{"id":112414,"date":"2022-02-25T21:57:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T16:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=112414"},"modified":"2022-02-25T21:57:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T16:27:38","slug":"false-claim-of-akhilesh-yadav-to-go-to-london-on-11-march-old-interview-with-ndtv-edited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-of-akhilesh-yadav-to-go-to-london-on-11-march-old-interview-with-ndtv-edited\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Akhilesh Yadav say he will leave for London post UP polls? Edited video viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections, a clip from an interview of Akhilesh Yadav with NDTV&#8217;s Srinivasan Jain is being circulated widely on social media. In the clip, Jain can be heard asking the SP chief, \u201cWe are also hearing that you will be going to London on the 11th? And you have booked your tickets.\u201d In his reply, Yadav purportedly states, \u201cTo that, I will say who is not going abroad\u2026If you have done your homework, then I would like to know why can\u2019t I go? What can I do if you don\u2019t have kids or your kids aren\u2019t going?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 19-second clip is being shared with the claim that Akhilesh Yadav is planning to leave for London on March 11 foreseeing his party\u2019s loss in the UP elections. The results for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls will be announced on March 10. Facebook user \u2018Sri Ram Bhakt Jitendra\u2019 also shared the video with this claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220224093410\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100061788475111\/videos\/514121570096036\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100061788475111\/videos\/514121570096036\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100061788475111\/videos\/514121570096036\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u0905\u0916\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0936 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 \u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0940 \u0932\u0902\u0926\u0928 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u091f\u093f\u0915\u091f \u0905\u0921\u0935\u093e\u0902\u0938&#8221;<br \/>\n11\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091a, \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0939\u093f\u0924 \u0932\u0902\u0926\u0928 \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092b\u093c\u0930\u093e\u0930&#8230;\u270d<\/p>\n<p>\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901, \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0902\u0917\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0924 \u0909\u0920\u093e\u0928\u093e..!!\ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0\/100061788475111\/\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u092e \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u091c\u093f\u0924\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930<\/a> on Monday, February 21, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ashwani.tripathi.001\/videos\/249095093963620\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Ashwani Tripathi<\/a>, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos?q=%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several other Facebook users<\/a>, promoted the clip and accompanying claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-112414 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-of-akhilesh-yadav-to-go-to-london-on-11-march-old-interview-with-ndtv-edited\/2022-02-24-15_04_10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-24-15_04_10-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-24-14_58_22-3-Neeraj-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3-\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8-on-Twitter_-_\u0905\u0916\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0936-\u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935-\u0915\u0947-\u0932\u0902\u0926\u0928-\u0915\u0947-\u091f\u093f\u0915\u091f-\u0915\u094b-\u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930-\u0938\u0928\u0938\u0928\u0940-11--277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Doctored video clip<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>After watching the viral footage, Alt News suspected that it was doctored. We noticed sudden jump cuts in the audio at the 0:06 and 0:11 mark, which suggested that parts of the video were edited out.<\/p>\n<p>We performed a keyword search on Twitter, which led us to a tweet posted by NDTV India on June 23, 2021 that carried a clip from the interview with Akhilesh Yadav. After watching this 59-second clip, it was clear that the viral video has been edited.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0938\u092a\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0905\u0916\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0936 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yadavakhilesh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yadavakhilesh<\/a>) \u0928\u0947 NDTV \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e, &#8216;\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0921\u092e\u093f\u0936\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0902\u0926\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e?&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bGMVl3Jdy\">pic.twitter.com\/8bGMVl3Jdy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NDTV India (@ndtvindia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndtvindia\/status\/1407591666152738816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The interview exchange between the Yadav and Jain is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Sreenivasan Jain &#8211; \u201cWe are also hearing that you went to London in between, is this true?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akhilesh Yadav &#8211; \u201cThe real question is, do I have to now tell you who went to London and who didn\u2019t go abroad? You tell me, did I go to London?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sreenivasan Jain \u2013 \u201cNo, I\u2019m asking you this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akhilesh Yadav \u2013 \u201cNo, I want you to tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sreenivasan Jain \u2013 \u201cI don\u2019t have these details, that\u2019s why I\u2019m asking you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akhilesh Yadav \u2013 \u201cNo, I want you to tell me. If you have done your homework then I want to know from you about when I went.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sreenivasan Jain \u2013 \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m asking you to clarify.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akhilesh Yadav \u2013 \u201cAm I not allowed to go for my daughter\u2019s admission? What can I do if you don\u2019t have kids or your kids aren\u2019t going?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NDTV India also uploaded a video of the interview on its YouTube channel. In the 26-minute long clip, scenes from the viral video appear <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zanPczd8eKQ?t=652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at the 10:52 mark<\/a>. It is worth noting that during this interview, Sreenivasan Jain does not mention March 11, or any date for that matter.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"UP Election 2022: UP \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092d\u093e \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u0947\u0917\u0940 BJP, \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u092c\u0926\u0932\u093e\u0935 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948: Akhilesh Yadav\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zanPczd8eKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>On February 23, 2022, Jain himself posted a tweet clarifying that the viral clip has been doctored. He wrote that his audio has been morphed and Yadav\u2019s answer has been distorted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just got this on WA. My audio has been morphed, Akhilesh\u2019s answer has been distorted. While one is always up for a laugh, it appears this clip has been used to spread misinfo during the elections, and hence am flagging here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0vorwp0V8e\">https:\/\/t.co\/0vorwp0V8e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sreenivasan Jain (@SreenivasanJain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SreenivasanJain\/status\/1496465121220399105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To sum it up, an edited clip from an old interview of Akhilesh Yadav was falsely circulated with the claim that he is set to leave for London on March 11, following the announcement of the results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections, a clip from an interview of Akhilesh Yadav with NDTV&#8217;s Srinivasan Jain is being circulated widely on social media. In the clip, Jain can be heard asking the SP chief, \u201cWe are also hearing that you will be going to London on the 11th? 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