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Vishvas News found investigation revealed that the woman dancing in this video is not Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, but a content creator.
By: Pallavi Mishra
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Published: Feb 27, 2025 at 09:52 AM
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New Delhi (Vishvas News). A video is going viral on social media, claiming that the woman dancing to a Bollywood song is Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
However, Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the viral claim is false. The woman in this video is not Rekha Gupta, but a content creator.
What is going viral?
Instagram user ‘official_pradhan_sandeep’ shared the viral video on February 23, 2025, with the caption “This is Delhi CM Rekha Gupta”
See the archived link of the post here.
Investigation
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we extracted key frames of the video and conducted a Google reverse image search. Our investigation led us to the original video uploaded by content creator ‘boldmeeraswag’ on Instagram on January 12, 2025.
We also found the same video uploaded on the content creator’s YouTube channel and Facebook page on January 16, 2025.
The difference between the two can be seen in the collage below:
For further confirmation, we contacted BJP national spokesperson Dr Vijay Sonkar Shastri, who dismissed the viral claim as misleading.
Finally, we scanned the Instagram account of user ‘official_pradhan_sandeep’ who shared the video with the false claim and found that the user has around 1800 followers.
Conclusion: Vishvas News found investigation revealed that the woman dancing in this video is not Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, but a content creator.
Claim Review : Woman dancing to a Bollywood song is Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
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Claimed By : Instagram user ‘official_pradhan_sandeep’
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Fact Check : False
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