak Suzuki Motors manufactured the Suzuki Potohar car. From this, it is evident that the Jeep belongs to Pakistan. Also, the number plate in the car reads – “BE 9119”. ( Black alpha numericals on yellow plate). Taking the cue from this, we found this Wikipedia article explaining different formats of number plates used for various vehicles. Also, we tried to find the number plates of the vehicles registered in Sindh province through OLX and a Facebook group.
Two formats of number plates are used in Sindh for Private four wheelers:
The Suzuki Potohar number plate format in the viral video matches the second category. But we couldn’t trace out the exact location and date of the incident. From all available evidence, the video is most probably from Pakistan.
To sum it up, an old video from Pakistan is being shared as visuals of TV reporter swept away during floods in Telangana.


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Old video from Peru shared as visuals of Muslims mixing chemicals in rice to reduce Hindu population - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 1, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of rice mill workers adding chemicals to white rice and selling them as brown rice in India. Sharing the video, this post alerts people not to buy brown rice at hawker centres in India. The same video was sent to our Whatsapp Tipline (+91 9247052470) number claiming it as the visuals of Muslims mixing chemicals in rice to reduce the Hindu population in India. Let’s verify the claims made in the post.
Claim: Video of Muslims adding chemicals in rice to reduce the Hindu population in India.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place in Peru, not India. This video shows supermarket employees stirring normal rice with colouring aniline. This video has nothing to do with the Muslim community living in India. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found posted by a Facebook user on 20 August 2018. This user reported it as visuals of workers stirring plastic rice with plain white rice and adding colouring aniline to match the colour. Sharing the same video, a user mentioned that the incident had taken place in Peru.
On observing the video carefully, we could see ‘CASSERITA’  brand on rice bags. ‘CASSERITA PARA LA FAMILIA’ is a Peru-based rice merchandise company.
When we searched for more details of the video using these keywords, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘Latin America Press RTV’ news channel on 21 August 2019. This news channel too had reported it as the visuals of rice mill workers stirring plastic rice with white rice and adding colouring aniline to match the colour. This news channel reported that the incident had taken place in Lima city, Peru. Although the concept of plastic rice is a myth, this incident of mixing colours with white rice did take place in Peru.
To sum it up, an old video from Peru is being shared as visuals of Muslims mixing chemicals in rice to reduce the Hindu population in India.

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Old video from Russia shared as the visuals of a Muslim assaulting a doctor in Spain - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 15, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming that it shows visuals of a migrant Muslim assaulting a doctor for asking his wife to remove the Hijab. The post claims that the incident had taken place in Spain. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a migrant Muslim in Spain assaulting a doctor for asking his wife to remove the Hijab.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place in Nizhnevartovsk city in Russia. A  man named Bakhriddin Azimov attacked a dermatologist in Nizhnevartovsk for allegedly calling his wife’s skin beautiful. The incident took place in 2021. The Muslim man did not assault the doctor for asking his wife to remove her hijab and the incident did not took place in Spain. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found in an article published on 24 September 2021. This article reported it as visuals of a Muslim husband assaulting a dermatologist in Russia.
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords on the internet, similar visuals were found in an article published by Russia’s ‘RT’ news website in September 2021. As per the report, a man named Bakhriddin Azimov was charged with hooliganism after badly assaulting a dermatologist for complimenting his wife’s skin as beautiful. The incident reportedly took place in Nizhnevartovsk city in Russia.
Reporting details of the incident, several news websites published articles in September 2021. They can be seen here, here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post shows an old incident in Russia, not from Spain.
To sum it up, an old video from Russia is shared as visuals of a Muslim in Spain attacking a doctor for asking his wife to remove the hijab.


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Old video from Russia shared as visuals of Namaz offered at the FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 22, 2022
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as the latest visuals of hundreds of Muslims offering Namaz in a FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video showing mass Namaz offering at a FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows old visuals of Muslims offering namaz at the Kazan stadium in Russia. The video does not show any latest visuals from the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found published by ‘The Message of Islam’ YouTube channel on 10 June 2019. This YouTube channel described it as the visuals of a mass gathering offering Namaz in the Kazan stadium in Russia. Similar visuals were seen when 10 thousand Muslims gathered for the fourth Republican Iftar at the Kazan Arena stadium in June 2016.
On 20 November 2022, during the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament at the Al Bayt stadium in Qatar,  Qatari YouTuber Ghanem Al-Moftah recited the verses of Holy Quran in the presence of actor Morgan Freeman. News reports related to the inaugural ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament can be seen here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post shows old visuals of Namaz offerings at the Kazan stadium in Russia, not from the FIFA World Cup venue in Qatar.
غانم المفتاح يستهل افتتاح المونديال بآيات من القرآن الكريم بحضور الممثل الامريكي مورغان فريمان#قطر2022 #كاس_العالم_قطر_2022#قنوات_الكاس #Qatar2022#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/CUNmecrUum
To sum it up, old video from Russia is shared as visuals of Namaz offered at the FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar.

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Old video from Saudi Arabia falsely shared as ‘France products being dumped in Kuwait’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 4, 2020
With recent tensions in France and the related boycott call of French products by Muslims in various countries, a video of people dumping some products is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows French products being dumped into the garbage in Kuwait. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of French products being dumped into the garbage in Kuwait.
Fact: The posted video was not taken in Kuwait. It is an old video from Saudi Arabia where spoiled cheese was dumped. It is not related to the recent boycott call of French products by Muslims in various countries. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Google Reverse Image Search, several news articles containing the same visuals were found in the search results. It can be read in the articles published in May 2020 that the video is related to Saudi Arabia, not Kuwait. They have also reported that the Ministry of Commerce gave clarification regarding the video when it went viral with false claims. In May 2020, the Ministry has tweeted – ‘The information received is incorrect, and there are no carcinogens, so 1628 cheese products that appeared in the video clip were confiscated and destroyed, due to the appearance of signs of spoilage due to their poor storage’ (translated by Google).
We also found that other verified Twitter handles tweeted regarding this video back in May 2020. Some of those tweets can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, an old video from Saudi Arabia falsely shared as ‘France products being dumped in Kuwait’.

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Old video from Saudi Arabia is being falsely shared as the one from Rajasthan. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 21, 2020
A post with the video of camels being washed away in floods is doing rounds on social media with a claim that this incident happened in Rajasthan. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Video of camels being washed away in floods in Rajasthan.
Fact: According to a news video, these visuals are from Saudi Arabia which witnessed flash floods back in 2018. The video has nothing to do with Rajasthan. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video led us to a news video which carried the same visuals as in the post. This video is uploaded on a verified YouTube channel called Northeast Live on 15 November 2018 and the description of the video reads ‘Flash floods claim 30 lives in Saudi Arabia’. According to the video, these visuals are from flood-hit Saudi Arabia in 2018.  News article reporting the flash floods which hit Saudi Arabia in 2018 can be read here and here. With this, we can say that this video has nothing to do with Rajasthan
Few social media users shared the same video back in 2018 which can be seen here and here. These posts also claim that these visuals are of the flash floods which hit Saudi back in 2018.
In the light of the recent flash floods which hit Rajasthan, videos like those in the post are being shared with misleading claims.
To sum it up, the video is of flash floods which hit Saudi Arabia in 2018 and has nothing to do with Rajasthan.

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Old video from Saudi Arabia shared as visuals of dead livestock submerged during floods in India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 13, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of the dead livestock that drowned during the floods in India. Sharing the video, this post claims that 711 sheep have lost their lives because of the rainfall in India. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video showing a flock of sheep lying dead in rainwaters in India.
Fact: The video shows the dead livestock that drowned during the floods caused by the torrential rainfalls in Saudi Arabia’s Arar city in 2020. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with India. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found in a tweet made by the ‘Arabia Weather-Saudi Arabia’ Twitter handle on 12 November 2020. Sharing the video, ‘Arabia Weather-Saudi Arabia’ tweeted that more than a thousand sheep have lost their lives because of the torrential rainfall in Arar city in Saudi Arabia. A few other Youtube channels have also published this video with a similar description in November 2020.
لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله 😳
ربي يعوضه خير، خسارة كبيرة والله😔
اكثر من ألف رأس من الأغنام نفقت في شعيب #عرعر بسبب السيول😔 pic.twitter.com/UruWA1E3NN
When we searched for further sources using these keywords, we found the details of this video in an article published by the ‘Q8 News’ website on 14 November 2020. Publishing similar photos of the dead livestock, this article reported that the floods that swept Arar city in Saudi Arabia caused the death of hundreds of sheep owned by a Saudi citizen. Reporting the same, several news websites published articles in November 2020. A few of them can be read here, here and here.
Lately, a flock of twenty sheep died due to lightning during heavy rainfall in Shivpuri city of Madhya Pradesh. But, it has nothing to do with the video shared in the post.
To sum it up, an old video from Saudi Arabia is shared as recent visuals of the dead livestock submerged during floods in India.


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Old video from Spain shared as the visuals of high tides caused by Cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 14, 2023
A video is being widely shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals of high tides caused by Cyclone Biparjoy in the coastal areas of Somanth and Dwaraka in Gujarat. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of high sea waves caused by cyclone Biparjoy in the coastal areas of Somanth and Dwaraka in Gujarat.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows the sea waves crashing into the Paseo Nuevo in San Sebastian, Spain. The video was circulating on social media at least since 2021. The video has nothing to do with Cyclone Biparjoy. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, the same video was found in circulation on social media at least since 2021. A few users shared the same video claiming it is the visuals of Cyclone Tauktae that hit Mumbai in 2021.
On searching for further sources, a video showing similar visuals was found published by a YouTube channel on 10 January 2021. From 1:44 minutes of the video, one could see the same visuals as seen in the video shared in the post. Mentioning it is a video from north of Spain, the description of the video stated- “It’s North of Spain, it happens roughly twice a year due to deep water sea wave that can reach up to 24m height”.
When we searched for further details, we found a video showing similar visuals of strong tides hitting a coast. This Facebook user mentioned it is the visuals of strong waves that hit the Paseo Nuevo area of San Sebastian in Spain. An image published on the ‘Getty’ website too showed a similar picture of strong waves crashing into the Paseo Nuevo in San Sebastian.
On comparing Google Maps images and images published by other websites of the Paseo Nuevo area in Spain with that of the visuals shown in the video, it is confirmed that the video shows old visuals from Paseo Nuevo in San Sebastian city of Spain.
To sum it up, an old video from Spain is shared as the visuals of high tides caused because of Cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat.


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Old video from Syria shared as the recent footage of Hamas militants launching missile strikes targeting Israeli soldiers - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 10, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming that the visuals show Hamas militants launching missile strikes targeting Israeli soldiers. Alleging that the visuals are from the recent Israel-Palestine conflict, the post claims that hundreds of Israeli soldiers have died in multiple attacks in Gaza. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: A recent video of Hamas militants launching missile strikes targeting Israeli soldiers.
Fact: The post shared a 2016 video of Syrian rebel brigades striking at the Syrian regime forces and their supporting militias in Aleppo, Syria. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published by a journalist on 19 August 2016. The journalist reported it as the visuals of missile strikes on two groups of Assad forces in Aleppo, Syria.
When we searched for further sources using this information, we found a video showing similar visuals on the ‘Orient’ news channel on 20 August 2016. The news site published the video with the description, “Shiite militias are killed in Aleppo, and the competent authorities carry out a mass escape in the Ramousah area.”
Reporting the complete details of the incident, Al Jazeera published an article on 19 August 2016. According to the news report, the Syrian opposition brigades conducted missile strikes on Syrian regime forces and their supporting militias when they tried to storm the Air Technical College in the Ramousah area of Aleppo in Syria. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be confirmed that the video shared in the post shows old war visuals from Syria and have nothing to do with the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
To sum it up, an old video from Syria is shared as the recent visuals of Hamas militants striking Israeli soldiers with missiles.

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Old video from Syria shared as the recent visuals showing a bomb blast in a hospital in Gaza - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 31, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it shows the CCTV visuals of a recent bomb attack in a hospital in Gaza. Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, the video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing the CCTV footage of a recent bomb attack in a hospital in Gaza.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old bomb attack in the Omar bin Abdul Aziz hospital in Aleppo, Syria.  The Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, was hit by airstrikes on 17 October 2023. But the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, the same video was found tweeted by a journalist from Syria. Fared Al Mahlool, the Freelance Syrian conflict reporter, tweeted the video mentioning that the visuals show one of the many hospitals in Syria targeted by Russian and Assad forces with bomb attacks. Based on the timestamp of this video, it indicates that the recording took place on 16 July 2016.
When we searched for more details of the video using this information, the same video was found to be published by the Aleppo Media Center (AMC) YouTube channel on 31 July 2016. The description of the video states- “Moments documenting the crime: “The air strike that targeted Omar bin Abdulaziz Hospital in mid-July.”
In July 2016, the Russian-backed Syrian government forces conducted air strikes on Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in the Al-Maadi neighbourhood in the eastern part of Aleppo City. News reports about these air strikes by the Russian and Asad forces can be seen here, here, and here.
The Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, was hit by a wave of air strikes on 17 October 2023. The Israeli forces and Hamas accused each other of this attack on the Gaza City hospital. On 29 October 2023, the Israeli warplanes reportedly carried out airstrikes near Gaza’s largest Hospital. But the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent attack on the Gaza City Hospital.
To sum it up, an old video from Syria was shared as the visuals of a recent bomb attack on a hospital in Gaza.

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Old video from Tadoba is falsely shared as a recent sighting of tigers on Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar road - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 25, 2021
A video attached to a tweet by Anand Mahindra is being widely shared on social media claiming that the tigers were sighted on the Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar road. The viral tweet, through the video, even claims that the tigers were sighted on 19 August 2021. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of tigers sighted on Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar road on 19 August 2021.
Fact: The video was taken by a twitter user named ‘Sarang Ghormare’ when he went on a night safari in ‘Tadoba’ on 03 November 2019. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
One of the Twitter users named ‘Sarang Ghormare’ replied to Anand Mahindra’s tweet claiming that the video was taken by him when he went on a night safari in ‘Tadoba’ on 03 November 2019. The user posted both the original Facebook and YouTube links with the same video.
This was taken by me when we went on a night safari in Tadooba on Nov 3rd 2019. It was a great experience. Here is the link to the original post on FB: https://t.co/zT3OSQzIEz and YT as well: https://t.co/v6J9zk3tgt
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a similar but shorter (58 second) video was found published on Twitter by ‘Susanta Nanda IFS’. Susanta Nanda is an Indian Forest Service officer of the 1989 Odisha cadre. He tweeted that this video was from somewhere in western India and that it was shared by a colleague. So, this video is not taken on 19 August 2021 as it was circulating online since 2019.
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Somewhere in Western India. Shared by a colleague pic.twitter.com/ehIDxEyjXh
In Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, tigers are regularly sighted on the roads (here and here). According to an article, owing to regular tiger sightings even in the Buffer area of the reserve, tourism boomed in the region.
To sum it up, an old video from Tadoba is falsely shared as a recent sighting of tigers from Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar road.


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Old video from Tamil Nadu shared as the recent visuals of an elected Congress MP humiliating a Hindu priest in Karnataka - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 25, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of an elected legislative in Karnataka stopping a Bhoomi pooja ceremony by a priest and questioning a government officer for calling only a Hindu priest to the ceremony. A few other posts claim it is the visuals from Karnataka where an elected DMK MP Senthil Kumar asked a Hindu priest to leave the stone-laying ceremony and ordered the government official to bring a Christian pastor, the Imam and atheists for the stone-laying ceremony. Sharing the video, these posts claims that this is the humiliation faced by Hindu priests in Karnataka after Congress formed the government in the state. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of an elected MP in Karnataka humiliating a Hindu priest and stopping a bhoomi pooja for conducting the ceremony as per Hindu customs.
Fact: The video shared in the post is from Tamil Nadu, not from Karnataka. The video shows Dharmapuri Lok Sabha MP S. Senthil Kumar objecting to bhoomi pooja for a lake restoration project by a priest and questioning a government official whether he was aware that a government function should not be held in such a manner involving prayers of only particular religion. Dharmapuri MP questioned the government official why they did not invite the Church father, the Imam and atheists to the stone laying ceremony and asked him to invite them. The incident took place in July 2022 and has nothing to do with Karnataka and the Congress. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots and by searching with relevant keywords, a video with similar visuals was found published by a few news channels in July 2022. They can be seen here and here. These news channels reported it is the visuals of Dharmapuri MP S. Senthil Kumar objecting to the ‘Bhoomi pooja’ of the Alapuram Lake restoration project near Paparettipatti in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. S. Senthil Kumar tweeted the same video on 16 July 2022, stating, “Trying to Keep my cool. At times they make me to lose my patience.”
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords, we found several news articles that reported about the incident in July 2022. They can be seen here and here. These reports mentioned them as the visuals of Dharmapuri Lok Sabha MP S. Senthil Kumar objecting to bhoomi pooja for a road project by a priest and questioning a Public Works Department Executive official whether he was aware that a government function should not be held in such a manner involving prayers of only particular religion.
Dharmapuri Lok Sabha MP S. Senthil Kumar asked the official, “What is this? Where are the other religions?, Where is the Christian and Muslim? Invite the Church father, the Imam, invite those who do not profess any religion, the atheists, the Dravidar Kazhagam (representatives)“. Senthil Kumar demanded an invitation to Christian and Islam priests along with Hindu priests to the stone laying ceremony. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video is from Tamil Nadu, not from Karnataka as mentioned in the post.
To sum it up, an old video from Tamil Nadu is shared as the recent visuals of an elected Congress MP humiliating a Hindu priest in Karnataka.


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Old video from Telangana is shared as BJP distributing money in the ongoing 2022 assembly elections - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 23, 2022
In the wake of the ongoing assembly elections in five states, a video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the BJP is distributing money. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of BJP distributing money in the ongoing 2022 assembly elections.
Fact: The video is old and not related to the ongoing assembly elections 2022. The video claiming that BJP distributed ten thousand rupees per voter is from Huzurabad by-poll in Telangana which was held in October 2021. Videos claiming cash for votes by both BJP and TRS went viral during the campaigning for the Huzurabad by-poll. Recently, amidst the 2022 assembly elections, video of a BJP candidate’s son distributing cash went viral, in response to which the EC served a notice to the candidate. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video was found with similar visuals. The video uploaded on the official YouTube channel of Telugu news channel NTV claims that BJP distributed ten thousand rupees per voter in Huzurabad. However, the YouTube video was uploaded on 28 October 2021. Therefore, the video is old and is not related to the ongoing assembly elections in 2022.
The Huzurabad by-elections in Telangana were held on 30 October 2021, where there were many allegations of the BJP and TRS distributing cash for votes. Videos (including the viral video) claiming cash for votes by both BJP and TRS went viral during the campaigning for the Huzurabad by-poll. Recently, amidst the campaigning for the 2022 assembly elections, a video of a BJP candidate’s son distributing cash went viral. In response, the EC served a notice to the candidate.
To sum it up, an old video from Telangana is shared as BJP distributing money in the ongoing 2022 assembly elections.

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Old video from Thanjavur is passed off as people catching hold of a kidnapping gang in Salem - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 14, 2021
A post accompanying the video of a mob thrashing a man is being shared on social media platforms with a claim that the video shows people thrashing a kidnaper in the presence of police who is one among the four hundred who have arrived in Salem to abduct small children. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: People thrashing a kidnapper in Salem, Tamil Nadu who came to abduct small children.
Fact: The video actually shows people thrashing a miscreant who under the influence of alcohol tried to abduct a school-going girl at Thanjavur old bus stand back in 2019. Multiple Tamil regional news agencies have reported the incident. The video has nothing to do with Salem. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video in the post yielded few 2019 Tamil regional news articles which published images similar to the screenshots of the video. According to one such news article, the image represents an incident wherein a miscreant under the influence of alcohol tried to abduct a school-going girl at Thanjavur’s old bus stand. However, people who were present at the scene resisted the move and thrashed him, and handed him over to the police.
Another news article that reported the video stated that a man who tried to abduct a girl at Thanjavur’s old bus stand was attacked by people present at the place.  Another news article that reported the incident can be read here. By all these, we can conclude that the video is related to an incident that occured in Thanjavur back in 2019 and has nothing to do with Salem.
To sum it up, an old video from Thanjavur is passed off as people catching hold of a member of a kidnapping gang in Salem.


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Old video from the event in Croatia is shared as Americans reciting ‘Shri Rudram Stotram’ in the White House - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 4, 2023
A video of a group of foreigners chanting Vedic mantras is being shared claiming that the event occurred in the white house. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Video of Americans reciting ‘Shri Rudram Stotram’ at the White House in America.
Fact: The video is of Rudram 11 event organised by the European Vedic Union in Zagreb, Croatia in 2018. No such event took place at the White House in America. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
On conducting a reverse image search using the keyframes of the video, we found that the event took place in Croatia in 2018 (here and here). The description of the YouTube video mentioned it as ‘Rudram and Chamakam performed by 400+ Europeans in Croatia. The European Veda association would be performing this across many places in Europe for world peace.’
Further investigation using relevant keywords revealed that the event was organised by a network called Veda Union. From the website, it was discovered that the Union seeks to unite all European Vedic chanting groups, and this event, Rudram 11 was one such activity held in Zagreb, Croatia in 2018. Besides, the founders of the Union, Vojko Kercan and Branimir Goanan are seen performing in the viral video. Pictures from the event can be seen here.
To sum up, an old video from the event in Croatia is shared as Americans reciting ‘Shri Rudram Stotram’ in the White House.

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Old video from Uganda shared as recent visuals of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in South Africa - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 14, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the recent visuals of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Sree Ganesh temple in Entebbe, South Africa. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at a temple in South Africa.
Fact: The video shared in the post is related to an old Ganapathi Chaturthi celebration at Shree Ganesh temple in Entebbe, Uganda. This video has nothing to do with South Africa. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals were found in the videos published by few social media users in 2017. They can be seen here and here. These users mentioned it as the visuals of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Shree Ganesh temple in Entebbe, Uganda. They described it as the African style of celebrating the Ganesh festival.
In September 2018, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher had shared the same video with a similar description on his Instagram handle. Several media outlets have published videos and articles reporting this video shared by Anupama Kher. They can be seen here and here.
To obtain the complete details of this video, the ‘Boom’ fact-checking organization had contacted Rahul C Mushrif, the chairman of Shree Ganesh temple in Entebbe. Rahul Mushrif confirmed that the video was shot during the 2017 Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Shree Ganesh temple in Entebbe. Also, Rahul Mushrif shared a poster of the 2017 Ganesh Chaturthi event with ‘Boom’. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is an old one and not related to South Africa.
To sum it up, an old video from Uganda is being shared as recent visuals of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in South Africa.

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An old video from Uttar Pradesh is passed off as a government school in Delhi turned into a Madrasa - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 11, 2022
A social media post accompanying a video of a group of men along with police barging into a room filled with Muslim students is being widely shared with a claim that the video shows a government school in Delhi’s Vijay Nagar, that has been converted into a Madrasa with the help of the Kejriwal government’s support. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: A government school in Delhi has been converted to a Madrasa.
Fact: These visuals are from a government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. Couple of local news agencies have reported the same visuals as from Ghaziabad. Moreover, as per the reports, the viral visuals are related to Quran recitation programme organised by a Muslim teacher of the school with the permission of the school management for the wellbeing of their children. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
These viral visuals are show a government school in Uttar Pradesh and not Delhi. Reverse image search of the viral visuals yielded couple of YouTube videos (here & here) which carried similar visuals. These videos were uploaded back in 2021 and the description states that the visuals are from a government school in Ghaziabad. The description of the video reads ‘Islamic Activities in Government School of Primary School Mirzapur, Vijayanagar, Ghaziabad, U.P.’
Taking a cue from the YouTube videos, further search yielded a local news report that reported the same visuals. Even as per this report, the visuals are from a government school in Ghaziabad.
However, the school is not turned into a madrasa as claimed in the post. Dainik Bhaskar, after speaking to the Vijayanagar police reported that a Muslim teacher of the school with the permission of the school management organised a Quran recitation programme for the wellbeing of their children and the viral visuals are related to this programme. Further, according to the report, no case has been filed in this regard as the police did not find anything objectionable in their investigation.
To sum it up, these visuals are old and are from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad and not Delhi as claimed. Moreover, the school was not turned into a Madrasa.


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Old video from Wagah border falsely shared as Pakistan supplying Oxygen Cylinders to India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 27, 2021
A video accompanying a post is being widely shared claiming that ‘Pakistan supplying Oxygen Cylinders to India’ for COVID-19 infected patients with the help of an ambulance. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Pakistan supplying oxygen cylinders to India for treating COVID-19 infected patients.
Fact: The video accompanying the post is an old video taken at the Wagah border. The video was uploaded by a YouTube channel way back in the year 2018, at a time when COVID-19 is unknown. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A simple google search with the key words ‘ambulance wagah border’ directed us to the screenshot of the video, on the google images page. On clicking the image, we were directed to a YouTube video uploaded by ‘hammad ali’ channel. The video was uploaded on 30 December 2018, with the title ‘Ambulance Exchanges Body at Wagah Border Pakistan’. In the description of the video, it was said to be recorded on 27 December 2018.
India is facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen amidst increasing COVID-19 cases. Over the past week, many COVID-19 patients have died due to the unavailability of medical oxygen in hospitals in a few states. Related news articles can be seen here, here, and here. Many countries including Pakistan have offered their help during this unprecedented crisis. Related news articles of which can be seen here and here. However, the video in the post has no link with the current COVID-19 crisis as the video was recorded in 2018, at a time when COVID-19 was unheard of.
To sum it up, an old video from Wagah border is being falsely shared as Pakistan supplying Oxygen Cylinders to India.


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Old video from West Bengal is shared as people chasing away BJP candidates in Uttar Pradesh - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 24, 2022
In the wake of the upcoming general elections in Uttar Pradesh, a video of people chasing a woman amidst police security is being widely circulated across social media platforms claiming that the video shows people chasing away BJP candidates in Uttar Pradesh. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing people chasing away BJP candidates in Uttar Pradesh.
Fact: The viral visuals are actually related to the election related violence, which erupted during the 2021 general elections in West Bengal’s Chuchura. As per news reports, clashes broke out between BJP and TMC workers on the election day when BJP’s candidate Locket Chatterjee visited a polling booth. She was chased by local TMC workers. While there have been sporadic incidents of BJP leaders being chased away by the local residents, the viral video has nothing to do with Uttar Pradesh. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The viral video contains the logo of ‘Zee 24 Ghanta’ at the top right corner. Taking a cue from this, an internet search with relevant keywords yielded the original news report which reported these visuals. As per the title, this video shows BJP’s Locket Chatterjee facing strong protests in the Chuchura area.
Another news agency reported that BJP’s Locket Chatterjee’s cavalcade was attacked allegedly by the local TMC supporters, on her visit to a polling booth on the election day i.e. 10 April 2021. These news reports establish that the viral video is not from Uttar Pradesh but from Bengal.
While there are isolated incidents of BJP leaders being chased away by locals of the constituency ahead of the upcoming general elections in Uttar Pradesh, the viral video is old and shows an incident that happened during the Bengal elections in 2021.
To sum it up, an old video from Bengal is shared as people chasing away BJP candidates in Uttar Pradesh.

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Old video goes viral as President Biden confronted by a civilian - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 23, 2023
A video in which Joe Biden can be seen confronted over his support for Iraq war is being widely shared on social media platforms. Comparing the state of Democracy in India and US, the post claims that the video shows a man questioning the US President. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing a civilian questioning US President Joe Biden.
Fact: The video shows an anti-war group confronting Biden for his past support for Iraq war. However, Biden was not elected as President when the incident took place. He was campaigning for the Presidential election. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
The video indeed shows Joe Biden being confronted by a war veteran over support for Iraq war. However, this incident took place much before Joe Biden was elected as US President.
Google search with relevant keywords yielded multiple news reports that reported the same video (here, here & here). These reports date back to March 2020 and as per these reports, during a campaign event in Oakland, California on 03 March 2020, Biden was confronted by an anti-war group.
Michael Thurman, a war veteran questioned Biden for his past support for Iraq war. Biden was campaigning for the Presidential election when the confrontation took place.
It is noteworthy to mention that in 2002, Joe Biden was one of the senators who supported the then President George W. Bush to use force in Iraq.
Although the video shows Biden being questioned by a civilian, he was not the President at that point, as claimed in the viral post.
To sum it up, old video goes viral as President Biden being questioned by a civilian.


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Old video is being falsely shared as ‘88 BJP MPs met Rajnath Singh and asked him to revoke CAA and NRC’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 9, 2020
A post with a video clip is being widely shared on social media with a claim that it shows a few BJP MPs meeting Rajnath Singh and asking him to revoke Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Let’s analyze the claim.
Video of BJP MPs meeting Rajnath Singh and asking him to revoke Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Fact: The video is on the internet at least since August 2018. So, it is in no way connected to the recent CAA and NRC issues. Hence, the claim is FALSE.
When the video in the post was uploaded on the ‘InVid’ plugin, many keyframes of it were obtained. When these keyframes are subjected to reverse image search technique, a certain keyframe was found in a Facebook post. The post was found to be published first on September 1, 2018, and had the text- ‘Rajender Singh MLA BJP begging in front of Rajnath singh for upper caste against SC St act amendment and giving resign from MLA ship’.
Another tweet with the date August 7, 2018, mentioning the video to be related to SC/ST Act was also found and it can be seen here. Though ‘FACTLY’ couldn’t independently verify the claims about the video, it was found to exist on the internet at least since August-2018. So, it can be ascertained that the video has nothing to do with the recent CAA and NRC issues.
To conclude, an old video is being falsely shared as ‘88 BJP MPs met Rajnath Singh and asked him to revoke CAA and NRC’.
Did you watch our video on the 10 Most Ridiculous Fake News of the Year 2019?

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Old video is being passed off as French embassy set on fire in the wake of the latest protests against Emmanuel Macron - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 28, 2020
A post with a video that shows a  building set on fire by a mob is being widely shared on social media. The post claims that protesters in Sudan set fire to the French Embassy in the wake of the ongoing protests against France President Emmanuel Macron’s statements on Islam. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Muslim protesters setting fire to the French embassy in Khartoum, Sudan in the wake of ongoing protests against the statements of the French President on Islam.
Fact: The video is actually of protesters setting fire to the German embassy in Khartoum, Sudan back in 2012 showing their anger over a film denigrating Prophet Muhammad. The video has nothing to do with ongoing protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements on Islam. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video in the post led us to a 2012 news article which carried a similar video. According to the article, the video is of protesters in Khartoum, Sudan besieging embassies of Britain, Germany and US as part of a protest against a film denigrating Prophet Muhammad.  And the building which is set on fire as shown in the video is actually the German embassy in Sudan.
Taking a cue from the news article, further Google search with relevant keywords led us to another news video which carried similar visuals like that of the video in the post. Even this video confirms that the incident is of 2012 protests in Sudan. Other news articles which reported the incident can be read here and here.  We also could not find any recent news reports related to the French embassy being set on fire in Sudan. With all these, we can conclude that the video in the post is of protesters in Sudan setting fire to the German embassy back in 2012 and the video has nothing to do with ongoing protests against the French President Emmanuel Macron.
In the wake of the outrage by Muslim countries against the statements by France President Emmanuel Macron regarding Islam, posts similar to the one in the post are being widely circulated across all social media platforms with misleading claims.
To sum it up, the video is actually of protesters setting fire to the German embassy in Khartoum, Sudan back in 2012.

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Old video is being shared as Crocodile spotted in Himayatsagar during ongoing rains in Hyderabad - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 15, 2020
A post with the video of a crocodile being spotted in a water body is being widely shared on social media with the claim that this particular crocodile is spotted in Himayatsagar lake in Hyderabad. This is being shared in the context of heavy rains in Hyderabad. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: A big crocodile spotted in Himayatsagar lake during the ongoing heavy rains in Hyderabad.
Fact: Similar video is uploaded on YouTube on 08 February 2018.  The video is an old one with no connection to the current Hyderabad rains. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video in the post led us to a YouTube video which carried similar visuals. This particular video was uploaded on YouTube on 08 February 2018 and the description of the video reads “Crocodile swimming in Ganga at Farraka”.
We found other similar Youtube videos with the same claim that the crocodile is spotted at farraka barrage. However, we did not find any credible source confirming that the crocodile is actually spotted in Ganga at Farraka barrage. However, it can be safely concluded that the video is at least 2 years old and has nothing to do with the current rains & floods in Hyderabad.
In the wake of the incessant rains in Hyderabad, videos and posts like the ones in the post are being widely circulating on social media platforms with misleading claims.
To sum it up, the video in the post is doing rounds on the internet since 2018 and has nothing to do with the recent heavy rains in Hyderabad.

created: October 15, 2020


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Old video is being shared as proof of a tampered EVM in the recent Assembly elections (2022) - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 11, 2022
A video is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows a tampered EVM in the recently concluded Assembly elections (2022). The video tries to show that the person votes for the BSP on the EVM, but the vote goes to the BJP. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows a tampered EVM in the recent Assembly elections (2022).
Fact: The video is not related to the recently concluded Assembly elections (2022). The same video is on the internet at least since May 2019. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Google Reverse Image Search, many similar videos were found in the search results. The same video was found to be on the internet at least since May 2019. Some of those old posts can be seen here and here. So, the video is not related to the recently concluded Assembly elections (2022).
Also, one can see that the person in the video places his fingers on both the BSP and BJP buttons. The person might have actually pressed the BJP button only. However, we could not verify the veracity of the incident in the video. When the same video went viral previously in 2020 as a video related to the Dubbaka by-election in Telangana, FACTLY debunked it, the fact-check article in Telugu can be seen here.
To sum it up, an old video is being shared as proof of a tampered EVM in recent Assembly elections (2022).


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Old video is being shared as recent visuals of Raja Singh having food inside the Cherlapalli jail - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 29, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of Goshamahal MLA T. Raja Singh from Telangana having food inside the Cherlapalli jail in Hyderabad. In the wake of Raja Singh being arrested under the PD Act and sent to the Cherlapalli jail as a remand prisoner by the Telangana police, this video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing the recent visuals of Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh having food inside the Cherlapalli jail in Telangana.
Fact: The video shared in the post is circulating on social media at least since August 2021. Several Facebook users shared the video describing it as visuals of Raja Singh having breakfast inside the Nampally court in Hyderabad. The Cherlapalli Jail authorities have issued a press note and clarified that the viral video was not shot inside the premises of Cherlapalli jail. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found posted by a social media user recently on Facebook. This Facebook user mentioned it as an old video of MLA Raja Singh having breakfast inside the Nampally court in Hyderabad. A few other users have also shared this video recently with a similar description.
When we searched for further details using these keywords, we found that several social media users have posted this video in August 2021. A few of those posts can be seen here, here and here. Sharing the video, these users mentioned that Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh was attending the court four days a week from morning to evening because of the alleged false cases filed by the ruling government in Telangana.
On 28 August 2022, the Cherlapalli jail authorities issued a press note regarding this viral clip circulating on social media. Cherlapalli jail authorities in the press note clarified that the viral video was not shot inside the Cherlapalli jail and informed that Raj Singh is being provided facilities as per jail rules amid tight security.
To sum it up, an old video is being shared as recent visuals of Raja Singh eating food inside the Cherlapalli jail.


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Old video is being shared as saffron flags on houses in Karnataka as a reaction to recent pro-hijab protests - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 16, 2022
A video of saffron flags on top of the houses is shared on social media with a claim that it shows a reaction to the action of six girls who recently protested for their right to wear hijab at a college in Karnataka. The video is being shared widely in the context of the current hijab row in Karnataka. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of saffron flags on top of the houses in Karnataka as a reaction to pro-hijab protests.
Fact: While the location of the video is not known, it is not related to the current hijab row in Karnataka. It is an old video. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Google Reverse Image Search, many similar videos were found in the search results. A Facebook page has posted the same video in July 2021. However, in ‘The Times of India’ article, it can be read that the six girl students were protesting in Karnataka from December 2021 as they were not allowed to attend classes with hijab. So, the video is not related to any recent pro or anti-hijab protests in Karnataka.
Also, when the same video went viral, in October 2021, as related to Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha communal violence, ‘Newschecker’ has debunked it saying it is an old and unrelated video.
To sum it up, an old video is being shared as saffron flags on houses in Karnataka as a reaction to recent pro-hijab protests.


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Old video is being shared claiming Hardik Patel is slapped after joining BJP - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 6, 2022
Gujarat’s Patidar leader Hardik Patel has recently quit congress and joined the BJP. It is in the context a social media post accompanying a video of Hardik Patel getting slapped by a man on stage is being shared as if the incident happened after him joining the BJP. The post claims that he was welcomed with a slap, as he joins the BJP. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Hardik Patel was slapped on stage after joining the BJP.
Fact: The incident took place in 2019, when he was in the Congress. Multiple news agencies reported the incident back then. As per these reports, Hardik Patel was slapped by Tarun Gajjar, while he was addressing a poll rally  in Gujarat’s Surendra Nagar district. The video has nothing to do with his joining the BJP. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Hardik Patel recently joined the BJP; however, the viral visuals have nothing to do with his joining the BJP. These visuals are related to an old incident that dates back to 2019.
Google search with relevant keywords yielded multiple news reports that reported the same visuals (here, here & here). As per these reports, the then Congress leader Hardik Patel was slapped on stage by an unidentified man while Patel was addressing a poll rally in Gujarat’s Surendra Nagar district.
Other news reports that reported the incident can be read here & here. Later on the man was identified as Tarun Gajjar, and he confessed that he slapped Hardik Patel for some personal reasons.  Thus, these reports establish that viral visuals have nothing to do with Hardik Patel joining BJP.
To sum it up, old video from 2019 when Hardik Patel was in the Congress is being shared claiming that he got slapped after joining BJP.


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Old video is falsely shared as a deleted scene from ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 17, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming it to be a deleted scene from ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Deleted scene from the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’.
Fact: The video is being shared on the internet at least since 2019; it is not a recent video. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a similar longer video was found on YouTube. The YouTube video which is more than a minute long was uploaded on 03 September 2019. Therefore, the video is old. The same viral video is being shared on social media at least since 2019 (here and here). In the video, the man with the megaphone makes allegations against the Indian Army in Kashmir.
While Vivek Agnihotri had first announced the film through a poster on 14 August 2019, the first schedule of the film that was set to start during the 3rd week of March 2020 was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All this indicates that the video shared in the post is available much before the filming of ‘The Kashmir Files’ took off.
To sum it up, an old video is being falsely shared as a deleted scene in ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie.


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Old video is falsely shared as the first video call between Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina after the IPL 2022 Auction - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 17, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that it is the first video call between Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina after the latter has gone unsold in the IPL 2022 Auction. In the recently held IPL 2022 auction, Suresh Raina went unsold. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: First video call between Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina after Raina had gone unsold in the IPL 2022 auction.
Fact: The video is from 2020 when Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma went live on Instagram. They picked the combined XI of Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). In the recently held IPL 2022 Auction, Suresh Raina went unsold. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found on YouTube. The YouTube video uploaded on 12 May 2020 was an Instagram live where Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma picked combined CSK-MI all time-11 team.
Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina went live on Instagram in May 2020 where they picked the combined XI of Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). During the Instagram live chat, they picked a side with Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain, keeping themselves aside.
#Hitman @ImRo45 and #ChinnaThala @ImRaina pick a combined MI-CSK eleven where the water boys and assistant coaches are as legendary as it gets! #WhistlePodu VC: @mipaltan 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/CUxJYWJQlB
To sum it up, an old video is falsely shared as the first video call between Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina after Raina went unsold in the IPL 2022 auction.

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Old video is passed off as AAP outsourcing paid volunteers to farmers' protest - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 4, 2020
A post with a video in which few men can be heard complaining that AAP leaders failed to pay them the pre-agreed amount for attending the meeting is being widely shared on social media with a claim linking it to ongoing farmers’ protest. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: AAP is outsourcing paid volunteers to farmers’ protest.
Fact: This is an old video, it went viral back in 2018 after AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s meeting in Hisar, Haryana. This video has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protest. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video in the post led us to a 2018 YouTube video which carried visuals similar to the video in the post.
Further YouTube search with relevant keywords led us to a 2018 news video which carried visuals of one of the men who can be seen in the viral video. According to this news video, after Arvind Kejriwal’s meeting in Hisar, a video went viral in which volunteers who attended the meeting can be seen complaining that AAP leaders failed to pay the pre-agreed amount.
A member of AAP’s social media team shared a video in which the viral video was juxtaposed with another video of the man seen in the viral video stating that the man was made to lie in the viral video. Though we were not able to confirm the allegations made against AAP in the video, all these prove that the video has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protest.
AAP paid ₹ 350 to get Crowd for @ArvindKejriwal 's Haryana Bachao Rally
झूठ झूठ झूठ
Another Fake Propaganda Bursted by the Same Man 👉🏼
They made him lie for the sake of their jobs. pic.twitter.com/c0fIQ9GT9i
To sum it up, old video alleging AAP paid workers were part of a rally is falsely linked to the ongoing farmers’ protest.

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Old video is passed off as TMC supporters dancing with guns celebrating the recent election victory - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 5, 2021
A post accompanying the video of people dancing with guns & swords for the ‘khela hobe’ song is being shared across social media platforms with a claim that the video shows TMC supporters celebrating the recent election victory.  Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of TMC supporters dancing with guns and swords celebrating the election victory.
Fact: The same video is available on the internet at least since September 2020. This video has nothing to do with TMC celebrations after the recent election victory. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video in the post led us to an Instagram post that shared the same video back in September 2020. However, the song playing in the background is different in this video.
Further search led us to the same video on YouTube uploaded in October 2020, the background music playing in this video is again different from the one in the post and the above-mentioned Instagram video. With this, we can infer that ‘Khel Hobe’ song is superimposed digitally to an old video. In fact, Khela Hobe was released in 2021, in the context of the West Bengal elections.
Although we could not find out the exact location of the original video and the context related to the celebration, the presence of this video on the internet confirms that this video has nothing to do with recent celebrations after their election victory. CID West Bengal through a tweet clarified that the video is not related to West Bengal and that strict legal action will be taken against those spreading such fake news.
#FakeNewsAlert#FightCrimeAndWin pic.twitter.com/XgYiQHvXu3
In view of the reports of violence which broke out in some parts of West Bengal after the announcement of recent assembly election results, posts like these are being shared on social media with misleading claims.
To sum it up, an old video is passed off as TMC supporters dancing with guns celebrating the recent election victory.


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Old video passed off as Vedic chanting in White House on the first day of newly elected American President. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 19, 2020
A post with a video of two men chanting Vedic shlokas in White House is being widely circulated across social media platforms with a claim that these Shlokas are being recited on the first day of office of new American President. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Vedic chanting in White House on the first day of office of the new American President.
Fact: The video actually shows Vedic chanting which was organized as part of the annual conference by Hindu American Seva Communities in White House back in 2014. The chanting has nothing to do with the first day of office of the newly elected President. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Google search with the keywords ‘Vedic slokas chanting in white house’ led us to a 2014 YouTube video which carried visuals similar to the one in the post. The text on this video reads ‘Hindu American Seva Communities Conference @ White House Oct 2, 2014’.
Taking a cue from the YouTube video, further Google search with relevant keywords led us to the website of Hindu American Seva Communities (HASC). According to the information available on the website, HASC is organizing a conference every year during the first week of October in the White House since 2011. However, there is no information related to the event is available since 2015. The information available from the YouTube video and the website proves that the Vedic chanting which can be seen in the video in the post was part of the annual conference which took place back in 2014 and the chanting has nothing to do with the first day of office if the newly elected American President.
In the light of the recently held Presidential elections of the United States of America, posts like the one in the post are being circulated on social media with misleading claims.
To sum it up, the video shows Vedic chanting as a part of the annual conference by HASC back in 2014.

created: November 19, 2020


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Old video is shared as alcohol distribution at National Executive Meeting of BJP held in Telangana recently - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 20, 2023
Update (20 September 2023):
A video is being circulated as visuals of BJP workers consuming alcohol during the ‘Parivarthan Yatra,’ which was inaugurated in September 2023 across the states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. However, as explained below, the video is being circulated on the internet since 2021 and does not depict any incidents linked to the current Parivarthan Yatra.
Published (05 July 2022):
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the visuals of alcohol distribution by BJP workers were taken recently from Telangana. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of alcohol distribution by BJP workers in Telangana.
Fact: The video is old and is not related to the recent National Executive Meeting of BJP held in Telangana. The video was widely shared by Congress handles in December 2021, accusing the BJP of distributing alcohol. The video was shared by Srinivas BV, National President of Indian Youth Congress who alleged that BJP had served alcohol to attract crowd to a rally by JP Nadda in Haridwar. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When a reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found in a tweet published on 20 December 2021. Hence, the video is old and is not related to the recent National Executive Meeting of BJP in Telangana. Clearly, the audio in the viral video is also different from the older video.
प्रिय स्मृति ईरानी जी,
मोदी भक्तों के बीच ये गंगाजल बांटा
जा रहा है या फिर Pain Killer?@smritiirani
pic.twitter.com/wwijIV8PKI
The video was shared by Srinivas BV, National President of Indian Youth Congress. Regarding the same video, he later alleged that BJP had served alcohol to attract crowd to a rally by JP Nadda in Haridwar. The video was widely shared by Congress supporters in December 2021 itself, so the video is clearly old.
To sum it up, old video is being shared as a recent video of alcohol distribution at National Executive Meeting of BJP held in Telangana.
Update (10 December 2022)
The same video is now being shared linking it to the bye-elections in Kudni, Bihar that BJP was distributing alcohol before the bye-elections.

created: September 20, 2023


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Old video is shared as Muslim threatening Hindus amidst recent clashes in Karauli, Rajasthan - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 6, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that a Muslim in Karauli is threatening Hindus. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Muslim threatening Hindus in Karauli.
Fact: The video is being shared on social media at least since 2020. So, the video is old, and is not related to the recent Karauli violence in Rajasthan. On 02 April 2022, Rajasthan’s Karauli had witnessed severe communal attacks. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When a reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, the same video was being shared on social media at least since 2020. So, the video is old and not a recent one. The Facebook video uploaded in May 2020 says that the video was from Hyderabad. The same video went viral on WhatsApp in April 2019 as being from Nizamabad in Telangana. A hotel with a similar name ‘STAR HOTEL’ with similar signage is in Nizamabad. While we could not conclude if the video is from Telangana, its presence on the internet from 2019 suggests that the video is old and has nothing to do with the current situation in Karauli in Rajasthan.
On 02 April 2022, Rajasthan’s Karauli had witnessed severe communal clashes. Hindus who were taking out a motorcycle rally to mark the occasion of ‘Nav Samvatsar’, the first day of Hindu New Year, were pelted with stones while passing through a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood. It was reported that around 42 people were injured, and police have arrested around 40 people so far.
To sum it up, an old video is shared as Muslim threatening Hindus amidst recent clashes in Karauli, Rajasthan.


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Old video is shared as visuals of a protestor giving a warning to the authorities in the recent Agnipath protests - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 23, 2022
A video is being shared on social media with a claim that it shows a protestor giving a warning to the authorities in the recent Agnipath protests. In the video, the protestor says – “It is just a trailer. The full film is yet to come” (translated), and in the next clip, the protestor can be seen carried away by the police. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows a protestor giving a warning to the authorities in the recent Agnipath protests.
Fact: The posted video is an old video from Tripura. It is not related to the recent Agnipath protests. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Google Reverse Image Search, many similar videos were found in the search results. Some of them were posted back in August 2021. The posted video has two clips – first, where the protestor says – “It is just a trailer. The full film is yet to come”, and second, where the protestor can be seen carried away by the police. ‘TRIPURAINFOWAY TIWN’ has uploaded the longer version of the first clip on their YouTube channel in August 2021 with the following description – “Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath’s residence was gheraoed by Madhyamik candidates who could not pass in Board Exams. They have alleged scam and partiality with students.” The logo of ‘TRIPURAINFOWAY TIWN’ can be also seen on the posted video.
A video similar to the second clip in the posted video can be also found to be uploaded on the ‘TRIPURAINFOWAY TIWN’ YouTube channel in August 2021. The person in the video is Samrat Roy (President, NSUI Tripura). He has posted a live video on 3 August 2021 from the same place which can be seen here.
To sum it up, an old video from Tripura is being shared as visuals of a protestor giving a warning to the authorities in the recent Agnipath protests.


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Old video linked to a recent incident of opening the emergency exit door of an Indigo airplane - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 19, 2023
A video in which people on a plane seem to be holding someone against the floor is being shared on social media. The post claims that the person the passengers are tackling in the video is the MP of Bangalore South, Tejasvi Surya. This post is being shared after news reports about Tejasvi Surya allegedly opening the emergency exit door of an Indigo plane before its takeoff. Let’s know the facts behind this video through this article.
Claim: Video of passengers on a plane tackling Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya after he tried to open the emergency exit door of a plane during takeoff.
Fact:  This video is from an incident in 2021 on a Delta Airlines flight. Reportedly, an off-duty flight attendant named Stephon Jamar Duncan allegedly tried to open the flight door mid-air and made terrorist threats. His fellow passengers subdued him. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
We performed a basic keyword search on the internet for fights on a plane, which yielded the video news report published on YouTube by Inside Edition. According to this June 2021 video, a man named Stephon Duncan was restrained by co-passengers when he tried to open the flight door mid-air. Apparently, he had a mental health breakdown. He is an off-duty flight attendant.
A few other news reports on this video can be watched here, here and here.
Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Suya is alleged to have opened the emergency exit door of an Indigo plane last month. According to IndianExpress, Indigo released a statement on this incident but did not name Tejasvi Surya.
To sum up, an old video of a scuffle between passengers of a plane is linked to a recent incident of the opening the emergency exit door of an airplane.

created: January 19, 2023


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Old video misrepresented as BJP booth capturing in 2024 general elections - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 25, 2024
A video (here, here and here) depicting a woman, seemingly a polling agent, purportedly influencing two women during voting and instructing them to press the EVM button, is circulating widely on social media. The claim accompanying the video asserts that it demonstrates voters being forced to vote in favour of the BJP in the 2024 General elections. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of a polling agent forcing two voters to vote for BJP in 2024 General elections.
Fact: The video, dating back to at least May 2019, predates the 2024 General elections and is therefore unrelated. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A reverse image search of the keyframes extracted from the viral video led us to the same video uploaded by multiple people (here and here) in May 2019, including Vinod Sharma (archive), the political Editor of Hindustan Times.
Further research uncovered news reports regarding this issue published by News Central (archive) and Siasat Daily in May 2019. These reports suggest that the incident took place in rural West Bengal during the 2019 General elections. However, no further details were mentioned in these reports.
While we couldn’t independently verify the additional details of the video, the evidence indicates that the viral video predates the 2024 General elections by at least five years. Moreover, FACTLY has previously debunked the same video when it went viral as visuals of booth capture during the 2021 West Bengal elections and the 2019 Huzurnagar by-polls in Telangana.
To sum up, an old video is being shared as BJP doing booth capturing during the 2024 General elections.


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Old Video Misrepresented as Muslims Pelting Stones at Hindu Bungalows in Kerala and Issuing Eviction Threats - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 24, 2023
A video depicting some people pelting stones at a building is being widely shared, claiming to show recent visuals of Muslim men throwing stones at Hindu Bungalows in Kerala and threatening them to vacate. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent visuals of Muslim men throwing stones at Hindu Bungalows in Kerala and threatening them to vacate.
Fact: The visuals belong to August 2016 and show Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) activists attacking houses and offices of CPI(M) leaders in Nadapuram, Kerala. This assault occurred in retaliation for the murder of an IUML worker, Aslam, allegedly by CPI(M) workers on 13 August 2016, just two days before the attack. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Reverse image search of the keyframes extracted from the viral video led us to a news bulletin uploaded by the Manorama News YouTube channel on 15 August 2016. According to this report, viral visuals show activists of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) attacking houses & Offices of CPI(M) leaders along with BJP and Congress in Nadapuram, Kerala. Cases have been registered against 50 persons who carried out this attack. As per the media reports, the assault happened in retaliation for the murder of an IUML worker, Aslam, allegedly by CPI(M) workers on 13 August 2016, two days before this attack.
Aslam was one of the accused in the murder case of Shibin, a CPI(M) worker, who was allegedly killed by a 10-member gang of IUML workers at Thuneri near Nadapuram on 22 January 2015. Aslam was the third accused in this case. However, after being acquitted during the trial, he left for Dubai. When Aslam returned to Kerala for a vacation, he was brutally killed on 13 August 2016. The police arrested all the 11 accused individuals involved in this murder.
According to Hindustan Times, Nadapuram is infamous for politically motivated violence involving various parties such as CPI(M) and IUML, etc. The political rift between these parties became significant after the murder of IUML’s Ariyil Shukkoor in Kannur in February 2012. Subsequently, violence erupted again with the murders of Shibin in 2015 and Aslam in 2016, respectively.
To sum it up, an old video showing activists of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) attacking houses and offices of CPI(M) in Nadapuram, Kerala, in retaliation for the murder of an IUML worker in 2016 is being falsely shared as recent footage of Muslim men throwing stones at Hindu bungalows in Kerala and threatening them to vacate.


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Old reality show video of a ballroom dancer shared as 30-year-old clip of French President Emmanuel Macron dancing with his wife - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 4, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it to be a 30-year-old television clipping showing French President Emmanuel Macron dancing with his teacher, who is his current wife, Brigitte Macron. This video shows a young boy dancing with an elderly woman dancer on a stage. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: 30-year-old television clipping showing French President Emmanuel Macron dancing with his wife Brigitte Macron.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows ballroom dancer Jake Monreal’s performance at the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ (SYTYCD) show in 2016. As part of the SYTYCD: Next Generation show, Jake Monreal and dancer Jenna Johnson performed a Cha Cha routine to the “Toca Toca (Radio Edit)” song. The video has nothing to do with French President Emmanuel Macron. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found posted by a YouTube channel in July 2016. This YouTube channel described it as visuals of Jenna Johnson & Jake Monreal’s dance performance at the ‘So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation’ show. When we searched for this video using relevant keywords, we found the same video published on the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ (SYTYCD) YouTube channel. SYTYCD published this video with the title, “So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation – Jenna and Jake’s Ballroom Performance”.
An image of this dance performance was published on the ‘Getty Images’ website with the description, “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: L-R: Top 10 contestant Jake Monreal and all-star Jenna Johnson perform a Cha Cha routine to “Toca Toca (Radio Edit)” choreographed by Jean Marc Genereux on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE airing Monday, July 11”. The boy seen dancing in the video is ballroom dancer Jake Monreal. A few other dance performances by Jake Monreal can be seen here and here. The latest pictures and interviews of Jake Monreal can be seen here and here.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron married Brigitte Trogneux, a drama teacher who is 24 years older to him, in 2007. The details of Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte’s love story can be seen here and here. But the video shared in the post has nothing to do with Emmanuel Macron or Brigitte Macron.
To sum it up, an old dance video of SYTYCD contestant Jake Monreal is shared as 30-year-old television clip showing French President Emmanuel Macron dancing with his wife.

created: January 4, 2023