A video depicting a woman withdrawing cash from an envelope adorned with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) symbol has gone viral on social media. Many viewers have linked the video with the 2024 LS Elections.
The Facebook post reads: “CASH FOR VOTES” is only allowed for BJP.”
The Facebook post can be seen here. (Archive)
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim, and found it to be misleading.
Conducting a Reverse Image Search of the viral video keyframes, the NM team discovered identical visuals in a video posted on X, dated November 17, 2023, with a caption: BIG BREAKING: Madhya Pradesh. People of BJP candidate Sudesh Rai are distributing money at night, Ward 13 Sehore. BJP cannot think beyond buying and selling.
We also found a report published by Zee News stating that the Collector of Sehore, Praveen Singh, had taken cognisance of the video showing cash from an envelope that carried the photo of a BJP candidate.
It’s worth noting that Rai’s absence from the Lok Sabha Elections is another indication that the video is not related to the general elections. Rai, a prominent BJP figure, previously ran in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh legislative elections and secured victory in the Sehore constituency.
However, we could not independently verify the location or context of the video, but it is clear that the video is old and unrelated to the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.
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