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Fact Check: Did Amit shah say that he would bring down the Uddhav Thackeray government? Know the reality of the viral video.

Amit Shah

Amid the ongoing MVA political crisis, a video of Amit Shah is getting viral on the internet. Users are relating to the video to the present-day political turmoil ongoing in Maharashtra. Further, Facebook user Hindi Tak – हिंदी तक shared the video with the caption, “Amit Shah hits back at Shivsena, will Shah Thackeray bring down the government?.” Tagging Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray, Amit Shah, and Devendra Fadanvis. 

(“अमित शाह का Shivsena पर पलटवार, क्या शाह Thackeray सरकार गिरा देंगे?#Eknath Shinde#Uddhav Thackeray#Amit Shah#Devendra Fadanvis”)

Similarly, many other users have shared this news.

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Fact check

Using InVID tool on different frames of the video we the viral video on YouTube. Moreover, the video was uploaded on his official YouTube channel on Feb 7, 2021.

ln this video, at 21 minutes, 30 seconds we found the viral clip. Hence, the video is old and is not related to the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra.

Conclusion

Therefore, from this fact check analysis it is clear that users are sharing an old video with misleading claim.

Claim: Amit Shah said that he will bring down the Uddhav Thackeray’s government.

Claimed by: Hindi Tak – हिंदी तक 

Fact Check: Misleading

 

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