The claim
The goons raising Akhilesh Yadav Zindabad slogans at the Mahakumbh were behind the stampede.
Original publisher’s rating
Misleading Claim, the viral video was recorded two days before the stampede occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
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