Allegedly featuring Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, a video has gone viral showing a man losing his balance and falling on the cricket pitch while attempting to hit the ball.
ST Tanveer (“@STHaiyMand“) sarcastically tweeted claiming that Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma lost his balance and fell on the cricket pitch while trying to hit the ball. The user also shared the video in the twitter post on Dec 29, 2023.
आज कल जोकरों का डिमांड Badta ही जा रहा है😂😂😂#राजस्थान के #मुख्यमंत्री भजन लाल जी का अदभुत शॉट pic.twitter.com/kzPh7Fq5Zd
— ST Tanveer (@STHaiyMand) December 29, 2023
Several other accounts, including Mahendra Saini (“@Mahendr79633“), Digvijay Singh (“@Digvij_1“), Mohd Waqar (“@mohdwaqar901“), BeatalPret (“@beatalPret“) also made the same claim that Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma is in the video where he fell on the ground after losing the balance while trying to hit the ball. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About the Incident? : Fact
In actuality, Bhupinder Singh, a BJD MLA, is seen in this video. After inaugurating the sporting event at Belkhandi in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, he lost his balance and fell onto a cricket pitch, injuring himself. The incident happened on Monday and is unrelated to Bhajan Lal Sharma, the chief minister of Rajasthan.
The video was posted in Youtube on December 25, 2023. We also visited THE WEEK, which published an article on this incident on Dec 26, 2023 with the headline “Odisha BJD MLA injured while playing cricket”.
Check out the full Video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a man losing his balance & falling on the cricket pitch when trying to hit the ball has been shared, claiming to be of the CM of Rajasthan, Bhajan Lal Sharma. The fact is that this video shows BJD MLA Bhupinder Singh.(1/3) pic.twitter.com/glUZ5cuodK
Intent:
Influencers are circulating Videos of BJD leaders from Odisha claiming to be Rajasthan’s Chief Minister to set their narrative. Videos purporting to show Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma of a man falling and losing his balance while attempting to hit a ball have gone viral. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that in actuality, Bhupinder Singh, a BJD MLA, is seen in this video. After the opening of a sporting event at Belkhandi in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, he lost his balance and fell onto a cricket pitch, injuring himself. The incident happened on Monday and was unrelated to Bhajan Lal Sharma, the chief minister of Rajasthan.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of a man losing his balance and falling on the cricket pitch while attempting to hit the ball has been shared, claiming to be that of Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
Fact : The fact is that this video features BJD MLA Bhupinder Singh. He was injured when he lost his balance and fell on a cricket pitch after inaugurating a sporting event in Belkhandi, Kalahandi district, Odisha. The incident happened on Monday and had nothing to do with Bhajan Lal Sharma, Rajasthan’s Chief Minister.
