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The ‘Delhi Chalo’ march by farmers dominated the social media trends this week, and so did the misinformation around the protest. While an old video of an elderly woman lambasting a group of sit-in protesters went viral, a 2019 clip of a Pro-CAA rally was falsely linked to the farmers’ protest. From misinformation around the Haldwani violence to an edited video of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Maths Gaffe ‘, here are the top five fact-checks of the week by Newschecker.
2019 Video Of Pro-CAA Rally Viral As Stir Against Farmers’ Protest
A video allegedly showing Haryana youths supporting the police action against protesting farmers, calling them Khalistanis, is being widely shared on social media platforms. We found that the video dates back to December 2019, and shows a rally in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Haryana. Read more here.
Old video of elderly woman criticising sit-in protesters shared as 2024 farmers’ protest
A video showing an elderly woman seemingly lambasting a group of sit-in protesters in the middle of a road, is gaining traction on social media platforms amid ongoing farmers’ protest. Newschecker found that the video depicts an old incident, and has been shared out of context amid the farmers’ ongoing tractor march to Delhi. Read more here.
Viral Video Of Mob Heckling Cop Is From Madhya Pradesh, Not Haldwani
Amid the violent clashes that broke out in Haldwani, during the demolition of a madrasa and mosque in an anti-encroachment drive, resulting in the deaths of at least six, a video, purportedly from Haldwani, has gone viral showing a police officer standing his ground against an aggressive mob. Newschecker found that the video is of an unrelated incident in Madhya Pradesh. Read more here.
Haldwani Violence: Video From 2023, Showing A Young Girl Pleading Not To Be Evicted, Shared As Recent
A 16-second long video is circulating on social media, showing a young girl crying and pleading not to be evicted. Posting the video, many have linked the emotional footage to the current situation of Haldwani. We found that the video is not recent and dates back to 2023. It has been falsely shared as recent. Read more here.
50+15=73? Edited Video Of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Maths Gaffe’ On Reservation Cap Goes Viral
A 21-second video mocking Gandhi for what appears to be an erroneous calculation has gone viral on social media. The video shows the Congress leader addressing a rally amid his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, where he purportedly says 50+ 15 = 73. We found that the viral clip has been misleadingly clipped, Gandhi actually says 50+15+8 = 73. Read more here.
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