A sensitive video depicting an individual chopping off his index finger has been circulated online with claims that a frustrated man in Karnataka chopped his finger with which he voted for the Congress party in Karnataka because he couldn’t see any more atrocities against Hindus in the state. However, D-Intent Data has found that this is an old video from Thane, Maharashtra where a man chopped his finger over police inaction in a suicide case of his brother in August 2023.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter), Vijay Shukla (@vijaysh86492406 ) This video is said to be from Karnataka. What did a voter say and do after being saddened by the atrocities being committed on Hindus? Today I am cutting the same finger with which I had voted for Congress in the Karnataka elections. This was the biggest mistake of my life that I had voted for Congress. ( Translated from Hindi)
Several other users and influencers have also shared the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here @NayanAstrologer, @NayanKu82327616
The truth about the viral video of man chopping off finger, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the sensitive video of an individual chopping off a finger came to our notice, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that the video is not from Karnataka but an old incident from Thane, Maharashtra, and not related to protest against atrocities on a particular community.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video on Google Lens. This led us to a media report containing the same visuals. According to the media reports(1, 2), a 43-year-old man named Dhananjay chopped off his index finger over police inaction in a suicide case of his brother and sister-in-law in August 2023.
Hence, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video is not from Karnataka. But an old incident from Maharashtra and it doesn’t depict a protest against religious atrocities.
Intent
Social media users and influencers are circulating old videos from Maharashtra with misleading claims to set their narrative against the government in Karnataka.
Conclusion
Claim– A man who voted for the Congress party chopped off his finger over alleged religious atrocities against Hindus.
Fact– The video is not from Karnataka but an old video from Maharashtra. And doesn’t show a protest against religious persecution of a particular community.
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