“Video depicting Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey in tears, due to being denied a ticket in the forthcoming 2024 general elections.”
What FACTLY found
The video is from January 2023, capturing the moment when Ashwini Kumar Choubey became emotional during a press conference upon learning of the passing of another BJP leader, Parshuram Chaturvedi. While Ashwini Choubey has been denied a ticket for the forthcoming 2024 elections, the video is unrelated to this development
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 April 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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