WebQoof Recap: Of Misinformation Around Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Dutt & More

From old visuals of actor going viral to claim that he is "threatening" gangster to misleading claims being linked to former Maharashtra Chief Minister , here are some of the pieces of misinformation that went viral this week.

1. Indian & Chinese Soldiers Didn't Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ After Disengagement News

A short clip showing and armed forces standing together, with the former prompting the latter to chant “” is going viral on social media.

The claim: The video is being shared amid the between the two countries along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.

• Those sharing it have claimed that the Indian Army made its Chinese counterpart raise the slogan before disengaging.

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However, this video is not recent, as claimed.

• It has been on the internet since January 2024, when it was shared as a clip on Indian Army personnel chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ after the idol of Hindu deity Ram was consecrated at .

You can read our fact-check .

2. Fact-Check: No, Rahul Gandhi Did Not Say Congress Will 'Remove Reservations'

A video showing Congress President talking about a statement purportedly made by leader , and asking what is wrong with the statement, is being widely shared on social media.

The video: The video, which shows Patole talking about Gandhi, “What did he say there? That when everyone in our country is on equal footing, we will think about reservations. What is wrong about this?”

The claim: The clip is being shared by Bharatiya Janata Party () functionaries, such as IT Cell Head , who said that Rahul Gandhi said he, or the Congress party, said they “will remove reservations.”

• He added that this statement was endorsed by Patole.

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However, the claim is false.

• Rahul Gandhi did not say that he or the Congress party will “remove reservations,” neither did Patole endorse such a statement.

• You can read our fact-check .

3. Clipped Video of Uddhav Thackeray Shared to Claim That He 'Admitted Eating' Beef

A video of former Maharashtra Chief Minister purportedly saying that he consumes beef is going viral on social media.

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But this video has been clipped. The original video shows Thackeray referring to a 2015 remark made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kiren Rijiju about eating beef.

You can read our fact-check .

4. Fact-Check: Viral Clips of Sanjay Dutt ‘Threatening’ Lawrence Bishnoi Are Edited

After reports of gangster threatening to kill actor and Congress MP Pappu Yadav emerged, social media users began sharing clips of actor , claiming that he threatened Bishnoi.

Social media users are sharing three clips claiming that Dutt threatened Bishnoi in them.

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But all these videos are edited.

• The first one originally shows Dutt wishing people on Diwali in 2018, the second clip is of him thanking fans in 2016, while the last one shows him talking about a Marathi film he produced in 2019.

You can read our fact-check .

5. Old Video of Priyanka Gandhi's Maharashtra Rally Falsely Shared as Wayanad

A video showing a massive crowd gathered near a convoy of cars is going viral online. The video also shows several people raising flags.

Users sharing the video are claiming that it shows Congress General Secretary 's campaign rally in , Kerala.

This comes after her rally was held in Wayanad before the by-elections on 13 November.

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But this video dates back to 11 May and is from Gandhi's rally that happened in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar.

• It is unrelated to Wayanad, as claimed.

You can read our fact-check .

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