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Clip Shows People in Gujarat Clashing With BJP Workers? It's From West Bengal

The video shows a clash between the BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal.

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A video which shows a brawl between two groups is being shared with a claim that it shows a fight between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and the locals of Gujarat during an election campaign.

(More archives of this post can be found here and here.)

But the truth is: The video is from West Bengal and it shows a clash between the BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers.

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How do we know?: A closer look at the video showed an installation in the background which read 'I love Chinsurah,' a city in West Bengal. Even the people can be heard speaking in Bengali.

What about other sources?: A keyword search on Google led us to a news report in English newspaper The Times of India, which carried the same video.

  • The report was published on 6 August 2022 and mentioned that it showed a clash between TMC and BJP workers in West Bengal's Hooghly district.

  • The video report stated TMC MLA from Chinsurah, Asit Mazumder, could be seen beating the workers with a stick.

The video was also uploaded on YouTube by English news channel Times Now. We could also notice similarities between the viral video and the TV clip.

(Note: Swipe to see the comparison between the viral video and the video shows by the news channel)

  • Both the videos are the same. 

    (Source: Altered by The Quint)

Flashback: The same video was earlier shared as from Bihar, after JD(U) broke ties with the BJP and formed the government with Rashtriya Janata Dal. Read our fact-check about it here.

Conclusion: Clearly, an incident of a clash between TMC and BJP workers from West Bengal is being falsely shared as from Gujarat ahead of the elections.

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