A video that was digitally altered to depict individuals waving the BJP flag and yelling anti-SC/ST slogans has been circulated as authentic footage.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @Prince_jatt99 tweeted “”One slogan, one name, Jai Shri Ram, Jai Shri Ram, down with SC ST”, this slogan is being used in the video. Be thankful that people from the Muslim community also live in the country. Otherwise the direct target of these people would have been the SC ST community. #ShameOnBJP #NoVote4BJP” on April 18, 2024. The tweet has received an about 59.8k views on X.
"एक ही नारा एक ही नाम जय श्री राम जय श्री राम, SC ST मुर्दाबाद" यह स्लोगन लगाया जा रहा है वीडियो में।
— Prince jatt (@Prince_jatt99) April 18, 2024
शुक्र करो कि देश में मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोग भी रहते हैं।
वरना इन लोगों का सीधा टारगेट SC ST समुदाय ही होता।#ShameOnBJP #NoVote4BJP pic.twitter.com/hXPBFbw9HM
Several other accounts, including @AadivasiSamachr made the same claim that a group of people holding the BJP flag raised some slogans against the SC/ST community. @HansrajMeena further quoted the tweet made by @Prince_jatt99 to support the same claim. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
It is a fact that it is unrelated to reality. The anti-SC/ST slogans have been modified and added. An old video of JDU candidate Kavita Singh’s nomination rally in April 2019 shows the same slogans. Yes, the JDU was included in the NDA. It is unrelated to the current campaign for the general elections scheduled for 2024. News Today Channel posted it on Facebook by adding in the caption “NDA Candidate of Siwan, Kavita Singh’s (wife of Hindu Yuva Vahini Leader Ajay Singh) Supporters who Include Hindu Yuva Vahini & BJP workers raising slogans of : SC/ST मुर्दाबाद !आरक्षण मुर्दाबाद’ ! संविधान मुर्दाबाद. ! #Bihar #Siwan #Dalit #GeneralElections2019” on April 22, 2019. Public TV Bihar posted this on Facebook on April 22, 2019.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 18, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A digitally altered video showing a group of people holding the BJP flag and raising slogans against SC/ST has been shared as a real video. The fact is that it has nothing to do with reality. The slogans against SC/ST have been added and edited. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/hfgHg5uyn5
Intent:
Political Influencers are circulating digitally altered videos with false claims to set their narrative and influence the general elections in 2024. A digitally altered video showing a group of people holding the BJP flag and raising slogans against SC/ST has been shared as a real video. The truth is, it has nothing to do with reality. The slogans against the SC/ST have been added and altered. The same slogans can be heard in an old video of JDU candidate Kavita Singh’s nomination rally from April 2019. The JDU was a member of the National Democratic Alliance. It has nothing to do with the present campaign for the 2024 general elections.
Conclusion:
Claim : A manipulated video purporting to be of a gathering of individuals waving the BJP flag and yelling anti-SC/ST slurs has gone viral.
Fact : The fact is that it has nothing to do with reality. The slogans against SC/ST have been added and edited. The same slogans can be heard in an old video of JDU candidate Kavita Singh’s nomination rally in April 2019. The JDU was indeed part of the NDA. It has nothing to do with the ongoing election campaign for general elections in 2024.
