A video purporting to be from the ongoing “general elections 2024” has gone viral, with policewomen slapping and detaining two women.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @realwajidkhan tweeted “Who gave this policewoman the right to beat up a voter? Are these police personnel working for BJP?” on April 19, 2024. The tweet has received an about 396.3k views on X.
इस महिला पूलिस को वोटर को मारने का हक़ किसने दिया..
— Wajidkhan (@realwajidkhan) April 19, 2024
क्या ये पुलिस कर्मि भाजपा के लिए काम कर रहे हैं. pic.twitter.com/GzHeY1YLGr
Several other accounts, including @smartySikandar, @Abhimanyu1305, @Azam_khan___ made the same claim that the policewomen slapped and detained two women during the the ongoing “general elections 2024.” The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an old video from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, where policewomen were observed apprehending fake voters in during the 2022 assembly elections. The claim that it from the ongoing general elections 2024 is not true at all. Current TV News posted this on Facebook on Feb 14, 2022, which shows that it is not at all a recent video.
lit.belll posted this on Instagram on Feb 16, 2022.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 19, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video showing policewomen slapping and detaining two women has been shared, claiming to be a recent video from the ongoing "general elections 2024." The fact is that this is an old video from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/jcbCqmHlmU
Intent:
Political Influencers are circulating old videos with distorted claims to set their narrative to influence the ongoing general elections. A video showing policewomen slapping and detaining two women has been shared, claiming to be a recent video from the ongoing “general elections 2024.” The video in question is an old one from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, where policewomen were observed detaining fake voters during the assembly elections in 2022.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of policewomen assaulting and detaining two women has been circulated, claiming to be a recent footage from the “general elections 2024.”
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video from Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur, where policewomen were seen detaining fake voters during assembly elections in 2022.
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