Fact-Check: Video Shows Protest Against AAP in Haryana, Not in Gujarat

The video showed people protesting against the party and accusing them of making false promises.

A video showing people from Punjab protesting on the streets against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is going viral on social media with a misleading claim that this protest is happening in Gujarat before the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

Who shared it?: Along with several social media users, Indian National Congress (INC) spokesperson from Bihar, Chandan Yadav, also shared the video to mock AAP.

Where did the protest happen?: This protest took place at Adampur in Haryana's Hisar district. 

How did we find out the truth?: We saw posters in the video that read 'Khairampur', a village in Adampur, Haryana.

• On performing a keyword search, we found an article by Amar Ujala posted on 10 November 2022.

• It stated that a Congress candidate from Adampur, Jai Prakash joined the protest for 'Save School-Save Education Committee outside the Government Girls Primary School to raise the topic of the shortage of teachers in Khairampur village in Adampur, Hisar.

• The article also carried the same poster seen in the viral video.

• Upon further research, we found a YouTube video from IBN24 NEWS NETWORK from 1 November 2022.

• The video's description in Hindi read, "Ex-servicemen from Punjab are opposing Aam Aadmi Party in Adampur and saying that people should vote for anyone except Aam Aadmi Party."

• The reporter interviewed the protestors, and one of them mentioned that all the people involved are ex-servicemen from Punjab and are protesting against AAP in Haryana's Adampur because the party only makes false promises.

• We also found the same poster hung on the vehicle in the video report as seen in the viral video, which had text on it opposing AAP.

Conclusion: The video shows people from Punjab protesting against AAP in Haryana and not in Gujarat.

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