evidence: A video of a man narrating the ordeals of the Karnataka state football team, who were allegedly made to wait on a footpath to meet the Chief Minister after winning the Santosh Trophy, has been widely shared on social media platforms. The 45-second-long-footage shows the team sitting on a footpath along with the trophy. Some users also shared a longer version of the clip carrying snippets from their winning moments as well. Multiple social media users shared the video, claiming, "Karnataka State Football Team recently won Santosh Trophy in Saudi Arabia & this is how these players were treated by the CM." The caption insinuates that the incumbent Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah was behind this alleged "mistreatment" of the winning football team. [...] A keyword search for "Karnataka CM," "Santosh Trophy" and "Footpath" on Google led us to a report by IB Times, dated March 18, 2023. The report detailed the indifference of the former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai towards "sports and sporting events" as he met the Santosh Trophy winners at a footpath outside his residence. Adding, "As per some ground reports, highlighting the unbecoming attitude of the CM, the champion team was given a time slot of 15 minutes, during which they stood outside the CM’s house for more than an hour."