“Video of Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav taking a holy dip at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela.”
What FACTLY found
This viral video is not related to the ongoing 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela and actually dates back to October 2022. It shows Dimple Yadav taking a holy bath in the river Ganga at Haridwar during the immersion of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ashes on 17 October 2022. As of 30 January 2024, and at the time of publishing this article, there are no reports of Dimple Yadav participating in the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 January 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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.