“Video shows BSP chief Mayawati declaring her support for the Congress party in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections”
What FACTLY found
This is a fabricated video created by digitally overlaying a voice that mimics Mayawati onto an unrelated video of her speaking to the media. Original video shows Mayawati criticizing both the BJP and Congress, asserting that they have been engaged in a competition to demonstrate who is a more prominent ‘Hindutvavadi’ and a devout ‘Hindu bhakt.’ Further, in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh elections, BSP did not lend her support to either the BJP or the Congress.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 November 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 November 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/2675070735980861
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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.