Video Does Not Show Shoes Being Thrown At Akhilesh Yadav During Roadshow

A video featuring Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav is being shared on social media with a false claim that it shows people throwing shoes and slippers at Yadav during his roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj. Fact-checking BOOM found the claim to be false. BOOM spoke to local SP MLA Rekha Verma and a local reporter who confirmed that Akhilesh's supporters were throwing flowers and garlands during his roadshow.