2023 video of PM Modi visiting school in Varanasi falsely shared as recent in name of Delhi

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PTI , Vartha Bharati | 13-01-2025 | 16:08:00 IST

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Investigation

 

The Desk ran the video through InVid Tool Search and found a keyframes. On running one of the keyframes through Google Lens, we came across an X post which shared the same video with a similar claim. 

 

Here is the link and archive link to the post, and below is the screenshot of the X post. 

On further scanning the results, the Desk came across a video on the official YouTube channel of Narendra Modi posted a year ago.The video had a lot of similarities with the viral clip. 

 

The title of the video read: “PM Modi interacts with tiny tots during a school visit in Varanasi”

 

Here is the link to the YouTube video, and below is a screenshot of the same. 

The Desk found that the viral video was extracted from this original video, dating back to 2023. Below is a combination image, highlighting the same: 

Taking a cue from this, we conducted another keyword search on Google and came acrossa report by Republic World, published on December 18, 2023. The report carried the same video as the one viral on social media. 

 

Here is the link to the report and below is a screenshot of the same. 

Subsequently, the Desk concluded that the viral video was from PM Modi’s visit to Varanasi in December 2023. 

CLAIM

PM Modi visited a school in Delhi built by former CM Arvind Kejriwal.

FACT

The video dates back to 2023, from PM Modi’s visit to Varanasi back then.

CONCLUSION

Multiplesocial media users shared a video of PM Modi, claiming that it showed him visiting a school built by Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. In its investigation, the Desk found that the viral video dates back to 2023 during the PM’s visit to Varanasi and was shared with a false claim on social media.

(This story was originally published by PTI, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)

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Kozhikode Medical College smoke incident: Hospital denies deaths due to inhalation, probe ordered

03-05-2025 ¦ 03-05-2025 IST

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Kozhikode: Questions have been raised following the death of five patients at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital after a smoke incident reportedly triggered by a short circuit in the UPS storage room near the casualty wing.

The incident occurred around 8:00 p.m. on Friday when smoke was detected emanating from the UPS room. Hospital authorities immediately began relocating patients from the affected ward, which has since been sealed for a detailed investigation.

While the hospital administration maintains that none of the deaths were due to smoke inhalation, Congress MLA from Wayanad, T. Siddique, has alleged that at least three patients died as a result of inhaling the smoke. He cited the case of a 44-year-old patient named Nazeera, claiming that she died after being removed from a ventilator amid the smoke.

According to hospital officials, four of the deceased had passed away prior to the smoke incident, while the fifth was brought in already dead. Siddique has publicly challenged this version and demanded accountability.

State Health Minister Veena George has directed an inquiry into the incident. The Kerala Director of Medical Education will lead the investigation to ascertain the exact cause and circumstances surrounding the incident.

Authorities have confirmed that 34 patients from the casualty department have been shifted to nearby hospitals as a precautionary measure. Post-mortem examinations will be conducted if requested by the families of the deceased.

Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, a crucial healthcare facility for residents of Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Malappuram districts, is among the busiest public hospitals in Kerala.