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Old videos of bridge collapse in Indonesia and Bihar are falsely linked to the recent Assam floods - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 26, 2022
Update (26 May 2022):
Another video of bridge collapsing due to flood waters while a few people are crossing it is also being attributed to the recent floods in Assam.
Claim: Recent video of a bridge getting collapsed in Assam due to rains.
Fact: The posted video is not related to Assam. It is from a 2017 incident in Bihar. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshot of the video, a 2017 video uploaded on ANI YouTube channel was found. The description of the video states that three people were feared drowned after a bridge connecting a village collapsed in Bihar’s Araria district. On searching with these keywords may new articles reporting this incident are found. They can be seen here, here and here.
Published (19 May 2022):
In the context of the recent floods in Assam, a video is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows the collapse of a bridge in Assam due to rains. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of a bridge getting collapsed in Assam due to rains.
Fact: The posted video is not related to Assam. It is an old video from Indonesia. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Yandex Reverse Image Search, many similar videos were found in the search results. Most of them were posted in April 2021 and had a description that the visuals were from Indonesia. Some of those old posts can be seen here, here, here, and here.
Some other media agencies have also published articles regarding the floods in Indonesia in April 2021 with the same visuals. They can be read here, here, here, and here.
To sum it up, an old video of a bridge getting collapsed in Indonesia is falsely linked to the recent Assam floods.


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Old video of a bus flooded with water is being attributed to the recent Bangalore floods - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 8, 2022
A video is being shared through a social media post in which a bus flooded with water can be seen. The post description in Kannada translates to ‘This is the situation in Bangalore.’ Let’s fact-check the claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals of water entering a bus in Bangalore during the recent floods.
Fact: This video is old, and social media posts with this video have been in existence since June 2021. This vides is not related to the recent Bangalore floods. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
We performed a reverse image search on Yandex with a few screenshots of the video and were led to an Instagram post. The post contained the same video from the viral post and was uploaded on 13 June 2021 by a user named ‘litmemesmumbai.’  This page uploads meme content related to Mumbai City.
A post shared by Lit Memes Mumbai (@litmemesmumbai)
We then searched the internet with relevant keywords and found similar posts on Facebook and Twitter that contained the same video. A Facebook page known as Mumbai l मुम्बई uploaded the video on 14 June 2021 with a post description that reads ‘Monsoon is Here ..Water Enters The Bus.’ While inspecting the video, we found the vehicle registration number plate inside the bus, and the number visible is ‘H-04..729’.
The vehicle registration code in India is in the format of AA 01 BB 1234. From the below image, we can understand how this code can be deciphered.
The number plate in the video has an invisible first character, two characters written after the two digits representing the Regional Transport Authority within the state; here, it is 04 and the first numeral in the unique four-digit number. Since the videos we found mention that this bus incident took place in Mumbai, Maharashtra, we looked for its state code and found that it is MH.  The state code of Karnataka is KA. Since the state code can only be two letters and the visible part of the number plate has H (possibly the second character of the state code) on it and not A, the location cannot be Karnataka (Bangalore). Chandigarh is the only other state with a state code with a second letter, H.
Although we cannot confirm the exact location of the incident, the above evidence indicates that the video could most likely be from Maharashtra. Apart from this, the video has been in circulation on social media since 2021, which means it is not related to the recent floods in Bangalore
To sum up, old video of a bus flooded with water is being attributed to the recent Bangalore floods.

source: news-factly

created: September 8, 2022

license: Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

author: Sai Krishna Muthyanolla


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Old video of a Chinese man portrayed as a scared Thailand Health Minister while taking COVID-19 vaccine - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 2, 2021
A video of a man crying while taking an injection is shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of the Thailand Health Minister while taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of the Thailand Health Minister while taking COVID-19 vaccine.
Fact: The person crying in the video is not the Thailand Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul. This video shows a Chinese man crying out of fear while taking the first injection of his life. This video exists on the internet since 2018. It has nothing to do with the Thailand Health Minister and the COVID-19 vaccine. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
By comparing the photos of the Thailand Health Minister with the person crying in the video, it can be confirmed that the man crying in the video is not the Thailand Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul.
On reverse image search of the screenshots shared in the video, similar visuals were found in a YouTube video posted by Radio Jamba Kenya channel on 29 January 2018. It is mentioned as a hilarious video of a Chinese man crying after refusing an injection. When we searched for other sources using these keywords, we found a similar video posted on ‘South China Morning Post’ YouTube channel on 04 February 2018. ‘South China Morning Post’ published this video on YouTube with the title ‘Chinese man scared of his first-ever injection’.
We found the same video posted by several users on social media during 2018. They can be seen here and here. Though we could not ascertain the exact details of the person crying, it can be confirmed that the video is an old one and the person crying in the video is not the Thailand Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul.
To sum it up, an old video of a Chinese man crying is portrayed as Thailand Health Minister scared to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Old video of a delivery boy taking bread from a truck is being shared with a false narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 8, 2020
A video is being shared widely on Facebook claiming that the delivery boy in it is spitting on the slices of bread by opening the packets in the truck and resealing them for sale to spread Coronavirus. FACTLY has found that the incident took place in the Philippines in September 2019. In the video, the delivery boy took bread slices for his personal use from the packets that were meant for disposal by the company. The company ‘Gardenia’, whose bread packets were seen in the video, has said that it is the violation of rules and procedures of the company and the personnel involved in it was undergoing the due administrative process.
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Claim – Facebook post (archived)
Fact – https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/20/19/gardenia-says-man-in-viral-video-took-bread-from-pulled-out-stocks-for-disposal
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/708815/loaves-in-viral-video-for-disposal-gardenia-says/story/
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Old video of a dispute between two Muslim families in Mirzapur is shared with a communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 7, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of a Muslim man brutally assaulting Hindu women using iron rods in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur. This post claims that a man named Abdul had assaulted a Hindu family in the neighbourhood for asking him not to throw garbage in front of their home. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Muslim man brutally assaulting Hindu women in Mirzapur.
Fact: The incident shared in the post had taken place in January 2022 at the Kotwali Katra area in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Both the accused and the victims of this incident belong to the Muslim community. Mirzapur Police through a tweet confirmed this information on 06 April 2022. There is no communal narrative in this incident. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, it is found that several local news channels have published the same video in January 2022. They can be seen here, here, and here. These local news channels reported that a few youngsters in the Kotwali Katra area had assaulted women with iron rods following a minor dispute over garbage. These news channels nowhere reported that the victim women belongs to a Hindu family.
When this video went viral with a communal narrative, the ‘Mirzapur Official’ media channel had contacted Mirzapur Police for clarification regarding this incident. Mirzapur Additional SP Sanjay Kumar confirmed that the incident had taken place on 16 January 2022 and clarified that both the accused and the victims of this incident belong to the Muslim community.  He mentioned that the prime accused is Salman and said that the dispute was raised over throwing garbage in front of a neighbourhood family. Sanjay Kumar emphasised that two cases have been filed regarding this incident in the Kotwali Katra police station. Mirzapur Police tweeted the same clarification video on their Twitter handle.
#थाना_को0कटरा की पुलिस चौकी लालडिग्गी अन्तर्गत मोहल्ला बालकुंजल गिरी में दिनांकः 16.01.2022 को एक ही समुदाय के दो पक्षो के मध्य हुई मारपीट की घटना के वॉयरल हो रहे वीडियों के सम्बन्ध में #Addl_SP_City की बाइट।#UPPolice #Mzp pic.twitter.com/nUUcNSN4Fd
We found one of the FIR copies of this incident on the ‘UPCOP’ mobile application. In the FIR, the complainant’s name is mentioned as Nasreen Begum and the accused names are mentioned as Salman, Anjum, Tahwar Paitar, Bitti Tamanna, and Urf Ayesha. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post shows a dispute between two Muslim families.
To sum it up, an old video of a dispute between two Muslim families in Mirzapur is shared now with a communal narrative.


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Old video of a fight between two factions of BJP is shared as an attack by DMK members on a BJP leader - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 17, 2024
A video (here, here, here) of a few men assaulting an individual is being shared on social media with a claim that Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party workers attacked BJP IT and District Secretary, Rajesh Biju. Let’s verify the authenticity of the claim made through this article.
Claim: Video of BJP leader, Rajesh Biju being thrashed by DMK party workers.
Fact: The men seen in the video are not DMK party members. Video shows S. Subbiah, the General Secretary of the Chennai East District BJP and his supporters assaulting Rajesh Biju, the BJP IT Division Secretary. The fight happened over a video of Subbiah consuming alcohol gaining traction on social media. Suspecting Rajesh’s involvement in the matter, Subbiah, accompanied by his supporters, physically assaulted Rajesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
A search on the internet with relevant keywords led to an article published on 1 Aug 2023, which reported that S. Subbiah, the General Secretary of the Chennai East District BJP, allegedly attacked Rajesh Biju, the BJP IT Division Secretary. Additionally, we also found a video (archive) published on ‘Malaimurasu TV’ YouTube channel reporting the same.
When searched on the internet with the above details, we found a news report from ETV Bharat which reported that the fight happened over a video of S. Subbiah drinking alcohol gaining traction on social media. Suspecting Rajesh’s involvement in the matter, Subbiah, accompanied by his supporters, physically assaulted Rajesh. A case was also filed against Subbiah for attacking his own party member.
Furthermore, we have come across a recent tweet (archive) from the Greater Chennai Police on their official ‘X’ account, stating that the incident depicted in the viral video didn’t happen recently but instead occurred on 31 July 2023. They also indicated that the video pertains to a personal dispute between two factions of a political party in Nanganallur.
The video pertains to a  fight that occurred due to personal dispute between two factions of a political party @ Nanganallur and which happened on 31.07.2023 NOT yesterday. In this regard, a case was registered in the jurisdictional police station and proper legal action was… pic.twitter.com/DbgOMLruXS
To sum up, an old video of a fight between two factions of the BJP is shared as an attack by DMK members on a BJP leader.


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Old video of a Kashmiri Pandit woman lashing out during ‘Shikara’ movie screening is being attributed to ‘The Kashmir Files’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 17, 2022
A post with a video and a collage of images is being circulated on social media claiming it as visuals of a Kashmiri Pandit woman slamming ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie for portraying fake propaganda to incite the communal violence between Hindus and Muslims. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Kashmiri Pandit woman slamming ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie for portraying fake propaganda to incite communal violence.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows a Kashmir Pandit woman lashing out at Bollywood Producer and Director Vidhu Vinod Chopra at the ‘Shikara’ movie screening held in February 2020. The woman accused the director of commercialising the Kashmiri Pandits’ plight and for not portraying the actual suffering of the community including the genocide, mass rapes and mass murders committed by Islamic radical groups. The other two images shared in the post are related to the recently released ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
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On observing the post carefully, we could see a watermark on the video with the text, “Reaction to Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Shikara movie which secularised massacre of Kashmiri Pandits”. When we searched for this video using these keywords, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘Viral Bollywood’ entertainment YouTube channel on 07 February 2020. ‘Viral Bollywood’ reported it as visuals of a Kashmiri Pandit woman lashing out at Bollywood film director and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra at Shikara movie screening. Several other entertainment YouTube channels have also published this video with a similar description in February 2020. They can be seen here and here.
Reporting the complete details of this incident, ‘India Today’ published an article on 08 February 2020. According to the article, at the special screening of ‘Shikara’ movie held on 07 February 2020, a Kashmiri Pandit woman broke down after watching the movie and lashed out at director Vidhu Vinod Chopra for not portraying the actual suffering of the Kashmiri Pandit community including the genocide, mass rapes and mass murders committed by Islamic radical groups. The woman reportedly slammed Vinod Chopra for commercialising the Kashmiri Pandits’ plight and said, “As a Kashmiri Pandit, I disown your film, I disown it”. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and not related to ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie.
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The two other images shared in the post show recent pictures from the ‘The Kashmir Files’ screening. The first image shows ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie director Vivek Agnihotri interacting with Kashmiri Pandits while the other picture shows the Delhi audience’s response to the recently released ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie.
To sum it up, an old video of a Kashmiri Pandit woman lashing out at Vidhu Vinod Chopra at the ‘Shikara’ screening linked to ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie.


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Old video of a leopard carrying a monkey and its baby in its jaws is being linked to the recently brought cheetahs to India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 23, 2022
A post with a video is being shared widely on social media. The video shows a big cat carrying a monkey in its jaws while the monkey’s baby clings to its parent. The post description in Hindi translates to ‘Today, the same old history is being repeated again. Foreigners are being called to kill loved ones.’ Recently, India has imported Cheetahs from Namibia to reintroduce them to our country after the species was declared extinct in 1952. The viral post is shared in this context. We also found two other posts (here and here) with the same video, which are also being shared in the same context. Let’s fact-check this video through this post.
Claim: Big cat in the video, which is carrying a monkey in its jaws, is one of the cheetahs that was brought to India from Namibia.
Fact: This is an old video which was shot by a wildlife photographer named Igor Altuna in Zambia. The big cat is a leopard, not a cheetah. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
We ran a keyword search on the internet and found a news article in ‘Daily Mail’ which contains photos of a big cat carrying a monkey in its mouth. Reportedly, these photographs of a Leopard carrying a monkey in its jaws were captured by a wildlife photographer named Shafeeq Mulla from Chipata, Zambia.
To learn about the video which is in the viral post, we looked on the internet for  ‘IGORALTUNA’, which is the watermark of the video and were led to an Instagram account, igor_altun. It belongs to a wildlife photographer named Igor Altuna. The original video, which is 5 seconds longer (31 Seconds) than the video from the viral post, is available on his Instagram (uploaded in 2021) and website.
With this evidence, it can be concluded that an old video of a leopard carrying its prey is being falsely shared as the cheetahs that were brought to India recently. As per a news report published in ‘The New Indian Express,’ the cheetahs which were released into Kuno Nation Park on 17 September 2022 will be quarantined for a month. They will be released into the wild by the end of this year
To sum it up, an old video of a leopard carrying a monkey and its baby in its jaws is being linked to the recently brought cheetah to India.

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Old video of a Malaysian saree draping specialist shared now with a communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 2, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of a Muslim draping a saree to a Hindu woman at her wedding. The post claims the man in the video is Rafiq, a Muslim who is said to be made draping sarees for Hindu women as a profession. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Muslim man draping a saree for a Hindu woman at her wedding.
Fact: The man who is seen draping a saree for a woman in the video is Malaysian Saree draper Joseph Rakesh. The video shows Joseph Rakesh draping a saree for a model as part of the Zobha fashion show in 2019. The video is not from a Hindu wedding and there is no communal angle to the video. 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 a YouTube channel named ViVi Tv in July 2019, with the title, “How to Wear a Saree Simple Steps”.  The description of the videos stated it is the visuals of Malaysian Saree Draper Joseph Jerry draping a saree effortlessly in 3 minutes.
When we searched for further sources, we found one more video of the same person draping a saree to another woman wearing the same dress. The description of the video states, “How I watched Joseph Jerry, the Malaysian Saree man, drape the saree effortlessly within 3 minutes for one of the models during Zobha’s fashion show.”
Joseph Jerry shared the images of models whom he draped sarees for the Zobha fashion show in 2019 and stated-“Specially draped by me 19 top models.thanks to zobha kanjivaram for appointing my services.its really not easy maan u need a lot of energy to make u look slim.”
On searching for further sources, we found the same woman, whom Joseph Jerry draped saree in the video, walking in a fashion show conducted by the Zobha, a Malaysian-based textile manufacturing company, in 2019. A few other images of Joseph draping sarees to other women can be seen here and here.
‘Starlifestylemy’ posted an image of Joseph draping a model on Instagram and said, “We have Rakesh Joseph, a master at tying sarees in the studio today. Watch out for our how-to #FCX video releasing soon.” An article published by ‘The Star’ news website on Rakesh Joseph can be seen here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the man draping the saree to a model in the video is Rakesh Joseph, not Rafiq and there is no communal angle to relate with the video.
To sum it up, an old video of a Malaysian saree draper Joseph tying a saree to a model for a fashion show shared now with a communal narrative.


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Old video of a man accidentally shooting himself in Pakistan is passed off attributing it to the Taliban - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 26, 2021
Taliban taking control of the Afghan government also led to the Taliban’s seizing the weapons abandoned by the US army & those of the Afghan army. It is in this light a video of a man accidentally shooting himself while testing a weapon is being shared widely across social media platforms with a claim identifying the man as belonging to the Taliban. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a man belonging to the Taliban accidentally shooting himself while testing a weapon.
Fact: The video shows an incident which took place in Abbottabad, Pakistan back in 2019, wherein a man accidentally shot himself during a celebratory gunfire before a wedding ceremony. Multiple news agencies have reported the incident back then. The video has nothing to do the Taliban or for that matter Afghanistan. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Popular film director Ram Gopal Varma shared the same video on his twitter account with same description as in the post. It is most likely that this video gained traction on social media platforms following his tweet.
A Taliban guy trying to figure out how this American gun works 😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/foNFOVyKFO
However, the video is actually a couple of years old, and the video does not feature the Taliban. Google search with relevant keywords yielded a 2019 Pakistani news article which reported the same incident, though the article features a video shot from another angle. As per this article, the video shows ‘a man from Abbottabad who died after he mistakenly shot himself in the head during celebratory gunfire before a wedding ceremony.’
Few other Pakistan-based news agencies which reported the incident back in 2019 can be read here and here. From these news articles, it is evident that the video is at least two years old and has nothing to do with the Taliban or for that matter Afghanistan.
To sum it up, old video of a man accidentally shooting himself in Pakistan is passed off attributing it to the Taliban.


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Old video of a man slapping Delhi CM Kejriwal is shared as a recent attack on him during a 2024 Lok Sabha election rally - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 20, 2024
A video (here, here, here, & here) showing a man slapping Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal is being widely shared across social media platforms. The claim accompanying the video suggests that it shows a recent attack on Kejriwal during a 2024 Lok Sabha election rally, following his release from jail on interim bail in the Delhi liquor policy case. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Arvind Kejriwal was recently slapped by a man during a 2024 Lok Sabha election rally, following his release from jail.
Fact: This viral video dates back to 2019. According to reports, during a 2019 Lok Sabha election roadshow in the Moti Nagar area of Delhi on 04 May 2019, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was slapped by a man named Suresh Chauhan. There are no news reports about any such attacks on Delhi CM Kejriwal during  his 2024 election rallies. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
To check the veracity of the viral claim, we conducted a Google reverse image search using keyframes from the video. This search led us to a video uploaded by ‘NDTV’ on YouTube on 04 May 2019, titled “Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Slapped During Roadshow In Delhi.” According to this report, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was slapped by a man during a 2019 Lok Sabha roadshow roadshow in the Moti Nagar area on 04 May 2019. Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party chief, was standing on an open vehicle, canvassing in the New Delhi constituency, when an unidentified man jumped up and attacked him. AAP blamed the BJP for this attack.
Further keyword searches led us to several reports (here, here, here, & here) published in May 2019 about this incident. According to a Deccan Chronicle report published on 10 May 2019, the person who attacked Kejriwal was identified as 33-year-old Suresh Chauhan, a spare part dealer in Kailash Park, Delhi. The attacker, Suresh, said nobody asked him to attack the AAP chief and he is not affiliated with any political party. He also stated that he did not understand why he attacked Kejriwal, and he regrets his actions. Additional news reports regarding Suresh’s statement about this incident can be seen here and here.
There are no news reports about any such attack on Delhi CM Kejriwal during his 2024 election rallies.
To sum up, an old video of a man slapping Delhi CM Kejriwal is being shared as a recent attack on him during a 2024 Lok Sabha election rally after his release from jail on interim bail in the Delhi liquor policy case.


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Old video of a man spitting on another man in New York subway is being shared in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 9, 2020
A video is being shared with the claim that a man has spit in the face of a fellow passenger in a subway to spread Coronavirus. In the video, the man spits on a standing passenger when the doors of a subway train were closing, and he was later beaten for his act.  FACTLY has found the video to be an old one. The incident took place at 34th Street Penn Station subway station in Manhattan (New York). The first case of novel Coronavirus in the USA was reported on 21 January 2020. So, the video has nothing to do with the spreading of Coronavirus.
Sources:
Claim – Facebook post (archived)
Fact – https://nypost.com/2019/08/02/man-quickly-finds-out-he-spit-on-the-wrong-subway-riders-face/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7317359/Straphanger-mercilessly-beats-passenger-unconscious-stranger-SPITS-face.html
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p0121-novel-coronavirus-travel-case.html
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Old video of a man threatening the Muslim community is being shared as recent - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 14, 2022
In light of the recent controversy over BJP spokesperson’s remarks on Prophet Muhammed, a social media post accompanying a video (here & here) of a man brandishing guns, threatening to kill Muslims is being widely circulated. In the video, he can be heard using abusive language against a particular community. The video is being shared with a claim that it is a recent one. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of a Hindu man threatening to kill Muslims.
Fact: This is an old video from Uttar Pradesh, and it dates back to March 2020. The man seen in the video was arrested for his inflammatory remarks against a particular community. Several news agencies have reported his arrest back then. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
This video is at least a couple of years old and has nothing to do with the recent controversy. Reverse image search of the screen shots of the viral video yielded few social media posts which shared the same video back in 2020.
Is bhin chod ko achi trha phchani yea India mi kha se hi ? pic.twitter.com/YWbwJ3Mj2B
Further Google search with relevant keywords yielded a 2020 news report that reported the arrest of the same man seen in the viral video.
As per this news report, police arrested the man for inflammatory remarks against a particular community after the video went viral on social media. Further, the man was identified as Yogendra Singh Chauhan, a resident of Thakurganj Misri Bagia in Uttar Pradesh.
Other news reports which reported the man’s arrest for remarks over a community can be read here & here. All these establish that the video has nothing to do with the recent events.
To sum it up, old video of a man threatening Muslim community is being shared as recent.


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Old video of a man throwing her mother in front of a tractor is being shared as recent one - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 2, 2022
Video of a person dragging an old woman and throwing her in front of a tractor at a field is being widely shared on social media as a recent incident and asks the users to share until the accused gets punished. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent visuals of a person dragging an old woman and throwing her in front of a tractor.
Fact: This incident took place on 21 June 2018 at Mungla village in Washim district of Maharashtra. A person named Kailas Dalvi pushed his mother (80) before the tractor being driven by another man with whom he had a land dispute in order to stop him from cultivating. Following this, there was a fight between the two groups. The police filed a case against 15 members of both the families. Kailas Dalvi has been charged under section 307 (Attempt to murder) r/w. 34 of the IPC.  However, he was later granted bail on 24 August 2018. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
We searched the internet with relevant keywords and found news reports by ANI, ABP Marathi and Business Standard dated 23 June 2018.
As per these reports, the incident took place on 21 June 2018 at Mungla village in Washim district of Maharashtra. Two neighbouring families, Rauts and Dalvis, fell out over a land dispute and the district court ruled in favour of the Rauts. This reportedly angered the Dalvis. Kailas Dalvi, a member of the Dalvi family, in order to stop the Rauts from tilling the disputed land, dragged and pushed his mother (80) in front of the tractor. Following this, there was a fight between two groups. The police filed a case against 15 members of both the families and arrested one person in connection with the incident. Investigation is underway. As per the court order, we came to know that the Kailas Dalvi has been charged under section 307 (Attempt to murder) r/w. 34 of the IPC (Act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention). However, on 24 august 2018, he has been granted anticipatory bail citing the following reasons:
To sum it up, an old incident of a man throwing her mother in front of a tractor is being shared as recent one.

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Old video of a man urinating in a temple revived with a false communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 22, 2021
A post accompanying the video of a man urinating on a Shiva lingam is being shared on social media platforms giving the incident a communal colour by claiming that the boy belongs to the Muslim community. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Muslim boy urinating on Shiva Lingam.
Fact: The video actually shows an old incident of a miscreant urinating in a temple in Vishakapatnam’s Pisinikada village back in 2018. Multiple regional news agencies reported the incident. These reports identified the miscreants as Ramesh and Anand, both belong to the Christian community, FIR has been registered against them. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
YouTube search with relevant keywords led us to a 2018 Telugu regional news channel video report which reported the same video in the post. According to this report, the incident took place in Vishakapatnam’s Pisinikada village where a couple of miscreants urinated on Shiva Lingam. Further as per the report, Police have filed a case and investigating it.
Another news report which reported the incident can be seen here. As per this report, the miscreants were identified as Ramesh and Anand from Krishnapuram village of Anakapelli Mandal, and that an FIR has been filed against these two. Going by the general convention, both these names do not represent a person from the Muslim community.
Altnews, a fact-checking organisation accessed the FIR copy related to the incident. Even the FIR named the culprits as Ramesh and Anand. Also, as per Anakapalli rural police sub-inspector, both the accused confessed that they belong to the Christian community.
In view of the recent incident of a Muslim boy being allegedly beaten for entering a temple to drink water, misleading posts like these are being shared on social media platforms.
To sum it up, old video of a man urinating in a temple is revived with a false communal narrative.


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Old video of a man who attacked his girlfriend with a knife in Ranchi is now shared with a false love jihad narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 6, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of a Muslim man who cut the throat of his Hindu girlfriend. The video shows a group of people thrashing a man in public. The video was sent to our WhatsApp Tipline (+91 92470 52470) number to check the authenticity of this claim. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a group of people thrashing a Muslim man for slitting the throat of his Hindu girlfriend.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place in Pithoria village in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand in 2019. The accused Arvind Kumar was thrashed by locals after he attacked his girlfriend with a knife by accusing her of having an illicit relationship with another man. Both the accused and the victim girl belong to the same community. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a screengrab of the video was found in an article published by ‘ETV Bharat’ on 16 September 2019. Sharing the picture, this news story reported that Arvind, a resident of Latehar, was thrashed by a group of locals after he was caught attacking his girlfriend with a knife near the Patratu Valley in Ranchi.
Reporting the details of the incident, several other news agencies have also published articles in September 2019. They can be seen here and here. As per the reports, on 15 September 2019, both Arvind and his girlfriend visited Patratru Valley in Ranchi. While returning from Patratru Valley on a bike, Arvind reportedly had a heated argument with his girlfriend by accusing her of having an illicit affair with another man. Following the heated argument, Arvind allegedly attacked the victim with a knife. Hearing the screams of the victim, the locals nearby reached the spot, thrashed Arvind Kumar fiercely, and handed over him to the Pithoria police.
Speaking about the incident to The Quint fact-check team, the SSP of Ranchi (Rural) told that the case is not related to love jihad. As per the press release provided by SSP Ranchi to Quint, Arvind allegedly molested the victim, and when the victim resisted, Arvind reportedly attacked her and sliced her face and neck with a knife. According to the statement, both the accused and the victim belong to the same district and from the same community.
To sum it up, an old video of people thrashing a man for attacking his girlfriend with a knife is now shared with a love jihad narrative.


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Old video of a massive Hindu gathering is passed off as recent one from Shimoga - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 18, 2022
Karnataka has lately witnessed pro- and anti-hijab protests in many parts of the state and particularly in Shimoga. It is in this context, a video of a huge crowd with people waving saffron flags and dancing to songs is being widely circulated across social media platforms. The video is being shared claiming it as a recent event in Shimoga. Through this article, let’s fact-check the veracity of the video shared in the post.
Claim: Video showing massive Hindu procession in Shimoga, Karnataka.
Fact: The video is available on internet at least since 2019, establishing the fact that the video has nothing to do with the ongoing hijab protests in Karnataka or Shimoga. Further, there are no reports of any such massive gathering taking place in Shimoga or for that matter in Karnataka following the hijab row. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
This is an old video and has nothing to do with the current events related to hijab protests in Shimoga or Karnataka. YouTube search with relevant keywords yielded a video that carried similar visuals.
The video was uploaded on 12 September 2019 and has already garnered close to six million views. As per the description of the video, these visuals are related to the 2019 Ram Navami celebrations in Shimoga.
Although we could not independently verify that these visuals are indeed from the 2019 Ram Navami celebrations in Shimoga, the availability of this video on the internet since 2019 establishes the fact that these do not show any recent event in Shimoga.
Moreover, following the series of events that unfolded in Shimoga in relation to the hijab protests, if any such large gathering had indeed happened, the media would have reported it. However, we could not find any news reports of any such massive gathering in Shimoga or for that matter anywhere elsewhere in Karnataka.
Currently, the Karnataka High Court through an interim order has restrained all the students regardless of their religion or faith from wearing religious clothing to class if their college has a prescribed uniform. And further hearings of the case are underway.
To sum it up, an old video of a massive Hindu gathering is passed off as a recent one from Shimoga.

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Old video of a missing girl already reunited with her parents is revived again - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 5, 2021
A post accompanying a video of a little girl crying is being shared widely across the social media platforms with a claim that ‘This little girl was found with a bunch of beggars in Mangalore, S. India. She calls herself Sonal Bipin Patel. The beggars claim that she was found in a train coming from Mumbai’. However, in the backdrop of the video, we can hear a man narrating that a 3 to 4 years little girl was brought to Jaitpur Gurudwara by some people and are waiting for her family members to come and take her. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a little girl found with a bunch of beggars in Mangalore.
Fact: This video is doing rounds on social media at least since November 2020. As reported by India Today, this video is actually from the Jaitpur village Gurdwara in New Delhi, and the little girl in the video was reunited with her family the same day she got lost. The Mangalore beggars story is doing rounds on the internet at least since 2019 associating it with another video of a sobbing little girl. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video led us to a 2020 Facebook post which shared the same video claiming that ‘This little girl was found at Indirapuram Gurudwara. Please share so that her family can be located’. This establishes that the video is doing rounds on the internet for quite a while. The same video was also uploaded on YouTube with a similar claim on 12 November 2020.
Further search led us to a fact-check article by India Today which debunked the video. As per the article, their investigation found that ‘the girl in the viral video was separated from her family in the Jaitpur Village area of New Delhi in 2020, when some people brought her to the Jaitpur Gurdwara Committee members. The Committee members immediately made an announcement and posted the viral video on the WhatsApp groups of Jaitpur. Luckily, the girl’s family approached the Gurdwara Committee on the same day and took her with them after showing valid ID proof.’
The article also reported that in their correspondence with Jaitpur Gurudwara management, they confirmed that the video was indeed shot in Jaitpur Gurudwara back in 2020.
Further, the article reported Jaitpur Gurdwara Management Committee Member Sandeep Singh Rai saying that ‘Last year, Jaitpur Gurdwara Management Committee had organised a camp related to the upcoming Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee elections (DSGMC). During the same time, some boys from the surrounding locality brought this little girl to us. We immediately made a missing announcement on the loudspeaker. We also made a video of the girl and shared it on the local WhatsApp groups of Jaitpur. Somehow, the video went viral with false claims and is still being circulated’.
So what is with the Mangalore beggars story:
A video of another little girl with the claim that Mangalore beggars found the little girl in a train coming from Mumbai went viral back in 2019. FACTLY has also written a fact-check story debunking the claim back then. FACTLY has also written about another fact-check story related to a different missing girl which can be read here.
All these establish that the video which is widely being shared with the Mangalore beggars claim is actually from the Jaitpur village Gurdwara in New Delhi. The little girl in the video was reunited with her family the same day she got lost.
To sum it up, an old video of a missing girl who got reunited with her parents is revived again.


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Old video of a mob assaulting a Dalit youth in Vadodara is shared now with a communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 5, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of a Christian being brutally assaulted by a Hindu mob in India. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Hindu mob brutally assaulting a Christian in India.
Fact: The post shared an old video of a mob assaulting a Dalit youth in Vadodara, Gujarat. Alpesh Parmar from Bhayli village in Vadodara district was thrashed by a group of youth belonging to an upper caste for allegedly making unpleasant comments on their social media accounts. The incident took place in December 2022 and the victim was not a Christian. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video shared in the post, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘IANS TV’ news channel on 23 December 2022. This news channel described it as the visuals of a Dalit youth being brutally thrashed by a mob in Vadodara, Gujarat.
Reporting the complete details of the incident, several news websites published articles in December 2022. They can be seen here, here and here. According to the reports, a group of seven persons belonging to an upper caste in Vadodara assaulted 24-year-old Alpesh Parmar with a leather belt and sticks for allegedly making unpleasant comments on their social media accounts. The incident reportedly took place on 11 December 2022.
Gujarat MLA and Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch leader Jignesh Mevani tweeted the video describing it as the visuals of a Dalit youth being lynched publicly in Vadodara.
गुजरात में गुंडाराज !
ऊना कांड के वक्त मोदी जी ने कहा था- "मारना है तो मुझे मारो, मेरे दलित भाईयो को नहीं" लेकिन प्रशासन द्वारा यह सुनिश्चित ही नहीं किया गया की दुबारा इस प्रकार की घटनाएं न घटे। नतीजा-कल वडोदरा जिले में दलित युवक की सरेआम लिंचिंग करने की कोशिश हुई। @dgpgujarat pic.twitter.com/k4LxL87zJN
The FIR filed by the victim states-“The seven accused picked up an argument with the complainant on the pretext that he had made unpleasant comments on their social media accounts… Soon, the accused began thrashing the complainant and making casteist abuses. The complainant has suffered injuries on his arms, legs, back as well as his head. The accused also threatened to kill the complainant if he approached the police”. In the FIR, the victim described himself as a member of the SC community and case is filed under different sections of ‘The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989’.
To sum it up, an old video of a mob assaulting a Dalit youth in Vadodara is shared now with a communal narrative.


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Old video of a mob attacking police in Odisha shared as visuals from the protests against Agnipath scheme in Bihar - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 1, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the recent visuals of army aspirants attacking a police vehicle in Bihar while demanding the rollback of the Centre’s Agnipath scheme. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of army aspirants attacking a police vehicle in Bihar while demanding the rollback of the Agnipath scheme.
Fact: The video is related to an old incident where local residents of a village in Bhadrak district in Odisha attacked police and vandalised their vehicle after the suicide of a fellow resident, following an alleged assault by police during an interrogation. Multiple news agencies reported the incident. The video has nothing to do with the recent protests against the Agnipath scheme. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals of a mob attacking a police vehicle were found in a video published by the ‘ONA Khabar’ news channel on 14 January 2021. This news channel reported it as the visuals of a protest over a man’s death in Bhadrak, Odisha.
Google search with relevant keywords led us to a January 2021 news article that published an image of a vehicle similar to the one shown in the video. The locality surrounding the vehicle shown in the image is similar to the locality shown in the latter half of the video. As per this article, the police vehicle was set ablaze by locals of Hatuari village after violence broke out over the death of a resident, Bapi Mahalik of the same village. According to the article, the youth died falling into a pond during a chase by the police.
A further search yielded another news article that reported the same incident. As per this article, angry residents of a village in Bhadrak set a police van on fire after the death of a fellow resident following an alleged assault by police during their interrogation. A few other news reports related to the incident can be seen here and here. All these pieces of evidence suggest that the video is related to a mob setting ablaze a police vehicle in Odisha and has nothing to do with the recent protests against the Agnipath scheme.
Earlier, when the same video was shared on social media as the visuals of Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) supporters attacking police in West Bengal, FACTLY published a fact-check article debunking that claim.
To sum it up, an old video of a mob attacking police in Odisha is shared as the recent visuals from the protests against the Agnipath scheme in Bihar.


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Old video of a Muslim procession in UP is passed off as Muslim protest in Tripura against the recent communal violence - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 30, 2021
In the light of the recent incidents of communal violence in Tripura, a social media post with the video of a large gathering of Muslims is being shared with a claim that Muslims in Tripura came out in protest of the recent communal violence in Tripura. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Tripura Muslims protesting against the recent incidents of communal violence in the state.
Fact: This video is available on internet at least since May 2021. Social media users shared the video as of the funeral procession of Hazrat Abdul Hameed Mohammad Salimul Qadri, Badauni (Uttar Pradesh). The availability of this video from May 2021 proves that the video has nothing to do with the current incidents in Tripura. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
We found that neither this video is related to Tripura nor the men in the video are protesting. Upon keyword search, we came across a Facebook post which shared a lengthier and high-resolution version of the same video.
The video is shared on 09 May 2021, with a description in Hindi which loosely translates to ‘Last Journey of Hazrat Peer Salim Miya Sahab Badauni’. Also halfway through the video, we could hear ‘Peer sahab zindabad’ and ‘la ilaha illallah” slogans.
Taking a cue from this, further search with keywords led us to a news article that reported the funeral procession of the Hazrat Abdul Hameed Mohammad Salimul Qadri, who passed away on 09 May 2021 in Badauni, UP. Few other news articles related to the funeral can be read here and here.
This article published an image related to the funeral procession. In the background of the published image, we can spot a gate-like structure, which is also clearly visible in the high-resolution version of the viral video. This indicates that the viral video is also from Uttar Pradesh.
Although we could not independently verify the context of the procession, the availability of the video on the internet since May 2021 proves that it has nothing to do with the recent communal violence in Tripura.
To sum it up, an old video of a Muslim procession in UP is passed off as Muslims protest in Tripura against communal violence.

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Old video of a Pakistani citizen threatening an electricity officer in Karachi shared as that from India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 3, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of an Indian Muslim citizen openly admitting his act of electricity theft and threatening to kill an officer if power is disconnected to his house. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of an Indian Muslim citizen openly threatening to kill an officer while admitting the act of electricity theft.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows a Pakistani citizen threatening an electricity officer while confessing to stealing electricity. This incident took place in Karachi, in July 2020. The video shared in the post is old and from Pakistan. 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 ‘Siasat.pk’ news channel on 28 July 2020. ‘Siasat.pk’ reported it as the visuals of a man boldly confessing to stealing electricity and openly threatening an officer in Karachi.
مروں گا یا ماروں گا لیکن کنڈا نہیں اتارنے دوں گا۔ کراچی کا ایک شخص دیدہ دلیری سے بجلی چوری کا اعتراف کرتے ہوئے بدمعاشی کا مظاہرہ کرنے لگاhttps://t.co/m7P590DyEv#kelectric #karachi
When we searched for further sources, we found the same video published on the ‘ARY News’ official Facebook page. ‘ARY News’ confirmed it as the video from Karachi and mentioned the accused as Shahri Ataur Rehman. According to the news report, officials from K-Electric Limited, a Pakistan-based power utility company, caught Ataur Rehman red-handed while stealing electricity using a Kunda. Admitting the act of electricity theft, Ataur Rehman had reportedly threatened to kill an officer if he disconnects power to his house.
The K-Electric Limited tweeted the same video on 27 July 2020. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place in Pakistan, not India.
Watch this man caught red handed! #ChoriAurSeenaZori pic.twitter.com/XXZGw5s27t
To sum it up, an old video of a Pakistani citizen threatening an electricity officer in Karachi is shared as an incident from India.

created: August 3, 2022


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Old video of a police raid in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra shared as from Madhya Pradesh with a communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 27, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming that the visuals show police apprehending Muslim boys and Hindu girls caught during a raid at a hookah bar in Madhya Pradesh. The post claims that 15 Muslim boys and 15 Hindu girls were caught during this raid in Madhya Pradesh. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: A video of police spotting Muslim boys with Hindu girls during a raid at a hookah bar in Madhya Pradesh.
Fact: The post shared an old video from Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Young men and women were caught in objectional positions during a police raid inside a café house in Sanjay Place in Agra. The video shared in the post is not from Madhya Pradesh and there is no communal angle in the incident. 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 the ‘Bharath Samachar’ news site on 11 August 2022. This news channel reported it is the footage of a police raid conducted inside a café in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. ‘Bharath Samachar’ reported that 3 constables from Hariparvat police station were suspended by the higher officials for capturing inappropriate videos of young boys and girls during a raid at a café in Agra.
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➡भारत समाचार की खबर का बड़ा असर
➡सिपाही रंजीत समेत 3 पुलिसकर्मी हुए सस्पेंड
➡युवक-युवती की आपत्तिजनक वीडियो किए थे वायरल
➡अवैध धंधे की शिकायत पर पहुंची थी पुलिस
➡हरिपर्वत पुलिस ने कैफे को किया था सील।#Agra pic.twitter.com/MOSYb3wmuk
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords, we found several news reports about this raid conducted by Hariparvat police officials. They can be seen here, here, and here. As per reports, the police officials from Hariparvat police station caught young boys and girls in objectionable positions during a raid conducted at a café house in Sanjay Place in Agra. The constables involved in the raid recorded the videos that displayed the boys and girls in objectionable positions. There are no reports indicating that 15 Muslim boys and 15 Hindu girls were apprehended during this police raid at a café in Agra.
When the recorded video went viral on social media, the Agra Police Commissionerate published a tweet announcing the suspension of three constables on the charges of recording and leaking the objectionable videos of boys and girls who were caught during the raid at a café house in Agra.
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In 2022, when the video was shared on social media with a communal narrative, Boom Live reached out to Agra’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhakar Chaudhary for clarification. Speaking to Boom, Prabhakar Chaudhary said, “The claim is false. There is no communal angle to the incident. We have kept their identities private”. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post shows an old incident from Uttar Pradesh and that there is no communal angle in the incident.
To sum it up, an old video from Uttar Pradesh portrayed the visuals of Muslim men caught with Hindu girls during a police raid at a hookah bar in Madhya Pradesh.

created: September 27, 2023


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Old video of a Ram Navami procession in Karnataka is shared as recent visuals from Amravati - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 17, 2021
A video accompanied by a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the visuals are of a Hindu procession in front of an Islamic structure from Amravati, Maharashtra. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Hindu procession in front of an Islamic structure in Amravati, Maharashtra.
Fact: The video is from a Ram Navami procession in Karnataka, not from Amravati in Maharashtra. The visuals are from the Ram Navami procession in 2019 where Muslims were seen distributing juice to devotees of Lord Ram. On 13 November 2021, parts of Amravati in Maharashtra were marked by violence after marches held by Muslims and Hindus in relation to the Tripura violence that happened recently, but these visuals are not related to these incidents. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, similar visuals (that of the Islamic structure) are found in a YouTube video. According to the YouTube video, the visuals are from a Ram Navami Utsav in Gulbarga in Karnataka.
Taking the clue that the Islamic structure could be from Gulbarga in Karnataka, the Islamic structure was found from google search with relevant keywords. The picture of a dargah in Gulbarga (taken from Google Maps) is like the Islamic structure seen in the video.
The visuals are from the Ram Navami procession carried out annually in Kalaburagi. Gulbarga was known as ‘Kalburagi’ in former days which means stony land in Kannada. However, the district is once again known as ‘Kalaburagi’. Pictures of the procession can be seen in an ANI tweet. “Muslims were seen distributing juice to the devotees of Lord Ram during the procession.”
Karnataka: Visuals from #RamNavami procession carried out earlier today in Kalaburagi. Muslims were seen distributing juice to the devotees of Lord Ram during the procession. pic.twitter.com/m8bnw8DRrX
The person with his mobile phone seen in the viral video can also be seen in one of the pictures in the ANI tweet where it talks about the Ram Navami procession. A man sitting right behind the person may be the one who had taken the video.
The visuals of the Ram Navami procession, including the person with the mobile can be seen in this YouTube video. The YouTube video uploaded on 13 April 2019 is of the Ram Navami Shobha yatra in Kalaburagi.
On 13 November 2021, parts of Amravati in Maharashtra were marked by violence after marches held by Muslims and Hindus in relation to the Tripura violence that happened recently, but this video shared in the post is not related to these incidents
To sum it up, an old video of a Ram Navami procession in Karnataka is shared as recent visuals from Amravati.

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Old video of a rape victim from Pakistan is shared with false communal narrative attributing it to Gujarat - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 13, 2024
A video depicting a dishevelled girl in distress has gone viral on social media, with a claim that she is a 12-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly gang-raped by Hindu men and left near a jungle in Gujarat. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows a 12-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly gang-raped by Hindu men and left near a jungle in Gujarat.
Fact: The viral video depicting the rape victim dates back to June 2019, and the incident occurred in the Sindh province of Pakistan. According to news reports, “a 13-year-old minor Hindu girl was intoxicated before being raped by two men in Tando Muhammad Khan in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on the third day of Eid-ul Fitr. She was found in an unconscious state on a playground.” Furthermore, there are no news reports regarding such a rape incident in Gujarat. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we conducted a relevant keyword search on the internet. However, we were unable to locate any news reports regarding this incident. Later, we performed a reverse image search on Google using keyframes from the viral video, which directed us to a video uploaded on an X (Twitter) handle named Bilal Farooqi on 8 June 2021. He describes himself as a news editor. The tweet’s description states that an “11-year-old girl in Sujawal, Sindh, was reportedly abducted, administered an intoxicant, and raped. She was later beaten and left at a ground.”
11-year-old girl in Sujawal, Sindh, reportedly abducted, administered an intoxicant and raped. She was later beaten and left at a ground. Sindh govt must ensure that the men who did this are behind bars ASAP! #JusticeForJamna pic.twitter.com/1X2wRQUTWI
Later, taking a cue from the above post we conducted a keyword (#Justiceforjamna) search on X, which led us to several other posts (here, here, here, and here) featuring the same video. On 8 June 2019, in response to the same post, official information about police action in this matter was provided from the X handle of former Pakistan Minister Sherry Rehman. She also urged users to not share the video of the girl.
Arrests have been made by Sindh Govt am told. This a heinous series of crimes, not just one. Even after culprits r behind bars this innocent young girl will have trouble regaining any kind of life. I would urge all concerned not to share her videos. #Justice4Jamna https://t.co/Fi9kuda2jn
Further search led us to several news reports (here, here, & here) regarding this incident. According to a Times of India article dated 9 June 2019, a minor Hindu girl was reportedly intoxicated before being raped by two men in Tando Mohammad Khan, located in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, on the third day of Eid-ul Fitr. The 13-year-old survivor, a resident of Sujawal in Tando Muhammad Khan, was discovered in an unconscious state on a playground. The victim had apparently gone out to purchase groceries, and on her way to the shop, two men called her to them, forced her to drink liquor, and raped her. From all this information, it is evident that the viral video depicts visuals of a rape victim from Pakistan, not from India.
To sum it up, an old video of a rape victim from Pakistan is being shared with a false communal narrative attributing it to Gujarat.

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Old video of a little girl firing a gun is shared as her support to fight against the Taliban - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 7, 2021
A video accompanied by a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that a little girl firing a gun in the video is with the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan to fight against the Taliban. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a little girl firing a gun is with the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan to fight against the Taliban.
Fact: The video is old and can be traced back online to at least January 2020. There are no recent credible news reports of little girls firing guns in support of National Resistance Front of Afghanistan against the Taliban. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video with relevant keywords, the same video was found posted on YouTube. This YouTube video titled, ‘Small Baloch Girl who firing with machine Gun’ was published on 26 January 2020. The same videos of the little girl firing the machine gun are found on Facebook and Twitter published in January 2020.
We could not verify the exact location of the video, but it is not related to the recent resistance in Afghanistan.
On 06 September 2021, the Taliban claimed victory over the Panjshir valley, a stronghold of the resistance forces. The Taliban declared the complete takeover of Afghanistan and promised to announce a government soon. However, the resistance forces have denied claims by the Taliban that they have completely captured Panjshir. The National Resistance Front (NRF) leader Ahmad Massoud called for a ‘national uprising’ against the Taliban after their claims.
We could not find any news reports of little girls firing guns in support of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan against the Taliban.
To sum it up, an old video of a little girl firing a gun is shared as her support to the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan against the Taliban.

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Old video of a tricolour waterfall is shared as a recent display of patriotism as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 11, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the recent visuals of people creating a mesmerizing view of a tricolour waterfall as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. A few other users shared the same video claiming it to be the visuals from the Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. In the wake of the Government of India’s Har Ghar Tiranga campaign as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India’s independence, this video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Claim: Recent video of a tricolour waterfall created as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows old visuals of a mesmerising tricolour waterfall created by a few tourists in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. This video was recorded around the 73rd Independence Day celebrated on 15 August 2020. The video shared in the post is old and was not recorded as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, videos showing similar visuals were found posted on social media at least since August 2020. A Twitter user shared this video on 15 August 2020 with a description, “How beautifully they created tricolour in a waterfall!! Very creative!!”.  ‘Times Now’ published an article reporting about this beautiful tricolour waterfall on 16 August 2020.
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords on the internet, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘ABP’ news channel on 16 August 2020. ‘ABP’ reported it as the visuals of a waterfall that was created to flow in tricolour in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The description of the video states, “On the occasion of Independence Day, people were seen in the colour of patriotism. Amidst heavy rains in the city, people went out for a holiday. Due to rain, the waterfall overflowed in Bariganga. Some enthusiastic youths made a unique experiment. Two youths climbed the hill and they started mixing saffron and green colour from both sides above the waterfall. In such a situation, the waterfall falling from the hill was seen falling in the colour of the national flag”.
For further confirmation regarding the video, ‘Vishvas News’ contacted Dr Ranjan Dave,  a senior journalist from Jodhpur. Speaking to the ‘Vishvas News’, Dr Ranjan Dave said, “This video is almost two years old. This step is from the delightful place of Khandi. It is on the Daijar road, about 20 to 25 km from Jodhpur. About two years ago, two youths mixed colours in the waterfall and gave it a tricolour-like appearance”. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and was not taken in the Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.
To sum it up, an old video of a tricolour waterfall is shared as a recent display of patriotism as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.


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Old video of a wife assaulting her husband and his female friend is falsely shared with a communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 21, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of two Muslim women thrashing their husband and his Hindu girlfriend in a gym. This post claims that the two burqa-clad women caught their husband red-handed having an affair with a Hindu girl in the gym and assaulted both in public. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of two Muslim women assaulting their husband and his Hindu girlfriend in a gym.
Fact: This incident took place in October 2021 at Suja Fitness Center in the Kohefiza area in Bhopal. This video shows Urba Shahi, a housewife, assaulting her husband Talha Shahim and his alleged female friend in the gym. The burqa-clad woman who was supporting Urba Shahi was her sister Fiza. All the persons involved in this incident belong to the same community. 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 by the ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ news website in October 2021. This article reported that the incident had taken place on 15 October 2021 at Suja Fitness Center in the Kohefiza area in Bhopal. According to the article, Urba Shahi, along with her sister Fiza, had visited Suja Fitness Center suspecting her husband Talha Shahim’s illegal affair with another girl. Seeing her husband’s intimate fun with a female friend in the gym, Urba Shahi had reportedly assaulted her husband and his alleged girlfriend with slippers.
Several media organizations have published this video with a similar description. They can be seen here and here. As per reports, both parties have filed a complaint in the Kohefiza police station. Speaking on this incident, the then Kohefiza police station in-charge Anil Bhajpayee said, “the wife had suspected her husband for a long time, that he was having an affair with some other woman. On the day of the incident, the wife followed her husband to the gym center. Going there, she beat up the husband and his girlfriend. Police are still probing the matter”. The name and religious identity of the assaulted woman was not disclosed by any news website on the internet.
The Kohefiza police officials have also clarified to ‘BOOM’ that both parties involved in this assault belong to the same community and there is no communal angle in the incident.
To sum it up, an old video of a wife assaulting her husband and his female friend in Bhopal gym is falsely being shared with a communal narrative.

created: February 21, 2022


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Old video of a woman thrashing a Muslim man accusing him of harassment in Karnataka falsely linked to ‘The Kerala Story’ film - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 17, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals of a Hindu woman thrashing a Muslim youth for harassing her by sending vulgar or lewd messages in Coorg, Karnataka. Sharing the video, the post claims it is the testimony of the revolution in Hindu women after the release of ‘The Kerala Story’ movie. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of a Hindu woman thrashing a Muslim man accusing him of harassment after the release of ‘The Kerala Story’ movie.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows a three-year-old incident that took place in the Madikeri town in Karnataka. A married woman, with the help of her husband and police, thrashed the youth who allegedly harassed her by sending vulgar or lewd messages. The accused was a Muslim named Mohammed Mudasir. But the incident is old and has nothing to do with the recently released film, ‘The Kerala Story’. 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 published by the ‘NEWJ’ media channel on 25 September 2020. This news channel reported it as the visuals of a man being thrashed for sending vulgar messages to a woman in Madikeri town in Karnataka.
Reporting the complete details of the incident, several news websites published articles in 2020. They can be seen here, here and here. As per the reports, a married woman, with the help of her husband and police, red-handedly caught the youth who allegedly harassed her by sending obscene messages to her phone. The woman thrashed the accused with her footwear and later police reportedly arrested the accused. The accused was a Muslim named Mohammed Mudasir, who used to work in a mobile shop in Madikeri. But the incident is three-year-old, and has nothing to do with the recently released film ‘The Kerala Story’.
To sum it up, an old video of a woman thrashing a Muslim man accusing him of harassment was falsely linked to ‘The Kerala Story’ film.


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Old video of a young boy being tortured by the Policemen is being shared with a false narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 25, 2019
A video showing two Policemen torturing a young boy by standing on a stick placed on the boy’s lap is being shared widely on Facebook. The claim that is going viral with the video is that the boy was being beaten by the Police for not bringing tea to them. Let’s analyze the authenticity of that claim.
Video of a young boy being tortured by Policemen for not bringing them tea.
Fact: The video shows Policemen torturing the boy, who was accused of theft. The UP Police have suspended Paniyara PS Sub Inspector KN Shahi, the senior cop seen in the video for his act. Hence, the claim that the young boy was being tortured by Policemen for not bringing them tea is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video in the post were subjected to reverse image search technique, many search results were obtained. Among them, the search result of ‘NDTV’ had the same and longer video of the one in the post. From that article, published on November 18, 2017, it was found that two policemen of Paniyara PS in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh have brutally assaulted a young boy, who was accused of theft. Also, the senior cop seen in the video, Sub Inspector KN Shahi, was suspended by the UP Police higher authorities for that act.
To conclude, an old video of a young boy being tortured by Policemen is now being shared with a false narrative.
Note: This fact-check is not to justify the brutal act of the police, but only to highlight the false narrative around an old video.
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created: October 25, 2019


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Old video of a young man assaulting his girlfriend in Madhya Pradesh is now shared with a communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 1, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of a Muslim man brutally assaulting his girlfriend. The video shows a young man slapping and kicking a girl in a field. Sharing the video, the post warns Hindu girls not to love a Muslim. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Muslim man brutally assaulting his girlfriend in a field.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident of a young man named Pankaj Tripathi brutally assaulting his girlfriend in Madhya Pradesh. Pankaj Tripathi assaulted his girlfriend for repeatedly demanding to marry her. There is no communal narrative in the incident. 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 ‘Times Now’ on 24 December 2022. ‘Times Now’ reported it is the visuals of a young man brutally slapping and kicking his girlfriend in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. Several news websites published articles and videos related to the incident in December 2022. All these news agencies reported the accused name as Pankaj Tripathi from Dhera village in the Rewa district.
Speaking about the incident, Naveen Tiwari, a sub-divisional police officer of Rewa, said, “On basis of an FIR registered by the victim in Mauganj police station, accused Pankaj Tripathi has been arrested for beating her following a dispute while they were going to his native place in Dhera“. As per the reports, the victim and the accused were in a relationship and the dispute took place after the victim demanded him to marry her. Rewa SP too published a tweet related to the incident.
MP | On basis of FIR registered by victim in Mauganj PS, accused Pankaj Tripathi arrested for beating her following a dispute while they were going to his native place in Dhera. Victim was admitted to hospital. Accused was in a relationship with victim: Naveen Tiwari, SDOP Rewa pic.twitter.com/N3udQSwJSn
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister’s office published a tweet related to the incident on 25 December 2022. The Chief Minister’s office through the tweet informed the public that the accused Pankaj Tripathi was arrested and his illegally built house was demolished by the officials. Rewa Collector’s Office too tweeted a video showing the demolition of the accused Pankaj Tripathi’s house. The Rewa Collector’s office in the tweet mentioned the accused Pankaj Tripathi’s father’s name as Kanhaiya Lal Tripathi. However, the FIR of this case is not available on the Madhya Pradesh Police website. We will update the article once the FIR was available on the Madhya Pradesh website.
रीवा जिले के मऊगंज क्षेत्र में युवती के साथ हुई बर्बरता की घटना में अपराधी पंकज त्रिपाठी को गिरफ्तार कर उसके घर पर बुलडोजर चलाया गया। ड्राइवर पंकज का लाइसेंस भी कैंसल कर दिया गया है।
मध्यप्रदेश की धरती पर महिलाओं पर अत्याचार करने वाला कोई बख्शा नहीं जायेगा। pic.twitter.com/Z4gHr2lWsk
To sum it up, an old video of a young man assaulting his girlfriend in Madhya Pradesh is shared now with a communal narrative.


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Old video of AAP leader Sanjay Singh's comments on dynastic politics is being shared out of context linking it to the I.N.D.I.A group - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 2, 2023
In the wake of the 26 opposition parties forming the I.N.D.I.A group, a video clip of Aam Admi Party leader Sanjay Singh’s speech on dynastic politics in India, in which he speaks about Sonia Gandhi, Omar Abdullah, Bal Thackeray, MK Stalin, Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, etc. is being shared on social media. Description of one post that shared this video in Hindi translates to ‘#Sanjay_Singh # AAP with his own beautiful mouth ripped apart the parties of his I.N.D.I.A alliance and #corruption’s _ chieftain #Arvind_Kejriwal was happy.‘ Let’s fact-check and understand the context of this video.
Claim: AAP’s Sanjay Singh rips apart his I.N.D.I.A group parties by criticising their dynastic nature.
Fact: Sanjay Singh did make these remarks, but the video is from November 2022. He made these comments way before the Aam Admi Party joined hands with 25 opposition parties to form the I.N.D.I.A group. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
To learn more details about the viral clip, we performed a keyword search on the internet, leading us to this video’s original full-length version. Uploaded on Aam Aadmi Party’s official YouTube channel in November 2022, this is a speech given by Sanjay Singh at an event (click here ) in Karanj, Gujarat.
The lines that appear in the viral video start from the 18:24 mark of this original video. Sanjay Singh indeed spoke about the dynastic nature of the parties in India, i.e., Samajwadi Party (Mulayam Singh Yadav), Congress Party (Jawaharlal Nehru), Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray), DMK (Karunanidhi) and so on. But this speech was made in November 2022, almost eight months before AAP allied with 25 other opposition parties to form I.N.D.I.A (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance). The speech is being shared out of context and shared as if he made this recently, i.e., after joining the I.N.D.I.A group.
To sum up, an old video of AAP leader Sanjay Singh’s comments on dynastic politics is being shared out of context as if they were made after the formation of I.N.D.I.A. group.

created: August 2, 2023


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Old video of Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi is being shared as a recent meeting in the context of 2024 Lok Sabha elections - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 20, 2024
A video showing Samajwadi Party National President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi is widely shared across social media platforms (here, & here). The accompanying claim suggests that Akhilesh Yadav recently met PM Modi after sensing the 2024 Lok Sabha results. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of Akhilesh Yadav recently meeting the Prime Minister during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Fact: This viral video of Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi is not recent and dates back to 2014. According to reports, this video shows visuals of Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi on 12 June 2014, as a courtesy call after PM Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India. Akhilesh Yadav served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017. There are no credible reports about Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi recently. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we conducted a relevant keyword search. This did not yield any credible reports about Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi in recent times.
During this search, we found a video featuring similar visuals, which was uploaded on PM Modi’s official YouTube channel on 13 June 2014, titled: “Shri Narendra Modi meets UP CM Akhilesh Yadav.” Akhilesh Yadav served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from March 2012 to March 2017.
We also found a photo of this meeting uploaded on the official Facebook account of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on 12 June 2014, with the caption: “Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Akhilesh Yadav called on the PM at 7, Race Course Road.” Additionally, the Official Website of PMO had shared a photo of this meeting, which is similar to the visuals seen in the viral video on 12 June 2014. According to the information provided on the PMO website, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, met with PM Modi at 7, Race Course Road, as a courtesy call. Hence, it is evident that this viral video of Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi is not recent and dates back to 2014.
Additional news reports regarding this meeting between Akhilesh Yadav and PM Modi can be found here, here, here, and here.
To sum up, an old video of Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi is being shared as a recent one in the context of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.


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Old video of Amarinder Singh’s meeting with Mukesh Ambani falsely linked to ongoing farmer’s protest - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 11, 2020
A post accompanying a video of Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh’s meeting with Mukesh Ambani is being widely shared across social media platforms with a claim that Captain met Mukesh Ambani to discuss the concerns of the agitating farmers over new farm bills. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh met Mukesh Ambani to discuss the concerns of the agitating farmers.
Fact: The video is from 2017 when Punjab CM Amarinder Singh met Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai to discuss various investment and industrial development opportunities in Punjab. This video has nothing to do with the recent farmer’s protests. Also, there are no recent news reports mentioning that Punjab CM met Mukesh Ambani to discuss the concerns of the agitating farmers.  Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
YouTube search with the keywords ‘Captain Amarinder Singh met Mukesh Ambani’ led us to a 2017 news video which carried visuals similar to the video in the post. According to the report, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh met industrialist Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai and discussed various investment and industrial development opportunities in Punjab.
Taking a cue from the news video, Google search with relevant keywords led us to a 2017 news article which reported the meeting between the Captain and Mukesh Ambani. According to this news article, Punjab CM met Mukesh Ambani one-to-one followed by delegation-level talks during which Reliance made a detailed presentation on business. It is noteworthy to mention that in their meeting, business opportunities in the farm sector were also discussed.
Further, Amarinder Singh shared few images of their meeting on social media which can be seen here and here. Also, we could not find any recent news articles about Punjab CM’s meeting with Mukesh Ambani to discuss the agitating farmers’ concerns.
In the wake of the farmers’ protest led by Punjab farmers over the new farm bills, posts like these are being widely circulated on social media with misleading claims.
To sum it up, a 2017 video of Amarinder Singh’s meeting with Mukesh Ambani is falsely shared as a recent meeting to discuss farmers concerns.

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Old video of Amit Shah slipping off a chariot in Madhya Pradesh is passed off as that from Kolkata - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 17, 2021
A post accompanying a video in which Union Home Minister Amit Shah falls off a stage is being shared on social media platforms with a claim that the incident took place in a rally organised in Kolkata. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Amit Shah falls off a stage in Kolkata rally.
Fact: The incident actually took place in Madhya Pradesh back in 2018 during an election rally. The incident has nothing to do with Kolkata. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Google search with relevant keywords led us to multiple 2018 news videos and news articles which reported this incident. According to a Times of India report, the video shows Amit Shah slipping off a chariot during an election rally in Madhya Pradesh back in 2018.
India Today also reported the incident and even according to this report, the incident took place in Madhya Pradesh back in 2018. All these establish that the video has nothing to do with Kolkata.
In view of the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, posts like these are being shared with misleading claims.
To sum it up, an old video of Amit Shah slipping off a chariot in Madhya Pradesh is passed off as that from Kolkata.

created: February 17, 2021


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Old video of an aircraft crash in Russia shared as recent visuals of ATR 72 aircraft crash in Nepal - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 17, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the last moments of the aircraft that crashed at the Pokhara International Airport, Nepal. In the wake of an ATR 72 domestic aircraft of Yeti Airlines crash in Pokhara on 15 January 2023, this video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing the last moments of ATR 72 domestic aircraft that crashed at the Pokhara International Airport in Nepal.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows the moments before the crash of Russia’s military transport aircraft prototype outside Moscow city in August 2021. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent ATR 72 aircraft crash at the Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. 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 ‘India Today’ on 17 August 2021. ‘India Today’ published the video with the title, “Ilyushin Il-112V: Russian military transport aircraft crashes in outside Moscow.” Mentioning the same, a few other YouTube channels have also published the same video in 2021. They can be seen here and here.
Publishing a photo showing similar visuals in an article, ‘AP News’ reported it as the last moments of the Russian prototype military transport plane, Ilyushin Il-112v, before the crash while performing a test flight outside Moscow on 17 August 2021. Three crew members onboard reportedly lost their lives in the accident. Reporting the complete details of the accident, several news websites published articles in August 2021. They can be seen here and here.
On the other hand, ‘BBC News’ and a few journalists published a video reporting it as the horrific last moments of ATR 72 domestic aircraft before the crash in Nepal’s Pokhara on 15 January 2023. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and is from Russia.
To sum it up, an old video showing a military transport aircraft crash in Russia is shared as visuals of the ATR 72 aircraft crash in Nepal.

created: January 17, 2023


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Old video of an attack on a BJP worker is falsely shared as a recent assault incident in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 20, 2024
The Sandeshkhali area has been witnessing unrest for over 10 days as women protestors seek justice against alleged atrocities committed by local TMC leaders. Amidst this, a video of a woman being pushed to the ground and hit with a stick while speaking to a media person is circulating on social media with the claim that the video is from Sandeshkhali, and that the woman attempting to speak to the media about the Sandeshkhali atrocities, is being attacked on live camera. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: A woman trying to speak to the media about the atrocities in Sandeshkhali is being attacked on live camera.
Fact: The viral video depicts an attack on a BJP worker during a protest held by the BJP in West Bengal in 2018. According to media reports,the incident took place in Barasat, about 40 km from Kolkata, on 26 September 2018, the day BJP called for a 12-hour bandh to protest the death of two students in North Dinajpur district. During this protest, BJP worker Nilima De Sarkar was attacked twice on the same day – the first time by local panchayat chief Arsaduzzaman and the second time by Trinamool leader Qutubuddin. The viral video was shot when Qutubuddin assaulted Nilima De Sarkar. The viral video is not connected to Sandeshkhali incidents. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we performed a Google reverse image search using keyframes from the viral video. This search led us to a video posted on 30 September 2018, on X(Twitter) by Keya Ghosh, Media Co-in-charge of Bengal BJP. The video featured the viral footage with the caption, “This is the same lady Nilima De Sarkar who was ‘kicked’ by TMC leader Arshadujjaman. Look how his accomplice Qutubuddin is thrashing her openly when she is relaying the incident to the media.”
This is the same lady Nilima De Sarkar who was "kicked" by tmc leader Arshadujjaman. Look how his accomplice Qutubuddin is thrashing her openly when she is relaying the incident to media ! @BJP4Bengal @me_locket @VijayaRahatkar @MrsGandhi pic.twitter.com/swr35EOVK9
Taking a cue from this, to know more information about this incident, we conducted a relevant keyword search on the internet, which led us to a news report by The Statesman on 01 October 2018, with the title “On camera: Woman BJP supporter kicked, beaten with sticks by ‘TMC leaders’ twice.” According to the report, the incident took place in Barasat, about 40 km from Kolkata, on 26 September 2018, the day the BJP called for a 12-hour bandh to protest the death of two students in North Dinajpur district. The report mentioned that BJP supporter Nilima De Sarkar was initially attacked by TMC workers led by local panchayat chief Arshaduzzaman. Later, she was thrown to the ground by a man identified as Qutubuddin, an aide of Arshaduzzaman, while giving an interview to the media.
NDTV also reported this incident on 01 October 2018, stating that the BJP worker Nilima De Sarkar was attacked twice on the same day -the first time by local panchayat chief Arshaduzzaman and the second time by Trinamool leader Qutubuddin. Several other news reports regarding this incident can be seen here, here & here. From these reports, it is evident that the viral video depicts an attack on a BJP worker during a protest in 2018.
To sum it up, an old video of an attack on a BJP worker is falsely shared as an assault on a woman in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal.

created: February 20, 2024


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Old video of an IAF Flight Lieutenant falsely shared as Indian soldier losing his life due to parachute failure - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 13, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the final moments of an Indian soldier who died because of a parachute failure. The video shows a group of locals trying to provide first aid and save the pilot lying on the ground. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of an Indian soldier who lost his life because of a parachute failure.
Fact: The post shared an old video of Flight Lieutenant Abhilash, who managed to eject safely from the Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 aircraft before a crash at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district in October 2021. Indian Air Force in a statement said that the Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed because of a technical malfunction and informed that the pilot had ejected safely before the crash. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, videos with similar visuals were found posted on Facebook in October 2021. They can be seen here and here. Facebook users posted these videos stating it was the visuals from Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district where an Indian Air Force jet Mig-21 aircraft had suffered a crash. These users claim it as the visuals showing Lieutenant Abhilash who had ejected safely before the crash of the aircraft.
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords on the internet, we found the details of the incident in a report published by the Hindustan Times news channel on 21 October 2021. As per the report, an IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft had experienced a technical malfunction during a training sortie and crashed at the Babedi village in the Bhind district. Flight Lieutenant Abhilash, who was flying the aircraft, had ejected before the crash and reportedly landed safely using a parachute in nearby Parasram Ka Pura village. Reporting the details of this accident, several news websites published articles and videos.
The Indian Air Force issued a statement about this accident stating, “An IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft experienced a technical malfunction during a training sortie in the central sector this morning. The pilot ejected safely. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.” Flight Lieutenant Abhilash did not lose his life during this accident that took place in October 2021, in the Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh.
An IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft experienced a technical malfunction during a training sortie in the central sector this morning. The pilot ejected safely. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
To sum it up, an old video of an IAF Flight Lieutenant who ejected safely before the aircraft crash is falsely shared as Indian soldier lost his life due to parachute failure.


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Old video of an overcrowded Bangladesh train shared as ‘Shramik special train’. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 15, 2020
A video of an overcrowded train is being shared on social media with a claim that it shows a Shramik special train from Mumbai to West Bengal that ran on 10 May 2020. But, FACTLY has found that it is an old video and it is not related to India. A user has posted an extended and better-quality version of the same video in February 2018 with the title – ‘Most Crowded Train in the World- Bangladesh Railway’. Also, in the video, it can be observed that the text written on the coaches conveys that the train is related to Bangladesh, not India.
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Claim – Tweet (archived)
Fact – YouTube video – https://youtu.be/2CZ8fejXB7Y?t=22
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Old video of anti CAA & NRC protests passed off as Kerala Muslims protesting against Tripura communal violence - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 8, 2021
In the light of the recent reports of communal clashes in the state of Tripura, a social media post accompanying a video of a protest rally is being shared with a claim that the video shows Kerala Muslims protesting against the Tripura violence. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Kerala of Muslims protesting against the Tripura communal violence.
Fact: The video actually shows anti CAA & NRC protests organised in Kerala’s Mannarkkad back in January 2020. Local news agencies have reported the protests back then. The video has nothing to do with the recent communal clashes in Tripura. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The viral video actually shows protesters in Kerala’s Mannarkkad staging a protest rally against the implementation of CAA & NRC back in January 2020. Reverse image search of the screenshots of the viral video led us to an Instagram post that shared a lengthier version of the same viral video. This video is shared with hashtags like #rejectnrc, #rejectcaa & #Mannarkkad, alluding that these visuals show anti CAA & NRC protests.
Further, in the viral video, we can spot protesters displaying banners with the words “Constitutional Protection Rally” and “03 January 2020” written on them.
In the Instagram video from 9:55 -10:27 timespan, protesters making way for an ambulance can be seen. A 06 January 2020 dated Malayali news article reported this particular incident of an ambulance passing through the protests against CAA & NRC in Kerala’s Mannarkkad. The article further published images and video of the incident. From this, it is evident that the viral video has nothing to do with the recent communal clashes in Tripura.
Another online news article that reported an ambulance passing through CAA & NRC protests in Mannarkkad can be read here. Further, a different version of the viral video is uploaded on YouTube channel Mannarkkad live with a title in Malayali which translates to ‘Maharali held in Mannarkkad against the Citizenship Amendment Act.’
To sum it up, an old video of anti CAA & NRC protests in Kerala passed off as Kerala Muslims protesting against Tripura communal violence.

created: November 8, 2021