Fri Jan 31 13:21:15 UTC 2025: ## Viral Video Falsely Claims Dimple Yadav at 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela
**Prayagraj, India** – A video circulating on social media falsely claims to show Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav participating in a ritual bath at the Maha Kumbh Mela in 2025. Fact-checking website NewsMeter has debunked this claim, revealing the video actually dates back to October 2022.
The 18-second clip, shared widely on X (formerly Twitter), shows Yadav participating in a Ganga immersion. However, NewsMeter’s investigation, utilizing reverse image searches and cross-referencing with other online sources, confirmed the footage depicts the immersion ceremony for the ashes of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in Haridwar. Multiple YouTube videos and news reports from October 2022 corroborate this finding, showing Akhilesh Yadav and other family members participating in the same event.
The false claim emerged amidst recent controversy surrounding comments made by Dimple Yadav about the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj and the participation of non-Sanatanis. These remarks drew criticism from the All-India Akhara Parishad.
NewsMeter’s investigation included verifying Dimple Yadav’s social media activity, which showed no indication of her presence at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela. The website concluded that the viral claim is unequivocally false. The video is not from the 2025 Kumbh Mela, but rather from the 2022 immersion ceremony in Haridwar.
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