A video of people at a rally has gone viral, claiming that the Pakistan flag was waved at a congress rally in Rajasthan.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Chandan Mishra (“@IamChandanCM“) tweeted “Pakistan flag was waved in the Congress rally. Look at Congress campaigning with Pakistani flags in Rajasthan. Is voting for Congress not destroying your future?”. The tweet was made on Nov 22, 2023.
केंग्रेस की रैली में पाकिस्तान का झंडा लहराया गया।
— Chandan Mishra (@IamChandanCM) November 22, 2023
राजस्थान में पाकिस्तान के झंडे लेकर प्रचार करते हुए देख लो कांग्रेस को*
क्या कोंग्रेस को वोट देना अपने भविष्य को नष्ट करना नही? pic.twitter.com/GDrnziM20Z
The claim was viral during the year of 2018, when ANANDSINGH KHANGAROT (“@shivkripa999“) tweeted “Pakistan flag will be waved in the Congress rally in Tiwari village of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.” after sharing the same video. The tweet was made on Dec 12, 2018.
राजस्थान में जोधपुर डिस्ट्रिक्ट के तिवरी गांव में कांग्रेस की रैली में पाकिस्तान का झंडा लहराएगा pic.twitter.com/u8Z5sfJQUx
— ANANDSINGH KHANGAROT (@shivkripa999) December 12, 2018
Several other users, including Dilip Kumar Singh (“@DilipKu24388061“), Manoj Srivastava (“@ManojSr60583090“) also claimed the same that Pakistan flag was waved at a Congress Rally. The users also claimed that the Congress, which seeks to turn Rajasthan into Pakistan, campaigning in the state with Pakistani flags. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth Behind this Incident? : Fact
After closely examining, we discovered that this flag is not the same as the national flag of Pakistan, which features a white stripe along with a crescent moon and star. Unlike the Pakistani flag, the flag in the viral video has two white stripes and no visible stars or crescent moon.
During our research and analysis, we discovered that Rajasthan police debunked a similar claim made in a video that went viral in December 2018.
The official account of Rajasthan Police (“@PoliceRajasthan“) clarified in a twitter post that a social media video which purports to show a Pakistani flag being waved during @INCIndia’s victory procession is absolutely untrue.
Alert 🚫🔊
— Rajasthan Police (@PoliceRajasthan) December 12, 2018
This video 📽️ circulating on #socialmedia claims that there is a Pakistan flag being waved in a victory procession of @INCIndia.
This is false and we request people not to get trapped by this ❌. We are trying to trace the mischief-maker.#FakeNews @SMHoaxSlayer pic.twitter.com/WDnABuJx2M
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1363
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 25, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of people participating in a rally has been shared claiming Pakistan's flag was waved in a congress rally in Rajasthan. Upon closely observing we found that this flag doesn't match with Pakistan national flag, (1/3) pic.twitter.com/XeyKvwvfBY
Intent:
Political influencers are circulating old videos with false claims to influence the ongoing assembly election in the state of Rajasthan.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of people at a rally has been circulated, claiming that the Pakistan flag was waved at a congress rally in Rajasthan.
Fact : We discovered after careful observation that this flag is not the same as the national flag of Pakistan, which features a white stripe along with a crescent moon and star.
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