The election campaign in Bihar is in full swing, in view of this, the news is viral on social media that the liquor will be served for Bihari voters.

News claim: The election campaign in Bihar is in full swing, in view of this, the news is viral on social media that the liquor will be served for Bihari voters.

A Twitter user shared this picture of the bottles of liquor and wrote, "Some preparations of BJP-JDU in Bihar ...

बिहार में बीजेपी-जदयू की कुछ तैयारी ऐसी भी चल रही है....

ध्यान रहे बिहार वासियों ये जहर ओर कहर दोनो है  इसलिए बहकावे में नहीं आना है....!!

Posted by Yahya Rahmani on Monday, 19 October 2020

 

Verification: Using reverse image search, we found out that the image is carried by Thai websites that stated that the alcohol kits in the viral image were being distributed by a person named Johnny.

The same photo posted by Johnny on his Facebook account on September 22, 2019.

Posted by ตะลึงกรุง จอนนี่มือปราบ on Sunday, 22 September 2019

Pictures of Johnny sharing alcohol and relief material, also used in a YouTube video on September 25, 2019.

Verdict: It is clear from the investigation that this viral picture of the liquor packet is old and it has no relation with the Bihar election.

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