{
  "id": 2526388,
  "title": "Wrong location, old footage: After Bhajji’s ‘doosra’ video fact-checked, he says ‘Punjab’s issues are real’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/wrong-location-old-footage-after-bhajjis-doosra-video-fact-checked-he",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T07:06:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/wrong-location-old-footage-after-bhajjis-doosra-video-fact-checked-he-says-punjabs-issues-are-real-10844608/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "With Punjab's upcoming 2027 Assembly elections, cricketer-turned Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh has turned his X account into a political arena. Utilizing videos purportedly depicting drug abuse, crime, poor infrastructure, and government schools, Harbhajan aims to criticize the Bhagwant Mann government. However, questions have arisen concerning the authenticity, currentness, and correct locations of the videos he shares. Out of seven prominent videos he posted over two-and-a-half months, two were found to have incorrect context. On August 10, Harbhajan shared a video showing youths seemingly in a drug-induced state, describing it as a reflection of Punjab’s drug crisis. Fact-checkers discovered the footage originated from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan. Punjab Police urged social media users to verify content before sharing. In response, Harbhajan posted another video touching on drug abuse and asked his critics to verify if the footage was also from Rajasthan. He argued that even if one video was wrongly attributed to Punjab, the state’s drug issue remained genuine. On August 19, Harbhajan shared a video allegedly showing poor toilet facilities at Government High School, Jalla, in Fatehgarh Sahib, questioning the AAP government’s education reform claims. The Education Minister, Harjot Singh Bains, clarified that the footage was from 2018, and subsequently, the school's current condition was showcased. These controversies have allowed the AAP to question Harbhajan's credibility, while he continues to post videos alleging problems across Punjab, including from constituencies represented by AAP MLAs and ministers.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}