A video showing a massive rally featuring saffron flags and wooden sticks is being shared with the claim that it represents a Bajrang Dal rally en route to West Bengal's Governor House to protest against the Trinamool Congress-led government in the state.
This comes in connection with the recent communal violence in Murshidabad, which sparked after newly enacted Waqf (Amendment) Act.
What we found: At first, we divided the video into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.
We came across a few posts featuring the same video from February. Some of those hinted that the video could be from Maharashtra as some accounts had a username such as, "maratha_empire_3.5cr."
The video's caption noted, "Gadkot Campaign," which was uploaded on 11 February.
We also found a report by ABP Majha which featured visuals of the viral video.
In the clip, people were seen wearing saffron head turbans, shouldering rolled mats, and grasping wooden sticks. The Hindi caption noted, "Raigad Sambhaji Bhide: Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan Gadkot initiative, Dharkari of Sambhaji Bhide at Raigad.”
A text report by ABP Majha noted that the campaign concluded at the Raigad Fort where the supporters chanted 'Shiva' slogans.
Similarly, a YouTube channel named 'Jai Maharashtra News' also shared a video about this campaign. It noted, "Dhara Tirtha campaign concludes today at Raigad Fort."
Nowhere did the reports and social media posts mentioned the involvement of Bajrang Dal.
Conclusion: This video is from Maharashtra and has been falsely shared as one from West Bengal.
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