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“Video of Amit shah saying, “this country should be divided into two parts, South India and North India”.”
Social media posts Claim dated 20 Mar 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The original video has been edited between timestamps 02:41:22 to 02:41:25 and is being shared out of context to spread misinformation. Originally, Amit shah said that the Congress’s policy is to divide the country. On 20 March 2024, Amit Shah participated in the News18 Rising Bharat summit. During the summit, Shah was asked various questions, and in response to one question, he stated, ‘the people of the country seem to believe that it is Congress policy to divide the country into two parts,...

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 20 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 April 2024, 13 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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