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FACTLYPolitics & government

Video of Bhupesh Baghel welcoming Congress leaders with gold chains during the recent AICC plenary meeting held in Raipur

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns a video presented as showing Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel welcoming Congress leaders with gold chains at the 85th AICC plenary session in Raipur. The review identifies the garlands in question as Biran Mala, a traditional adornment of the Baiga tribe, rather than gold chains. To check the garlands’ identity, the review says it searched for details about what Baghel used at the meeting and found reporting that named them as Biran Mala. It describes these as made from grass and the stem of the Khirsali tree. The review also quotes Itwari Ram Machiya Baiga, identified as the Baiga tribe’s Chhattisgarh state president, describing the garland as made from “the stem of the tree named Khirasali and the grass named Suta Khand.” The review further reports that Baghel responded to social-media rumors by sharing video clips of Machiya Baiga and a video showing Biran Mala being made. According to the review, Baghel clarified that the traditional garlands were made using grass and bamboo. Together, the described materials and the garland’s identification as Biran Mala contradict the claim that the welcome involved gold chains.

FACTLYPolitics & government

Video of Rahul Gandhi explain the meaning of Satyagraha as ‘path of power’

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The claim concerns a circulating clip in which Rahul Gandhi appears to explain Satyagraha as a ‘path of power’. The review says the clip was shared to mock him for supposedly not knowing its meaning, and identifies it as an excerpt from his speech at the Congress party’s 85th plenary session in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. To check the clip’s context, the review says a Google search using relevant keywords led it to the complete video of the speech. In that footage, Gandhi first says a phrase that the review translates as “never leave the path of power.” It then reports that he soon corrects himself, saying “never leave the path of truth.” The review’s account is that the circulating video contains only the initial stumble, omitting the correction that follows. That omission changes the impression created by the clip: the full footage shows Gandhi correcting his wording and explaining the idea as a path of truth, rather than leaving the “path of power” statement uncorrected.

YouturnPolitics & government

‘ஆர்டர் கொடுக்க மோடி இருக்கிறார்; சுட்டுத்தள்ளுங்கள்’ என ஒருவர் பேசுவதை அசட்டுத் துணிச்சல் என்பதா? முதிர்ச்சியில்லா அரைவேக்காட்டுத்தனம் என்பதா? திட்டமிட்டே வன்முறையைத் தூண்டும் சங்பரிவார் கும்பலின் கலாச்சாரம் என்பதா? எதுவாயினும் இது தலைமைப் பண்புக்குரியதாகுமா?

Publisher’s rating: Misleading