Video of Delhi Police recruitment candidates falsely shared as crowd after October 10 protest against CEC
Video of Delhi Police recruitment candidates falsely shared as crowd after October 10 protest against CEC
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video of a massive night-time crowd claims to show people in Delhi after the October 10 protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The video is from September and shows candidates who came for the physical test of a Delhi Police recruitment exam.A viral video of a massive night-time crowd claims to show people in Delhi after the October 10 protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The video is from September and shows candidates who came for the physical test of a Delhi Police recruitment exam.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
After the October 10, 2026 protest at Jantar Mantar against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, a video of a huge crowd of young people on a lit road at night spread widely on social media. It was shared as footage of protesters who had stayed on Delhi’s streets after the demonstration. PTI Fact Check found that the clip predates the protest. It was recorded in September 2026 and shows a crowd of candidates gathered for the physical test of the Delhi Police recruitment process. The original post carried a motivational caption about the struggles of job aspirants and had no link to any protest. PIB Fact Check has separately flagged the same video as fake. It is one of several recycled crowd videos, from Bangladesh, Kolkata’s Sealdah station and the 2021 farmers’ protests, that have been used to exaggerate the scale of the recent Delhi protests, so a video’s date and origin should be checked before it is shared.
After the October 10, 2026 protest at Jantar Mantar against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, a video of a huge crowd of young people on a lit road at night spread widely on social media. It was shared as footage of protesters who had stayed on Delhi’s streets after the demonstration. PTI Fact Check found that the clip predates the protest. It was recorded in September 2026 and shows a crowd of candidates gathered for the physical test of the Delhi Police recruitment process. The original post carried a motivational caption about the struggles of job aspirants and had no link to any protest. PIB Fact Check has separately flagged the same video as fake. It is one of several recycled crowd videos, from Bangladesh, Kolkata’s Sealdah station and the 2021 farmers’ protests, that have been used to exaggerate the scale of the recent Delhi protests, so a video’s date and origin should be checked before it is shared.