Old unrelated video is being shared as a rally of Naga Sadhus in support of Nupur Sharma - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 14, 2022
A video is being shared on social media with a claim that it shows a rally of Naga Sadhus in support of Nupur Sharma. She allegedly made some offensive comments regarding Prophet Muhammad recently. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows a rally of Naga Sadhus in support of Nupur Sharma.
Fact: It is an old video, and was shot in Haridwar. It is not related to any recent rally in support of Nupur Sharma. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Google Reverse Image, no proper information was found in the search results. On using some related keywords, a similar video was found in the search results. A user has posted the video on YouTube in 2021 with the description that it is related to Haridwar Kumbh Mela.
Many similar videos from the same location can be seen here and here. The location of the video is Haridwar. The shops in the video can be found here and here.
However, some Hindu saints came in support of Nupur Sharma recently. The related news reports can be seen here, here, and here.
To sum it up, an old unrelated video is being shared as a rally of Naga Sadhus in support of Nupur Sharma.