{"id":202494,"date":"2024-04-16T15:53:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T10:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=202494"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T10:23:25","slug":"andhra-christian-festival-crowd-footage-peddled-as-turnout-at-congress-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/andhra-christian-festival-crowd-footage-peddled-as-turnout-at-congress-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Andhra Christian festival crowd footage peddled as turnout at Congress rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 22-second clip showing a sea of people is being widely shared on social media as the crowd at a rally of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.<\/p>\n<p>Premium subscribed X (formerly Twitter) user \u0926\u093f\u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 (@divyakumaari) shared the above-mentioned clip on April 11 with a caption in Hindi which said, &#8220;This crowd in support of Rahul Gandhi will give Modi Ji sleepless nights #LokSabaElection2024&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928 \u092e\u0947 \u092f\u0947 \u091c\u0928 \u0938\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092c \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0928\u0940\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0930\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0917\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LokSabaElection2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LokSabaElection2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00ATtLKHSc\">pic.twitter.com\/00ATtLKHSc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0926\u093f\u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 (@divyakumaari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/divyakumaari\/status\/1778463705275183138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another premium subscribed X user, Jeetu Burdak (@Jeetuburdak), shared the same video with a caption in Hindi that can be translated as: &#8220;Is this mass gathering a sign of the end of the dictator&#8230;?&#8221;<br \/>\nThe tweet has been viewed over 5 lakh views and has been retweeted over 3,100 times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0947 \u091c\u0928\u0938\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092c \u0924\u093e\u0928\u093e\u0936\u093e\u0939 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0936\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0939\u0948&#8230;?\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xi5Herh0U2\">pic.twitter.com\/Xi5Herh0U2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeetu Burdak (@Jeetuburdak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeetuburdak\/status\/1777653857142677900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20filter%3Avideos&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X shared the same video<\/a> with the same claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-202494 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\/andhra-christian-festival-crowd-footage-peddled-as-turnout-at-congress-rally\/screenshot-2024-04-15-133755\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1095\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133755.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133755.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133755-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133755-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133755-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/andhra-christian-festival-crowd-footage-peddled-as-turnout-at-congress-rally\/screenshot-2024-04-15-133737\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133737.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133737-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133737-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133737-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/andhra-christian-festival-crowd-footage-peddled-as-turnout-at-congress-rally\/screenshot-2024-04-15-133714\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1088\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133714.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133714.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133714-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133714-1024x833.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-15-133714-768x625.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>After breaking down the video into several key frames, we ran a reverse image search on a few of them. This led us to an Instagram reel shared by the handle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hosanna_fellowship_official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hosanna_fellowship_official<\/a> on March 11 which carried the now-viral video. The caption said: &#8220;#glory to for Successfully completion of 47th International Feast of Tabernacle from Hosanna ministries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C4XDRrgPpy3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C4XDRrgPpy3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \ud835\ude43\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude68\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude56 \ud835\ude41\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude6c\ud835\ude68\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude65 \ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude5b\ud835\ude5b\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude61 (@hosanna_fellowship_official)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Below is a comparison of the frames in the viral video and the above video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-202500 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/FI-Template-33-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/FI-Template-33-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/FI-Template-33-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/FI-Template-33-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/FI-Template-33.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On running a relevant keyword search on YouTube we found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zow5BuZ7vtY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> titled: &#8220;HOSANNA MINISTRIES 47th FEAST OF TABERNACLES HIGHLIGHTS&#8221; posted by the channel HOSANNA MINISTRIES OFFICIAL. The video contained visuals of the crowd similar to the viral video and the Instagram reel.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"HOSANNA MINISTRIES 47th FEAST OF TABERNACLES HIGHLIGHTS #4k\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zow5BuZ7vtY?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><a href=\"https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache:https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Vijayawada\/scores-of-devotees-attend-gudarala-panduga\/article5766755.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feast of Tabernacles,<\/a> also called \u2018Gudarala Panduga&#8217;, is an annual Christian festival which is organised by Hosanna Ministries in Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p>We found another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zTrbs-n_rSY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube video<\/a> posted by Hosanna Ministries Kurnool titled: &#8220;Hosanna 47th Gudaarala Panduga 2024 | Feast of Tabernacles &#8211; Hosanna Ministries&#8221;. The video was posted on March 7. The event was held from March 7 to March 10 at Gorantla, Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Hosanna 47th Gudaarala Panduga 2024 | Feast of Tabernacles - Hosanna Minstries\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTrbs-n_rSY?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>Hence, the claim that the viral video shows a crowd gathered for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is false. The video is from March 2024 from an annual Christian event organised by Hosanna Ministries in Andhra Pradesh,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 22-second clip showing a sea of people is being widely shared on social media as the crowd at a rally of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. 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