“The viral video shows Akhilesh Yadav escaping from journalists’ questions by jumping over a gate.”
What FACTLY found
This incident took place in 2023 when Akhilesh Yadav jumped over the boundary wall gate of Jaya Prakash Narayan International Center (JPNIC) to pay tribute to Jayaprakash Narayan on his birthday. Reportedly, he was denied permission to go into JPNIC, which caused him to jump over the JPNIC gate to pay floral tribute to Jayaprakash Narayan.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 September 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 September 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.