A video of a man circumambulating the Kedarnath temple on his hands is widely shared on social media. The social media users claim that the man seen in the clip is Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was 26 years old.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: “Old video…Narendra Modi age of 26 years old.”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
Using the InVid Tool, we extracted keyframes from the viral video and performed a Reverse Image Search. This search directed us to a news report published by ETV Bharat on June 21, 2021, that carried the same viral video with a headline: “Teerth priest circumambulated Kedarnath temple by walking on his hands, know the reason.” The article nowhere mentions anything about PM Narendra Modi.
A similar video was also carried by India TV on June 21, 2020, with the description: “Kedarnath Dham temple priest Santosh Trivedi performed unique Yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day”
Further, we did a keyword search, but could not find any credible media report that corroborated the viral claim. Had such an incident happened, it would have been covered by mainstream media.
Thus, we can say that the video is being shared with a false claim.
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