Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, is heard criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a digitally modified video that is making the rounds. A fake voice can be heard in the background of this video, emphasising the issues of unemployment, inflation, and people’s dislikeness towards BJP.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @badre2_alam tweeted “Use all your strength, brothers, somehow #BJP / Power/ Save Modi, if you fall short then give money, even then it doesn’t work. So use #ED #CBI #incometax liberally! This is the real face of BJP!!!!!!!!” after sharing 38-seconds video. The tweet was made on Oct 27, 2023. It was further reposted by more than 100 users, after receiving an about 7886 views on X.
पूरी ताकत लगा दो भाइयों किसी तरह #BJP / सत्ता/ मोदी को बचाओ ,कम पड़े तो पैसा दो , फिर भी काम ना चले
— Badre Alam (@badre2_alam) October 27, 2023
तो #ED #CBI #incometax का खुल कर प्रयोग करें!
यह है बीजेपी का असली चेहरा!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/YStd02FIv0
@nidar_hl tweeted making the same claim that according to Shivraj Singh ji’s strong instructions, he said “Brothers, use all your strength to # / save power/Modi; if you fall short, then give money; even if it doesn’t work, #ED, #CBI, #incometax.. Make open use of the police. The Election Commission needs to pay attention.”
#एमपी_में_बीजेपी_पूर्णत_हार_स्वीकार_कर_चुकी_है –
— संविधान रक्षक सेना शूद्र एकता मिशन (@nidar_hl) October 26, 2023
शिवराज सिंह जी का अधिकारियों को शक्त निर्देश पूरी ताकत लगा दो भाइयों,किसी तरह #बीजेपी/ सत्ता/मोदी को बचाओ,कम पड़े तो पैसा दो,फिर भी काम ना चले तो #ED,#CBI,#incometax, Police का खुल कर प्रयोग करें।चुनाव आयोग को संज्ञान लेना चाहिए। pic.twitter.com/biT71IfnAH
Several other user accounts, including Sakshi (“@ShadowSakshi“), Shashwat S (“@Shashwat_IN“), @tnews_tripty made the same claim that the video shows MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan making an anti-BJP statement. The posts were further reshared by many social media accounts, contributing to the spread of the information. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About the Video? : Fact
The truth is that this video was taken in June 2023, during a review meeting for the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. There was no such audio in the original video.
A tweet was made on June 26, 2023 by ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (“@ANI_MP_CG_RJ“) on X stating that A review meeting was held by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of Madhya Pradesh to discuss the arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. The original video is also being shared in the twitter post.
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a review meeting regarding the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state. pic.twitter.com/zThnisb1nP
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 26, 2023
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1278
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) October 29, 2023
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A digitally altered video of MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan being spread, where it can be heard him giving anti-BJP statement. In this video, fake voice can be heard in the background highlighting Inflation, unemployment, (1/3) pic.twitter.com/1lxP8K4MML
Intent:
Digitally modified videos with fake audio are being circulated by anti-BJP political influencers in an attempt to influence the outcome of the upcoming MP assembly election.
Conclusion:
Claim : A digitally modified video featuring MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is making the rounds, in which he is heard criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Fact : This video was recorded in June 2023, where the MP CM held a review meeting for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. There was no audio like that in the original video.
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