Were shoes hurled at Akhilesh Yadav at Kannauj rally? | FACT CHECK

A video of former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav is being widely shared on social media claiming that people threw shoes and slippers at him during a rally in Kannauj.

The caption with the video in Hindi reads: 'Akhilesh Yadav welcomed in Kannauj with shoes and slippers'

FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim attached to the video post and found it to be misleading. We started our investigation with a keyword search on Google, but we found no article reporting the incident. On closely observing the video, we noticed a watermark of an Instagram handle (@vikashyadavauraiyawale).

Upon scanning through the Instagram handle we found the clearer version of the same video posted on May 2nd, 2024. Upon a thorough frame-by-frame analysis of the video, it became evident that flowers and garlands were being thrown toward Akhilesh Yadav, rather than shoes and slippers. Nowhere in the entirety of the video are shoes and slippers visible.

Hence, with the above findings, it can be concluded that no shoes and slippers were hurled at Akhilesh Yadav and the video is being shared with a false claim.

(News Mobile)

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