The post surfaced in the middle of India’s marathon six-week parliamentary election<\/a>, the largest democratic exercise in the world.<\/p>\n Analysts expect an easy win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP thanks in large part to his aggressive championing of India’s majority Hindu faith — and a disparate opposition of more than two dozen parties.<\/p>\n Similar posts featuring the edited video were also shared\u00a0elsewhere on X<\/a> and on Facebook\u00a0here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Comments on the posts indicated social media users believed the claim.<\/p>\n “When this fool already knows that Modi will win the elections, why is he contesting,” one commented.<\/p>\n “The people of the country have known that Rahul Gandhi is a foolish leader, and the destruction of the Congress Party is certain to be in his hands,” said another.<\/p>\n But there were no official reports as of May 23, 2024 indicating Gandhi said the BJP will win the election.<\/span><\/p>\n In reality, the video was edited from a speech where he said the opposite.<\/p>\n A keyword search on YouTube found Gandhi’s complete speech\u00a0livestreamed<\/a> on the verified account of his Congress party on May 10, 2024 (archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n The video’s description said it was filmed in Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh state. It read:\u00a0“Rahul Gandhi’s roar in Kanpur, this speech will overturn the entire election! ‘Modi is gone… Goodbye, Thank You.”<\/p>\n Below is a screenshot comparison of a frame from the edited clip (left) and the video uploaded on the Congress party’s verified YouTube channel (right):<\/p>\nClipped video<\/strong><\/h3>\n