Many political leaders have recently engaged in the trend of peddling misinformation online. One such leader is IP Singh of the Samajwadi Party. It has been observed that IP Singh has shared many manipulated media and videos without verifying their authenticity.
By doing so, he has contributed to the growing issue of political disinformation, where false or misleading information is deliberately spread to influence public opinion or achieve political goals. This behavior not only misleads the public but also undermines trust in the political process. In this article, we are presenting details of incidents of unbridled sharing of fake news by IP Singh.
| Serial No | Claim | Fact Check |
| 1. PM Modi didn’t promise 24 hours free electricity in the country | Modi had promised free electricity in his third term. | PM Modi didn’t promise 24 hours of free electricity nationwide. In reality, he was discussing the ‘Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme,’ and the video was edited. |
| 2. Video of Uma Bharti appealing to vote against BJP is edited | Uma Bharti has appealed not to vote for BJP and asked to teach BJP a tough lesson. | Uma Bharti was raising her voice against the liquor policy. |
| 3. 2011 video of Nitin Gadkari criticizing Congress shared as recent with misleading claim | Nitin Gadkari is criticizing the BJP. | The video of Nitin Gadkari is from the year 2011, in which he was criticizing the Congress government led by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. |
| 4. Claim of Jay Shah posing for a photo with the Pakistani Army Chief’s son is false | Jai Shah and the son of Pakistan’s Army Chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa, are posing together for a photo session in Dubai. | The viral photo with Jai Shah is Urvashi Rautela’s brother Yash Rautela. |
| 5. Old video showing a man abusing Thakur community is not associated with the BJP | The leader of BJP ally Om Prakash Rajbhar’s party is abusing Thakurs. | The viral video is about 4 years old and the police had taken action in this case. Also, the accused person was not a member of any party. |
| 6. CM Yogi didn’t make any derogatory remark against Brahmin community | CM Yogi talked about kicking the Brahmin community. | CM Yogi did not make any derogatory remark against the Brahmin community. In fact, his statement was for the mafia. |
| 7. Video of IPS officer slapping woman is not from UP | In Uttar Pradesh, an IPS officer slapped a woman. | This video of an IPS officer slapping a woman is about 6 years old. Also, this incident is not from UP but from Punjab. |
| 8. Viral video is not of the funeral procession of notorious criminal Mukhtar Ansari | A huge crowd attended the funeral of the gangster Mukhtar Ansari. | This video is of the funeral procession of Saqlain Mian in Bareilly. |
| 9. Claim that bulldozers will be used to demolish the houses of backward class people after the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya is misleading | In Bhadohi, UP, the houses of backward class people were demolished using bulldozers. | More than 30 people of the village had filled up the government pond and built their houses. After this, the government property was vacated on the orders of the High Court. |
| 10. Video of beating of BJP leader in Madhya Pradesh is old | In MP, the public chased and thrashed BJP leaders. | The video is two years old and is not from the MP elections but from the West Bengal Assembly elections. |
| 11. Claim that actress Deepika Padukone got emotional about the protest against the film ‘Pathan’ | Actress Deepika Padukone got emotional about the protest against the film ‘Pathan.’ | In the video Deepika Padukone is talking about her battle with depression in 2014 and it has nothing to do with the protest against the film Pathan. |
| 12. Khan Sir’s viral video on India and China is misleading | China is creating a trap to shut down India and India is not doing anything. | the relationship between India and China is not good. Both countries are in competition with each other and adopt encirclement strategies. |
| 13. Video of potholes on the road is not from Lucknow but from China | Video of potholes is from Lucknow. | The video is from China. |
| 14. Picture of the uncovered school children is not from India but from Cambodia | Picture of the uncovered school children is not from India. | Picture of the uncovered school children is from Cambodia. |
| 15. Claim that the average income of a person in India is Rs 22 per day is misleading | The average income of a person in India is Rs 22 per day. | With an annual per capita income of around Rs 98,372, the daily income is around Rs 270. |
| 16. Arun Govil said that necessary changes will be made in the Constitution if needed | Arun Govil said that the Constitution will change. | Arun Govil’s remark was misrepresented to create a misleading impression that the BJP will destroy the existing Constitution and create a new one. |
| 17. Video of burning photo of Chandrababu Naidu in Andhra Pradesh is misleading | After Chandrababu Naidu gave his letter of support to Modi, massive protests started in Andhra Pradesh. | The video is about four months old when TDP workers, angry with ticket distribution, protested against Chandrababu Naidu. |
| 18. Claim about BJP winning 7 seats in the Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 200 votes is misleading | The BJP won 7 seats in the Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 200 votes, 23 seats by a margin of 500 votes, 49 seats by a margin of 1000 votes and 86 seats by a margin of 2000 votes. | The BJP won only three of the 240 seats by a margin of less than 2000 votes. |
| 19. Mohan Bhagwat didn’t hold Modi government responsible for Manipur violence | Mohan Bhagwat held Modi government responsible for Manipur violence. | The remark made by Mohan Bhagwat turned out to be distorted. |
| 20. Video of the road collapse is not from Ayodhya but from Brazil | A video in which a woman was walking and suddenly the road collapsed causing her to fall into a pit is from Gujarat. | The video is from Brazil, not Gujarat. |
| 21. Video of Baba being beaten is 6 years old | Two women thrashed a Hindu saint. | The video of women beating up Baba is about 6 years old. |
| 22. Raju, the accused in the Ayodhya gangrape case, is not a Hindu but a Muslim | Raju, the accused in the Ayodhya gangrape case, is Hindu. | Raju, the accused of raping a minor girl in Ayodhya, was a Muslim. The full name of the accused is Raju Khan. |
| 23. Church in Mirzapur was built on forest department land | Yogi govt bulldozed a church. | The church was built by illegally occupying the forest department’s land in Jungle Mohalla of Ahraura police station area of ​​Mirzapur. |
| 24. Claim that BJP leaders cut a cake to welcome the IIT-BHU gangrape accused after they got bail is false | The BJP leaders cut a cake to welcome the IIT-BHU gangrape accused after they got bail. | The viral picture is about 3 years old. Accused Kunal and Abhishek got bail on 31 August 2024 while the viral photo is from July 2021. Varanasi Cantt BJP MLA Saurabh Srivastava posted these pictures on Instagram on 12 July 2021. |
| 25. Claim of rape and murder of two girls in Farrukhabad is false | Two women were brutally murdered and their bodies were hung from a single noose in Farrukhabad. | Both the girls committed suicide due to pressure to maintain their love relationship. |
| 26. RSS didn’t say that caste census is a threat to the unity and integrity of the society | RSS remarked that caste census is a threat to the unity and integrity of the society. | RSS leader Sunil Ambekar said that caste census is an important issue for the unity and integrity of the country, hence it needs to be taken seriously, politics cannot be done. Caste data should be used for the welfare of different castes. |
| 27. Video of the meeting between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav is two years old | Nitish Kumar visited Lalu Yadav’s residence. | The video of the meeting between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav is two years old. |
| 29. Justice Chitambaresh’s statement on reservation is 5 years old | Justice Chitambaresh has asked Brahmins to oppose reservation. | The newspaper cutting is 5 years old. Justice Chitambaresh had given this statement at a Brahmin Sabha event in Kerala. It has nothing to do with the current RSS meeting. |
| 29. Video of storm is my Libya | The video of storm is from China. | The viral video is from Benghazi city of Libya. This video is from September 2023, when a cyclone named Daniel hit Libya. |
| 30. Taking bribe for the right work is not a crime is 9 year old news | Under the BJP government, accepting a bribe for doing the right thing is not considered a crime. | The viral newspaper cutting is 9 years old. ‘Taking bribe for the right work is not a crime’ This was just a proposal of the Law Commission. It was not implemented, rather in the year 2018, the Central Government made the Anti-Corruption Law stricter. |
| 31. Claim of helicopter theft in Meerut is false | The helicopters are being stolen under Yogi government. | The case of helicopter robbery in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh is fake. There was no incident of helicopter robbery. The helicopter was brought to Meerut airstrip for repair. But since the repair could not be done, it was taken back with permission. |
| 32. Total cost of demolition and reconstruction of Hatkeshwar Bridge is Rs 52 crore | The Hatkeshwar Bridge was built in Ahmedabad, Gujarat at a cost of Rs 42 crore but due to poor construction material, it will now be demolished for Rs 52 crore. | The total cost of demolition and reconstruction of Hatkeshwar Bridge is Rs 52 crore. Also, the entire cost of new construction will be recovered from the old contractor. |
| 33. Video showing a gathering of youth seeking jobs is approximately three years old | A large crowd of youth gathered for jobs in Gujarat. | This video dates back to November 2021, when youth had gathered in Banaskantha, Gujarat for the recruitment of 600 positions in the Gram Raksha Dal. |
| 34. Video of water leaking from cracks on road is not from India | Video of water leaking from cracks on road is from India. | The video is from Guatemala, America. On September 12, a vent formed on the CA-9 highway due to heavy rain causing seeping through drainage system. |
| 35. There is no caste angle in the case of burning of Dalit houses in Nawada | A caste violence took place in Bihar where more than 100 Dalit houses were burnt due to land dispute in Nawada district. | There is no caste angle in the case of setting fire to a Dalit settlement in Nawada. The accused and the victim belong to the same caste. |
| 36. The claim of murder of two sadhus in Kanpur is false | An elderly sadhu and sadhvi were killed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. | Both sadhus lost their lives after being struck by an out-of-control car. |
| 37. The claim that bulldozers were used to demolish Yadav houses in Farrukhabad despite the Supreme Court’s ban is misleading | Despite the Supreme Court’s stay, 25 houses belonging to the people from Yadav community were bulldozed in Farrukhabad . | The houses were built by illegally occupying barren land, which was vacated after the court order. |
| 38. The claim that Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa was caught in a hotel with a Russian woman is fake | Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa was caught with a Russian woman in a hotel in Delhi. | There is no news in the credible mainstream media related to the newspaper cutting. |
| 39. CEC Rajiv Kumar Didn’t Say ‘Haryana Has Given Their Answers’ on EVM Tampering Question | Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar remarked that the EVM is 100% secure and the people of Haryana have given their answers when asked about EVM tampering issue. | Rajiv Kumar original statement has been misrepresented. In his actual statement, he said that the public answers the question by enthusiastically participating in the voting process and that the EVMs are 100% secure. |
| 40. Video of bundles of notes in the room is four years old | Sharad Pawar faction leader Rohit Pawar tweeted a video of bundle of notes. | The video is four years old or even older. On May 10, 2020, a channel named Kaushal Jaghina uploaded this video on YouTube. |
| 41. Claim about two monks molesting a girl in Ayodhya is misleading | The two monks molested a girl and were beaten by the public, later attacking a man who protested. | The dispute occurred between two parties over making a reel on a motorcycle. |
| 42. PM Modi did not oppose EVMs, viral video is old And edited | PM Modi opposed the use of EVMs. | In the unedited video, PM Modi highlighted India’s successful attempt to adopt EVMs, despite being perceived as a poor and illiterate country. |
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