No, CM Yogi Adityanath Hasn't Declared Re-Exams For Police Recruitment Exam

This is an old video where CM Yogi Adityanath spoke about a re-exam for the state's Teacher Eligibility Test in 2021

Fact-check: An old video of CM Yogi Adityanath is being falsely linked to the recently conducted police constable recruitment exam.

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A video showing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath talking about rescheduling an examination is going viral on social media.

What's the claim?: The claim links the viral video with the recently conducted police constable recruitment exam that were held on 17 and 18 February.

• It was alleged that the papers for this exam were leaked beforehand.

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What's the truth?: This is an old video where CM Yogi Adityanath is talking about a re-examination of Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) which was leaked in 2021.

• This video is unrelated to the recently conducted police constable recruitment exam.

How did we find out the truth?: We noticed Aaj Tak's logo on the viral video and performed a reverse image search along with some relevant keywords.

• This led us to an old YouTube video shared by Aaj Tak. on 28 November 2021.

• The viral video starts at 0:12 timestamp in this longer version.

• The description of the video states that Adityanath is talking about the leak of Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) papers.

• He also specifies about UPTET paper leak in his speech.

• According to a report by Quint Hindi, the UPTET 2021 exam was cancelled due to an alleged paper leak which was scheduled to be held on 28 November 2021.

• CM Adityanath also took to X (formerly Twitter) to clarify that a re-examination was to be scheduled in one month.

About the recent exams: The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPBPB) has shared on their official X account that there is no irregularity and that exams are proceeding "safely and smoothly".

Conclusion: An old video of CM Yogi Adityanath is being falsely linked to the recently conducted police constable recruitment exam.

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