Viral Video Shows PM Modi's Supporter Hanging From A Chopper? But Is It
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The video shows a man hanging onto a helicopter and is being shared with claims that the man is a supporter of PM Modi.
As India is gearing up toward the last phase of its 2024 Lok Sabha elections, political leaders' public meetings have also peaked. Amidst this, a video of a man hanging onto a helicopter has recently gone viral on social media. It is being claimed to show a supporter of PM Modi holding on to the landing skid of Modi's helicopter. We fact-check this claim through this article. Claim: Video of a Modi fan hanging onto the landing skid of Modi's helicopter.
Fact: This is a video from 2016. This incident happened in Kenya's Bungoma during a mourning ceremony for a Kenyan businessman. When a helicopter carrying his dead body was taking off from the ceremony location, a man named 'Saleh Wanjala' held onto its landing skid and dangled as it flew. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To check the veracity of the viral claim, we performed a reverse image search on a few of its keyframes. This search led us to news reports (here, here, and here) on this incident from 2016. Contrary to the viral claim, this incident occurred in Kenya, not India.
As per the news reports, this event transpired during a mourning ceremony for a businessman named Jacob Juma in Bungoma, Kenya.
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