check | Clipped Video of Jagan Mohan Reddy Shared to Claim He Threw Away the Prasad

The original video shows him drinking a traditional dish called panchamrit offered by the priest.

Published: 27 Sep 2024, 1:41 PM IST

The official social media accounts of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the governing party of Andhra Pradesh, shared a video of opposition leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, to claim that he threw away prasad offered to him at the temple.

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(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

What’s the truth?: This viral video has been clipped.

The original video shows him drinking Hindu traditional offering called panchamrit offered by the priest after puja.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video and this led us to a YouTube video shared by Shakti TV Live on 14 January 2024.

The video showed Reddy with his …

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