Did Deepender Singh Hooda cry after Congress defeat in Haryana elections? Fact Check

Posted by: Arun Nag October 9, 2024

Following the announcement of Haryana election results where BJP won 48 seats and Congress came second with 37 seats on Oct 8, 2024, several claims have started circulating on social media taunting the state Congress leaders.
A video of Deepender Singh Hooda, a Congress MP from Rohtak and son of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, went viral on social media, claiming that he was crying over the party’s poor performance in the elections.

One social media post said, “Deepender Hooda got emotional. This man worked Tirelessly for the party. This man Efforts will be unforgettable 👏🏻Well Fought My Leader @DeependerSHooda Ji ✋🏻🔥 Whatever the circumstances may be always with you Forever and Ever.”

The same can be accessed here and here.

FACT CHECK

Digiteye India, based on a request, checked for the veracity of the video. When we took key frames and conducted Reverse Image search on Google, the results showed that the video is actually from June 4, 2024, when Hooda was emotional after winning the Rohtak Lok Sabha seat. He had previously contested from the same seat in 2019 but lost by a narrow margin of 7,000 votes.

The original video on YouTube revealed the full version of the video when Hooda cried after winning the Lok Sabha seat by a margin of three lakh votes. A media report from June 5, 2024, confirms that Hooda’s victory led to a celebration at his home, where party workers gathered, prompting him to tear up.

The same was aired on June 4, 2024 by news agency ANI. Hence, the old video was falsely claimed as recent with a claim that Deepender Hooda was crying after Congress party’s defeat in recent Haryana Assembly elections.

Claim: Haryana Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda seen crying after Congress defeat in latest Haryana elections.

Conclusion: Misrepresentation.  Four-month old video of Deepender Singh Hooda crying after winning Rohtak MP seat falsely claimed as recent after Congress defeat in Haryana Assembly elections.

Rating: Misrepresentation —

About Arun Nag

Arun is with Digiteye India since the beginning as the main source for re-writing copies and re-checking the facts and images. He writes on general and tech issues. He can be reached at arunnag@digiteye.in

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