“BSP leader Mayawati declared her party support’s to BJP in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections in March 2022”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post shows Mayawati’s old press conference held in October 2020. In the press meet, Mayawati said that her party will vote for BJP and all other opposition parties to defeat Samajwadi Party’s second candidate in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Elections. After a few days of her announcement, Mayawati took a U-turn and said that she would rather retire from politics than align with the BJP. Recently, amid the Uttar Pradesh Election campaign, Mayawati accused BJP o...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 February 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 February 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1108964543255786
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