Old Clip of Vasundhara Raje Speaking on Call Falsely Linked to Rajasthan Polls

This old video shows Raje congratulating Neeraj Chopra for winning gold in the Olympics.

A video showing former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje talking on the phone and congratulating someone is going viral on social media.

• The claim states that it shows Raje "wooing independent candidate" , Ravindra Singh Bhati.

• This claim is viral ever since Rajasthan went into elections, however, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won with majority.

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

What's the truth?: This video is from 2021 and shows Raje congratulating Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra for winning gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the video and came across a Facebook post shared by 'First India' on 12 August 2021.

• The caption stated that it showed Raje congratulating Neeraj Chopra for winning gold in Tokyo Olympics.

• We also found this video on Raje's official Instagram account.

• It was shared on 11 August 2021 and the caption stated that it shows Raje speaking with Chopra after his victory at Tokyo Olympics.

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More context about the conversation: On 7 August 2021, Chopra won gold at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 for throwing 87.58 meters in the men's javelin throw competition.

Conclusion: An old video of Vasundhara Raje congratulating someone over the phone is being falsely linked to the recent Rajasthan assembly elections.

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