A video of Prime minister Narendra Modi speaking at a public rally is being circulated on social media, claiming that PM Modi announced to arrest Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. Some posts also claim that he announced a ban on SRK’s Pathaan movie.
The post reads: नरेंद्र मोदी ने किया शाहरुख खान को गिरफ्तार करने का ऐल
Here’s the link to the above video.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
In the video, we noticed परिवर्तन महारैली…3 दिसंबर 2016 (Parivartan Maharally, 3 December 2016) written on the podium.
Running a keyword search, we found the original video — with a title: PM Modi at Parivartan Rally in New MoradabadMoradabad, Uttar Pradesh — which was streamed live by the verified YouTube channel Narendra Modi on December 3, 2016.
The same video was also streamed live by the official channel of BJP.
In the video, Modi can be heard talking about black money, corruption, poverty in Uttar Pradesh, demonetisation, digital transactions, etc. However, SRK is not mentioned anywhere in the video.
Hence, it is clear that the viral video is old and shared with false claims.
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