Fact Check: 2019 video falsely circulated as recent PM Modi rally
Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that a viral video purportedly fromPM Modi’s recent Jalore rally has been available on the internet since 2019. However, this video has no connection with the PM’s rally in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
- By: Ashish Maharishi
- Published: Apr 26, 2024 at 04:28 PM
New Delhi (Vishvas News). Amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, a video purportedly from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rally is going viral. Social media users sharing the viral video are claiming it to be from the PM’s recent rally in Jalore district of Rajasthan. A substantial crowd can be seen in the video.
Vishvas News investigated the viral post and found it to be misleading. The viral video has been available on the internet since 2019 under the title of Congress Rally.
What Is Going Viral
The Facebook page ‘Akhand Bharat’ (archive) shared a video on April 21, 2024, claiming that people gathered at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Bhinmal (see archived post here). Believing it to be true, other users are also sharing the post.
Investigation
To verify the viral video, Vishvas News initially extracted several keyframes from it and searched them through Google Lens. The original video was found on a YouTube channel named SVG CSO, uploaded on April 26, 2019 and dated April 25, 2019. The description indicated that the video is of a Congress meeting in Ramseen, Jalore.
During the investigation, this video was also found on Facebook. Uploading it on April 25, 2019, Facebook user ML Bishnoi Chadi wrote, “This video is not from anywhere else, in Ramseen of Jalore district in our Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot gathered at the public meeting of Jalore Lok Sabha Congress candidate. There is a crowd of people.”
Taking the investigation forward, Vishvas News contacted Narendra Sharma, senior correspondent of Dainik Jagran, Rajasthan and shared the viral video with him. He also confirmed that the viral video is not from this election.
It is noteworthy that on April 21, 2024, PM Modi addressed a public meeting in Jalore, Rajasthan. The video related to this can be seen below.
During our investigation, we discovered that on April 25, 2019, the former Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed a public meeting in Jalore. We found a video related to this event on the official YouTube channel of Congress. It was uploaded on the same day.
The investigation so far has proved that the viral video is not linked to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This video has been circulating on the internet since 2019. Vishvas News cannot independently verify which party’s rally the video originates from.
Conclusion: Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that a viral video purportedly fromPM Modi’s recent Jalore rally has been available on the internet since 2019. However, this video has no connection with the PM’s rally in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
- Claim Review : Crowd gathered at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Bhinmal
- Claimed By : Facebook page ‘Akhand Bharat
- Fact Check : False
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