Claim: A video shows actor Pankaj Tripathi portraying a peanut seller who mocking the Bhartiya Janata Party .
Fact-check: A digitally edited video of a UPI advertisement featuring Pankaj Tripathi is falsely shared as him mocking BJP - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral video is an edited version of an ad campaign by the national payments corporation of india , where actor pankaj tripathi was appointed as its "upi safety ambassador." in the original ad, when tripathi shows his phone screen, the message displayed says, "winner. congrats! you have won a lottery of rs 25,00,000! to claim your prize, click here," followed by a hyperlink. in the viral video, this message was replaced with the bjp's symbol, and the text "vote for bjp" was added. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Nitish Kumar Dhonge
Date published: 2024-12-06T12:37:49