“The video shows former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal admitting that he won’t clean the Yamuna River because it won’t help him win the upcoming 2025 Delhi assembly elections.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is the clipped version of the original video, where Arvind Kejriwal states, “I have started to understand a bit of politics, Yamuna will not get me votes, but I will still clean Yamuna.” He made this remark in response to the host’s suggestion that cleaning the Yamuna would make him unbeatable in upcoming 2025 Delhi assembly elections due to the visible improvements.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 January 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/socialedges/reel/DEJiWuaSk9w/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.