CLAIM A few Congress workers in Karnataka caught fire while burning the effigy of PM Modi. FACT CHECK The viral video is almost 12 years old and from Kerala, not from Karnataka. Sharing the video on Facebook a user wrote, “Lungi of five Congressmen caught fire while burning Modi’s effigy in Karnataka! The description of the video read, “Protest March …
The Verdict The video, dating back to 2012, depicts members of Kerala Student Union staging a protest against the Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. The video is being shared with the claim that it depicts Congress members in Karnataka setting themselves on fire while burning an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The news report in the video states …
