No, PM Modi was not walking around as national anthem played; viral video doctored

A viral video circulating on social media, which purportedly shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking around a stage while the Indian national anthem plays, has been identified as doctored. The footage, which gained traction on platforms like Facebook around Independence Day, was used to suggest that the Prime Minister displayed disrespect toward the national anthem.

According to an investigation by the fact-checking outlet Alt News, the video was edited to create a false narrative. By analyzing the original footage of the event, fact-checkers determined that the audio of the national anthem was superimposed over a clip where the Prime Minister was greeting attendees at a different time. The original context of the video shows that the anthem was not playing during the moments he was moving across the stage.

This incident is part of a broader trend of manipulated media being used to target political figures in India. Experts note that such doctored content often relies on the visual juxtaposition of unrelated events to mislead viewers. Digital forensic analysis of the video's audio track confirmed the mismatch, effectively debunking the claims of disrespect leveled against the Prime Minister.