Lighthouse Journalism found a video being widely shared on social media platforms. The video showed chaos among a few people. It was being claimed along with the video that it showed RSS members attacking a school.
During the investigation, we found that the viral claim is misleading. The video instead shows the chaos that erupted at a wedding in Hamirpur.
Claim:
X user Annushi Tiwari shared the viral video with misleading claim.
Other users are also sharing the video with similar claim.
Investigation:
We started the investigation by running a reverse image search on the keyframes obtained from the video.
This led us to a few news reports.
The report said: A Chief Minister Mass Wedding Ceremony was organised in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh recently. More than 380 bride-groom pairs from four blocks began a new chapter in their lives through this collective wedding event. Among them were three Muslim couples who accepted nikah. However, moments after the ceremony concluded, chaos broke out at the venue as people rushed in for food and drinks. During this, even a groom was seen running away with a packet of chips. The video of the incident is now going viral on social media.
We found several reports about the incident.
Conclusion: Video showing chaos at a mass marriage in Uttar Pradesh is being shared as recent, with the claims of RSS members attacking a catholic school in Telangana. The viral claim is misleading.
