DigitEye India Fact Checkers
An image showing a massive gathering of people on the road has been shared with a claim that it was showing the crowds protesting the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The Delhi chief minister and the chief of Aam Aadmi Party was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21, 2024, in the night and was placed under the custody of the agency. The Aam Aadmi Party has been protesting ever since. Several protests were held nation-wide on March 26, 2024. In this context, the following image with a claim has been shared on social media.
Another user twisted the claim and said the protests were against the Congress Party. The claim in Hindi reads after translation as: “This picture shows that the end of Congress is certain… People are on the streets against Congress’s sycophants. DELHI.”
The same visual has been shared here and here.
FACT-CHECK
Digiteye India took it up for fact-checking as the visual is familiar and used several times in the past to claim massive crowds at major events or protests. When we searched for the original image on Google Reverse Image Search, we found that it was related to the crowds participating in the famous Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra in 2023.
It was originally uploaded on Instagram account by user sri_mandir on June 20, 2023, with a description of the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra as well. This picture has been used several times in the past and debunked many times as the Image search results show on Google FactCheck Explorer. Hence, the claim is false.
Claim: An image of massive crowds shows protests being held after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest.
Conclusion: The claim is false. The image shows the people participating in the famous Jagannath Rath Yatra in 2023.
Rating: Misrepresentation — 
