Former AAP leader Raghav Chadha, along with six other 6 MPs joined the BJP recently. Against this backdrop, a video of Raghav Chadha visiting a temple with his wife Parineeti Chopra went viral on social media. Sharing the video users claimed that Raghav Chadha visited the temple after joining the BJP.
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However, upon investigation, we discovered that the claim was misleading. The viral video is old. Here’s the fact check.
Fact Check
We started our investigation by taking screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to a video on the YouTube channel of The Sentinel on August 26, 2023. The video contained the viral clip.
According to the description, Raghav Chadha and Parineeti Chopra visited the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on August 26, 2023.
We found the video on an NDTV report on August 26, 2026. The report read, “Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha recently paid a visit to the iconic Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Their spiritual trip to the temple came during the auspicious month of Sawan.”
Other reports can be seen here and here.
This makes it clear that the viral video is old.
Conclusion
From our investigation, we can say that the claim is misleading. The video of Raghav Chadha visiting a temple with his wife Parineeti Chopra is not a recent one. It’s an old video from August 2023.
Title: Old Video Of Raghav Chadha Visiting A Temple Going Viral As A Recent One.
Fact Check By: Debanjana Baishya
Result: Misleading
