Clipped video of a short film falsely shared as people arguing with Punjab's AAP MLA - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 3, 2023
A video of a group of people arguing and fighting with a person who is being alleged as an AAP MLA in Punjab is being shared widely on social media. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals of AAP MLA in Punjab getting into an argument with the locals.
Fact: The viral video is a small clip from a short film uploaded by a YouTube channel named LOK AWAZ PUNJABI. They make fictional entertainment videos, of which this short film is one. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The viral video contains a watermark which reads ‘Lok Awaz Pubjabi’. Taking a cue from this, we searched the internet using the keywords Lok Awaz Punjabi to learn more about the viral video. This led us to a YouTube channel with the same name, which contained a full version of the viral clip, which matched the viral clip from 2:29 to 3:38.
According to the title of this video, it is a short film, and the video’s description even contains the credits of the actors and the technical team. Also, as per the description of the YouTube channel, Lok Awaz Punjabi makes these videos for entertainment purposes and to bring awareness among people about social evils.
To sum up, a clipped version of a short film is being falsely shared as a real incident of people arguing with a local AAP MLA of Punjab.