After lethal anti-corruption demonstrations in Nepal toppled the Himalayan nation’s authorities, a number of movies exhibiting crowds waving India’s nationwide flag and expressing help for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been shared in posts falsely claiming protesters had additionally known as to “re-establish a Hindu nation”. The clips in truth all predate the protests in Nepal.
“Nepal resounded with chants of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ (‘Hail Mom India’). They wish to re-establish a Hindu nation. Nepal’s youth need a prime minister like Modi,” reads superimposed Hindi-language textual content on a Fb video shared on September 12, 2025.
The clip reveals a rally the place individuals are holding India’s nationwide flag and chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram” (‘Pray to Mom Land’).
Its caption reads: “A really auspicious coincidence is going on, very quickly we’ll get excellent news, now the voice for a Hindu nation in India is coming from Nepal.”
Screenshot of the false Fb submit captured on September 19, 2025, with a purple X added by AFP
Related claims about Nepali protesters expressing help for Modi — who, alongside along with his ruling Bharatiya Janata Get together, has sought to convey the Hindu religion to the forefront of public life since sweeping to energy greater than a decade in the past — have been additionally shared alongside Fb and Instagram movies on September 11 and September 13.
The Fb clip is captioned, “See how the slogan of ‘Modi ji zindabad’ (‘Lengthy stay Modi’) is being raised in Nepal”, whereas textual content on the Instagram video reads: “Modi’s entry into Pokhara, Nepal is a Hindu nation.”
Screenshots of the false Fb and Instagram posts captured on September 19, 2025, with purple Xs added by AFP
The posts surfaced after lethal protests in Nepal that ousted the Himalayan nation’s authorities (archived hyperlink).
The clashes — the worst unrest for the reason that finish of a decade-long civil conflict and the abolition of the monarchy in 2008 — started on September 8, sparked by a short-lived ban on social media and fuelled by anger at corruption and long-standing financial woes (archived hyperlink).
The circulating movies, nevertheless, predate the Nepal protests.
Sikkim flag marketing campaign
A reverse picture search on Google utilizing keyframes from the video of individuals holding the Indian flag and chanting slogans led to the similar footage posted on Fb on August 12 (archived hyperlink).
Its caption says it reveals a “Har Ghar Tiranga” (“Flag in Each Dwelling”) occasion in Sikkim.
In accordance with the Sikkim state authorities, “Har Ghar Tiranga” is a nationwide marketing campaign that encourages residents to convey the nationwide flag house and hoist it in celebration of India’s independence with the intention of instilling a way of patriotism (archived hyperlink).
Screenshot comparability of the falsely shared video (left) and video shared on August 12 (proper)
Native outlet East Mojo additionally printed a video report of the rally on the day, exhibiting the identical indicators seen within the false submit (archived hyperlink).
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang shared images of the march exhibiting the same scene on his verified Fb web page (archived hyperlink).
Modi’s Maldives go to
A reverse picture search utilizing keyframes from the video of a crowd chanting “Lengthy stay Modi” was in truth printed on July 25, on a verified YouTube channel of nationwide broadcaster All India Radio (archived hyperlink).
Its description says the video was filmed in Malé, the capital of the Maldives.
The same video was additionally shared by ANI on X, which mentioned that it was filmed throughout Modi’s go to to inaugurate the Dhoshimeyna Constructing, the newly constructed Maldivian Ministry of Defence constructing (archived hyperlink).
The footage corresponds to Google Road View Imagery of the Dhoshimeyna Constructing within the Indian Ocean nation’s capital (archived hyperlink).
Screenshot comparability of the falsely shared video (left) and Google Road View imagery of the Dhoshimeyna Constructing (proper), with corresponding options highlighted by AFP
PM in Bihar
The third clip, exhibiting Modi waving to crowds as his automotive passes by, was beforehand posted on Might 30 on Instagram with the caption, “PM Modi inaugurates the brand new JPNIA terminal—trendy, large, and made for the way forward for Bihar” (archived hyperlink).
The Occasions of India reported that Modi would inaugurate the airport terminal in Bihar’s state capital Patna throughout a two-day go to beginning on Might 29 (archived hyperlink).
The footage additionally corresponds to Google Road View Imagery from Patna (archived hyperlink).
Screenshot comparability of the falsely shared clip (left) and Google Road View imagery of Patna (proper), with matching parts highlighted by AFP
AFP has beforehand debunked different misinformation associated to the Nepal protests.
