A post along with a screenshot of a YouTube video is being shared on social media claiming that Uttar Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prakash Maurya has resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined Samajwadi Party (SP).
The post is being shared on Facebook with a caption in Hindi that translates to, “Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Keshav Prasad Maurya on joining the Samajwadi Party.”
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be FAKE.
Starting with our investigation, we searched the web with relevant keywords to look for news articles stating that Keshav Prakash Maurya has resigned from BJP but could not find any credible report corroborating the above claim.
Further, we started searching for the YouTube channel of Nation TV mentioned in the viral post. We came to know that news was uploaded on June 2 and attributed to Nation TV. A misleading heading was used in this news report. It was said in the video that Keshav Prasad Maurya may resign from the BJP. Whereas, it was claimed in the title of the video that Maurya has resigned from the BJP. The entire video can be seen here.
Digging further, we found a tweet dated June 6 by the official fact-checking handle of the UP Government in which it was clearly stated that, “There has been no change in the cabinet of the Uttar Pradesh government. The news being run on social media by a YouTube channel named Nation TV is fake.”
#FakeAlert: उत्तर प्रदेश की सियासत में चल रही उठा-पठक
उपमुख्यमंत्री श्री केशव प्रसाद मौर्य जी ने मंत्रिमंडल से दिया इस्तीफा#InfoUPFactCheck: उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार के मंत्रिमंडल में कोई बदलाव नहीं हुआ है। Nation TV नामक यूट्यूब चैनल द्वारा सोशल मीडिया पर चलाई जा रही खबर फेक है। pic.twitter.com/RzzjjXFRLB
— Info Uttar Pradesh Fact Check (@InfoUPFactCheck) June 6, 2021
Thus, it is evident from the above information that Uttar Pradesh’s deputy CM Keshav Prakash Maurya has NOT resigned from BJP and there is no change in Uttar Pradesh’s cabinet. The viral claim is FAKE.
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