Lighthouse Journalism found a video being widely shared on social media platforms, where a man is seen hurling a shoe at Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya. During the investigation it was found that the video is old and not recent.
Claim:
X user Atul Londhe Patil shared the video on his profile.
Check the archive version of the post here.
Other users too are sharing the same video, claiming it to be recent.
Investigation:
We started our investigation by using Google keyword search.
We found a news report regarding the incident.
We also found the video of the incident uploaded by Times Now. The report and the video was uploaded on May 29, 2017.
The report mentioned: A patidar agitation activist hurled shoe at MoS for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya during a function in Gujarat’s Vallabhipura in Bhavnagar district.
We also found several news reports about the incident.
We also found a recent report titled: Gujarat BJP seeks action over circulation of old video of shoe hurled at Minister Mandaviya
Conclusion: Old video showing man hurling a shoe at Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya recirculates as recent. Viral claims are misleading.
