Video of a Samajwadi Party worker’s self-immolation bid is shared as he accidentally burns himself while torching a Modi effigy

Video of a Samajwadi Party worker’s self-immolation bid is shared as he accidentally burns himself while torching a Modi effigy

A video (here, here, and here) is being shared on social media claiming that a man set himself on fire trying to burn PM Modi’s effigy.  It is being shared with a description in Hindi that translates to “In Kanpur, UP, the man in the red cap — a Samajwadi Party worker — almost ended up burning himself while trying to burn an effigy of Modi.” We will fact-check this claim through this article. An archived version of this post can be found here.  …