[ad_1] New Delhi: Devotees continue to arrive at the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The Mahakumbh Mela started on January 13 and will continue till February 26, 2025. The first Shahi Snan took place on January 14, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, in which about 3.5 crore devotees took a dip of faith. Meanwhile, some news related to Maha Kumbh Mela is also going viral on social media, which has nothing to do with the truth. In such a situation, it is important that you believe every news only after verifying it. A cutting of one such news is being made viral on social media by linking it to the Maha Kumbh Mela. It is written in this news that the UP government will distribute five lakh condoms in the Kumbh Mela. There is no information about which newspaper the news is from, but it has been shared with many X (Twitter) handles. During investigation by the alert team, this news was found to be fake.What is the claim on social media?In the newspaper cutting which is viral on social media, it has been written quoting sources that five lakh condoms will be distributed in the Kumbh Mela starting from January 14. It is written in the news that after the decision of the Maharashtra government in the Kumbh Mela held in Nashik, the UP government has also decided to distribute condoms. While sharing this cutting, it has been written on the See this post-This cutting has also been shared on X with the handle named Avneesh Singh. he/she has written in his/her post, 'What is the need of condom in Mahakumbh?' See the tweet-A person named Chandrabhan Kajla has written in his/her post, 'BJP's Yogi government will distribute 5 lakh condoms to the devotees in the Kumbh Mela. Is it the Kumbh Mela or the fair of luxury? See this post-While sharing this cutting on X, the handle named Nature's Friend has written, 'Conspiracy to defame Mahakumbh. What is the need of condom in the fair? See the tweet-What is the truth of this claim?To find out the truth of this claim, first of all we searched this newspaper cutting through Google reverse image. During investigation, we found two more X handles, one of which had posted the same news on 6 July 2024 and the other on 13 January 2019. It is clear that this newspaper cutting is not fresh but is more than five years old. See these two tweets-After this we searched the headline of this news on Google. On searching, we did not find any such news in which such a claim was made by the UP government. After this, we searched for information in this regard on the official website of Mahakumbh Mela, but no such information was given there either. In such a situation, it is clear that no such decision has been taken by the UP government and this news is fake.conclusionWhile sharing a newspaper cutting on social media, it is being claimed that the UP government will distribute five lakh condoms during the Kumbh Mela. The Vigilant team investigated this claim and found out that this news is completely fake and there is no truth in this claim. [ad_2]
