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Originally Fact Checked by BOOM: A picture is going viral on social media amid the announcement of dates for Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. In this picture, a banner of ‘Kejriwal will come’ is put up outside the gate of Tihar Central Jail located in Delhi. Users are sharing this picture on social media, taking a dig at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
When BOOM investigated it, it was found that the viral picture was edited. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s banner has been added separately to the original photo of Tihar Jail. The picture of this banner of Kejriwal can be seen on the official Instagram account of Aam Aadmi Party. Let us tell you that voting is to be held on all 70 assembly seats of Delhi on 5 February 2025. The results of the elections will be declared on 8 February 2025.
Arvind Kejriwal alleged liquor scam Was arrested on 21 March 2024. After interrogation, he was sent to Tihar Jail on April 1. After about 156 days, he got bail on 13 September 2024. Users are sharing the picture in this context. While sharing this picture on Facebook a user Wrote, ‘There is a banner hanging outside Tihar Jail. On which it is written – Kejriwal will come again. of post archive link
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Fact Check: Viral picture found edited
On looking at the viral picture, we found that there was no advertising board present there. The picture of the banner of Arvind Kejriwal has been pasted separately. Further, when we did a reverse image search of the picture, we found several news reports in which it was used as a file photo in news related to Tihar Jail. Report Here, Here, Here And Here See.
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India TV’s Report The credit for the original photo has been given to news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). The barricade seen in the viral picture is also present in the pictures.
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We also did a reverse image search of the banner ‘Kejriwal Aayenge’. Through this we get information about AAP’s official Instagram But found this picture. It can be clearly seen that like the viral picture, this banner too has folds. Aam Aadmi Party August 2024 ‘Kejriwal Aayenge’ campaign was started in view of Delhi elections. Under this, these posters were put up at various places in the city. The poster with the viral photo was put up on Deendayal Upadhyay Marg in Delhi.
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It is clear that the viral picture has been edited by combining these two different pictures. This is being propagated in a fake manner in view of the upcoming assembly elections.
Claim: There is a banner hanging outside Tihar Jail on which it is written, Kejriwal will come again.
Who did: social media post
Fact Check: False
(Disclaimer: This fact check was originally BOOM Reproduced by India TV with the help of Shakti Collective)
