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Vishvas News, in its investigation, discovered that the claim of a lockdown in Uttar Pradesh from March 4, 2025, is fake. This video dates back to April 17, 2021, when the weekend lockdown was announced in the state due to COVID-19.
By: Pallavi Mishra
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Published: Mar 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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New Delhi (Vishvas News). A post is widely circulating on social media, featuring a TV news anchor announcing a lockdown in Uttar Pradesh, claiming it will be enforced from March 4, 2025.
Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the video dates back to April 17, 2021, when the Uttar Pradesh government had declared a weekend lockdown. The claim of a lockdown on March 4, 2025, is false.
What is in the viral post?
Instagram user ‘jogindersingh_jaat_4229’ shared this video (archive link) with the caption “Lockdown will start on 4 March 2025”
Investigation
Before investigating the viral claim, we conducted a keyword search to verify if any such lockdown has been announced in Uttar Pradesh? However, no credible reports confirm any such announcement.
Next, we decided to trace the source of the viral video. By searching the keyframes of this video using Google Lens, we found that the full video was uploaded on the YouTube channel of Republic Bharat on 17 April 2021. The news report discussed a weekend lockdown imposed in Uttar Pradesh due to COVID-19.
Using relevant keywords, we found many reports about the weekend lockdown imposed in Uttar Pradesh due to rising cases of COVID-19 at that time.
We also spoke to Ajay Srivastava, a journalist associated with Dainik Jagran in Lucknow, who confirmed that no such lockdown has been announced in Uttar Pradesh on March 4, 2025.
Additionally, we scanned the profile of the user who posted the fake claim and discovered that the user has over 10000 followers.
Conclusion: Vishvas News, in its investigation, discovered that the claim of a lockdown in Uttar Pradesh from March 4, 2025, is fake. This video dates back to April 17, 2021, when the weekend lockdown was announced in the state due to COVID-19.
Claim Review : Lockdown in UP will start on 4 March 2025
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Claimed By : Instagram user ‘jogindersingh_jaat_4229’
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Fact Check : False
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