Fact Check: Viral video of women drinking alcohol does not show BJP’s election victory
The video is at least a month old and is not related to the BJP’s victory in the recently concluded state elections.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 Dec 2023 10:23 AM GMT
Screengrab of the X post making the false claim. (Source: X/@TheJatKshatriya)
Hyderabad: After the Bharatiya Janata Party’s thumping victory in the recently concluded State Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, a video of women eating together while drinking alcohol is being shared on social media.
Those sharing the video claim it shows BJP supporters enjoying alcohol after the victory in the state elections.
An X premium user shared the video with the caption, “In the joy of winning the elections, BJP people have started partying...”
Another X user shared the video claiming the same.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the video is at least a month old and is not related to the BJP’s victory in the recently concluded state elections.
Upon a reverse image search of the video’s keyframe, we found it on a YouTube channel, Banjara Ashwitha, uploaded on October 25, 2023. The description states that the video shows “Dasara Dawath”.
We also found the extended version of the same video in a YouTube reel, which shows the women and men enjoying the feast accompanied by liquor.
We skimmed through the channel and found several videos of people feasting and dancing. One of the videos showed the same women clad in the same saree dancing to a regional song.
The About section of the channel states that it is run by a woman named Banjara Aswitha, who comes from Telangana’s Nagarkurnool. It also requests the people to support the channel.
The BJP won the election in three Hindi heartland states but failed to taste the success in Telangana. Since the video is at least a month old and is from Telangana, we conclude that the video does not show people celebrating BJP’s victory in three states.
