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The claim

The video shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the cow is the best animal for sacrifice (qurbani).

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the viral video was digitally manipulated: the original footage shows Modi speaking about governance and consensus, not animal sacrifice. It also says an AI detection tool flagged the viral audio as artificially generated.[S1]

Additional context

The original footage was uploaded on 07 June 2024; FACTLY says Modi stated that consensus is important to running the country. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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