The distorted claim that Pandit is in an airport and that this incident is recent is being spread along with a video of him singing Sandhyavandana in a public place.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Ali Sohrab (“@007AliSohrab“) made the same claim that the video is recent wherre the Pandit is singing Sandhyavandana in a public place. The tweet was made on Dec 13, 2023, which has received an about 157.7k views on X. The archive can be read from above.
एयरपोर्ट? pic.twitter.com/PDkhWLDPZj
— Ali Sohrab (@007AliSohrab) December 13, 2023
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, the footage is from July 2022 and shows a young Hindu priest at the Jaipur railway station performing Sandhyavandana.
The video was uploaded in Youtube on July 22, 2022.
Check out the full video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 14, 2023
ANALYSIS: Distorted
FACT: A video of Pandit performing Sandhyavandana in a public place is being spread with a distorted claim that he is in an airport and that this incident is recent. The fact is this video is from July, 2022, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/XVH8X2d7ls
Intent:
Propagandists spreading old videos with distorted claims to justify religious rituals in public places. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the video in question is actually from July 2022, and it shows a young Hindu priest at the Jaipur railway station doing Sandhyavandana.
Conclusion:
Claim : A distorted claim that Pandit is in an airport and that this incident happened recently is being spread along with a video of him singing Sandhyavandana in a public place.
Fact : This video, which was taken at the Jaipur railway station in July of 2022, shows a young Hindu priest performing Sandhyavandana.
