Old 'cash for votes' video of BJP leader falsely linked to Lok Sabha polls 2024, shared with misleading claim

Fact Check by PTI: A video of a woman counting money from an envelope bearing a symbol of the Bharatiya Janata Party with name and photo of the party leader is going viral on social media, linking it to the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. The caption of the post read, “बीजेपी प्रत्याशी सुदेश राय के लोग रात में पैसे बांट रहे, वार्ड 13 सीहोर। भाजपा ख़रीदने और बेचने से आगे नहीं सोच सकती।” An English translation to the caption, “People of BJP candidate Sudesh Rai are distributing money at night, Ward 13, Sehore.BJP cannot think beyond buying and selling.” Here is the link and screenshot of the same: Image Source : XScreengrab of misleading post Taking a cue from this, a customised keyword search was conducted which brought up a video report on YouTube, uploaded by the official channel of Inh 24X7 uploaded on November 17, 2023. Below is a combination image highlighting the same: Image Source : PTIScreengrab of original video Subsequently, the Desk concluded that an old video dating back to November 2023, from the runup to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, was shared as recent on social media with misleading claims. CONCLUSION Several social media users shared a video showing a woman counting money from an envelope bearing the symbol of BJP, along with the photo and name of a party leader, and linked it to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.