Old campaign video from Congress about Mahalakshmi Scheme is being falsely shared as ad for 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The internet has been buzzing with a video that has caught everyone's attention. The video shows a woman taunting a female sweeper for having to take on the responsibilities of both a mother and an employee. This footage has been cleverly edited with clips of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi talking about the Mahalakshmi Scheme, and the party's catchy jingle "Haath Badlega Halaat" playing in the background.

Many social media users were quick to share this video, claiming that it was the Congress' campaign video for the Mahalakshmi Scheme. However, upon further investigation, it was found that the video was actually an old advertisement for Prega News, a pregnancy kit brand.

The fact-checking team at Newschecker stumbled upon an article dated March 9, 2022, on Youth Ki Awaaz, titled "Prega News Missed The Mark With Its Latest "Empowering" Ad." The article featured a screengrab from the alleged Congress campaign video and pointed out that it was actually a Women's Day ad for Prega News.

Further research led to a YouTube video by Prega News, titled "Celebrate Women's Day 2022 With Prega News | #SheCanCarryBoth," which had the same sequence as the one being shared as the Congress' campaign video for the Mahalakshmi Scheme. The full video revolves around the debate between career women and motherhood and concludes by showing that a woman can handle both roles simultaneously.

To validate this, the team also found a Facebook post by SG Dream Media, a media production company, featuring the same video and mentioning the names of the cast and crew involved in its making. It was dated February 19, 2022, and was clearly an advertisement for Prega News.

Despite some Congress members sharing the clip recently, it was originally created by SG Dream Media as an ad for Prega News. A search on the Congress' official YouTube and Facebook pages did not yield any results for a campaign video on the Mahalakshmi Scheme.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the video being circulated as the Congress' campaign for the Mahalakshmi Scheme is actually an old ad for Prega News. The claim is false, and it has been misleadingly shared on social media. This story was originally published by Newschecker and republished by OrissaPOST as part of the Shakti Collective.

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