Old Clip of Vasundhara Raje Speaking on Call Falsely Linked to Rajasthan Polls

This old video shows Raje congratulating Neeraj Chopra for winning gold in the Olympics.

Fact-check: An old video of Vasundhara Raje congratulating someone over the phone is being falsely linked to the recent Rajasthan assembly elections.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video showing former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje talking on the phone and congratulating someone is going viral on social media.

• The claim states that it shows Raje "wooing independent candidate" , Ravindra Singh Bhati.

• This claim is viral ever since Rajasthan went into elections, however, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won with majority.

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What's the truth?: This video is from 2021 and shows Raje congratulating Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra for winning gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the video and came across a Facebook post shared by 'First India' on 12 August 2021.

• The caption stated that it showed Raje congratulating Neeraj Chopra for winning gold in Tokyo Olympics.

The video shows Raje congratulating Neeraj Chopra in 2021.

(Source: Altered by The Quint)

• We also found this video on Raje's official Instagram account.

• It was shared on 11 August 2021 and the caption stated that it shows Raje speaking with Chopra after his victory at Tokyo Olympics.

More context about the conversation: On 7 August 2021, Chopra won gold at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 for throwing 87.58 meters in the men's javelin throw competition.

Conclusion: An old video of Vasundhara Raje congratulating someone over the phone is being falsely linked to the recent Rajasthan assembly elections.

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