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“A viral video shows Saurabh Bharadwaj in an AAP gathering, asking Siri who promised to clean the Yamuna River within five years, with Siri responding that Arvind Kejriwal made the promise in 2015.”
Social media posts Claim dated 28 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

The video in question has been edited, distorting the original context. While Arvind Kejriwal has indeed made several public statements and proposed plans for cleaning the Yamuna River over the years, the viral video misrepresents a conversation from the 2025 AAP Manifesto launch on 27 January 2025. In the original clip, Saurabh Bharadwaj asks Siri who introduced the word “guarantee” in Indian politics, to which Siri responds with “AAP party.” The issue of Yamuna water was not discussed in th...

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 28 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 January 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

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