Argentina World Cup victory video from 2022 is shared as showing RJD supporters protesting in Patna against the ECI
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a decisive victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, winning 202 out of 243 seats. Amid this, a video is going viral on social media (here, here, and here) claiming to show over 20 million RJD supporters gathered in Patna to protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) after the party’s victory in the state elections. Let’s verify the claims made in these posts in this article.
Claim: The video shows over 20 million RJD supporters gathered in Patna to protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Fact: There are no credible reports of over 20 million RJD supporters gathering in Patna to protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI). The video shows celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 20 December 2022, when millions of people gathered to welcome the World Cup–winning national football team. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A Google search using relevant keywords did not yield any credible news reports of over 20 million RJD supporters gathering in Patna to protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) after the NDA’s victory in the 2025 Assembly Elections. An event of such magnitude would have attracted extensive media coverage, yet no major outlet has reported any such mass agitation linked to the election results.
Upon closely reviewing the viral video, we noticed a man wearing an Argentina football team jersey, and a watermark of @esreviral is visible in the clip.
We searched the internet for @esreviral and found his Instagram handle. After reviewing his profile, we found the same video uploaded on 20 December 2022, which predates the Bihar Assembly election results by years. This confirms that the viral video is unrelated to the Bihar elections. The description of the post stated that it is from Argentina, showing more than 3.5 million people gathered on the May 25 Highway in Buenos Aires for the first time in the country’s history, to welcome the World Cup champions.
Reports (here, here, and here) from December 2022 confirm that Argentina witnessed one of its largest-ever public gatherings, as millions of fans assembled across Buenos Aires on 20 December 2022 to welcome the World Cup–winning team. Crowds filled major routes, such as the 25 de Mayo Highway, and the turnout was so overwhelming that the team’s open-top bus parade had to be halted; the players were eventually airlifted due to security concerns.
Using Google Street View, we identified the buildings seen in the viral video, confirming that the location is in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The comparison can be seen below.
To sum up, Argentina World Cup victory video from 2022 is shared as showing RJD supporters protesting in Patna against the ECI.