A video showing an under-construction house with a replica of the Statue of Liberty installed on top, along with several workers on the roof completing the installation, has been shared with claims that a man from Punjab installed the statue on his rooftop after his US visa was canceled, and a bulldozer arrived to demolish it. However, we found that the video was old and unrelated to the Visa rejection.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter), propaganda account @jpsin1 wrote, “Man from Punjab installs Statue of Liberty on his rooftop after his US visa application gets rejected.”
Man from Punjab installs Statue of Liberty on his rooftop after his US visa application gets rejected. pic.twitter.com/92rcMwQnq8
— 🇮🇳Jitendra pratap singh🇮🇳 (@jpsin1) March 29, 2025
Another propaganda account, @HPhobiaWatch, also shared the video and wrote, “A man from Punjab installs a statue of liberty on his rooftop after his US visa gets cancelled. Bulldozer reached to demolish the statue.”
A man from Punjab installs statue of liberty on his rooftop after his US visa gets cancelled
— Hindutva Knight (@HPhobiaWatch) March 29, 2025
Bulldozer reached to demolish the statue pic.twitter.com/f8AQn8nONj
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here: @FrontalForce, @MithilaWaala, @aiamit1 (May 2024).
The truth about the video shared as installation of Statue of Liberty, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video. We found that these claims about Visa rejection were false and self-invented.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video using Google Lens. This led us to media reports containing the same visuals published in May 2024. According to reports (1, 2, 3, 4), this video dates back to May 2024. It depicts an 18-foot-tall replica of the Statue of Liberty installed atop a newly constructed house in Langiana Nawan village, Moga district, Punjab.
The homeowner, Gurmeet Singh Brar, a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) settled in Indiana, USA, commissioned this fiberglass statue as a tribute to America, expressing gratitude for the opportunities he has received since migrating there in 2006. Additionally, no verified sources suggest that the statue was demolished.
Hence, verified sources confirm that the installation of the Statue of Liberty replica was not related to the visa rejection.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 29, 2025
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video showing an under-construction house with a replica of the Statue of Liberty installed on top, along with several workers on the roof completing the installation,has been shared with claims that a man from Punjab installed the statue (1/4) pic.twitter.com/8ofekSMnOB
Intent
Influencers are circulating old videos with misleading claims to get the spotlight on social media.
Conclusion
Claim– A man from Punjab installs a Statue of Liberty replica on his rooftop after his U.S. visa is canceled.
Fact– Gurmeet Singh Brar, an NRI in Indiana, USA, installed the Statue of Liberty replica in Punjab as a tribute to America, appreciating the opportunities he’s had since 2006. Thus, it’s unrelated to any visa rejection.
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