
2012 video of Ravi Shankar Prasad attacking the then UPA government shared as criticism of the current government
2012 video of Ravi Shankar Prasad attacking the then UPA government shared as criticism of the current government
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video claims BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad has criticised the current government. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The video is from December 2012, when Prasad was the BJP’s chief spokesperson and the party was in opposition.A viral video claims BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad has criticised the current government. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The video is from December 2012, when Prasad was the BJP’s chief spokesperson and the party was in opposition.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
A clip of senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad speaking critically about the government is being shared online as if he were attacking the present administration. PTI Fact Check found that the video is not recent. It is from a press conference in December 2012, when Prasad was the BJP’s chief national spokesperson, as shown by the on-screen caption "रविशंकर प्रसाद, मुख्य प्रवक्ता, बीजेपी" (“Ravi Shankar Prasad, chief spokesperson, BJP”). At the time, the Congress-led UPA was in power at the Centre and the BJP was in opposition, so his remarks were aimed at the then government. Sharing the nearly 14-year-old clip without that context gives the false impression that a BJP leader is criticising his own party’s government. Old political videos are often recycled in this way, so a clip’s date should be checked before it is shared.
A clip of senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad speaking critically about the government is being shared online as if he were attacking the present administration. PTI Fact Check found that the video is not recent. It is from a press conference in December 2012, when Prasad was the BJP’s chief national spokesperson, as shown by the on-screen caption "रविशंकर प्रसाद, मुख्य प्रवक्ता, बीजेपी" (“Ravi Shankar Prasad, chief spokesperson, BJP”). At the time, the Congress-led UPA was in power at the Centre and the BJP was in opposition, so his remarks were aimed at the then government. Sharing the nearly 14-year-old clip without that context gives the false impression that a BJP leader is criticising his own party’s government. Old political videos are often recycled in this way, so a clip’s date should be checked before it is shared.
