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Old Video of Priyanka Gandhi's Maharashtra Rally Falsely Shared as Wayanad

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A video showing a massive crowd gathered near a convoy of cars is going viral online. The video also shows several people raising flags.

Users sharing the video are claiming that it shows Congress General Secretary 's campaign rally in , Kerala.

This comes after her rally was held in Wayanad before the by-elections on 13 November.

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(Archives of similar claims can be seen and .)

What's the truth?: This video dates back to 11 May and is from Gandhi's rally that happened in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar.

  • It is unrelated to Wayanad, as claimed.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video and this led us to a Facebook post shared by Marathi news outlet .

  • This was shared on 11 May, and the caption stated that it shows Gandhi's rally in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar.

  • This was also shared by Indian Youth Congress - Uttar Pradesh's official page on 11 May.

  • We also found the same video on Gandhi's page.

  • The video carried a place tag mentioning Nandurbar, Maharashtra.

This was also reported by , and .

Conclusion: An old video of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's rally from Nandurbar, Maharashtra, is going viral as one from Wayanad, Kerala.

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