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By Hazel Gandhi Social media posts claiming Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra said ‘sex’ was the source of her energy, are false and misleading. BOOM found that a careful hearing of the full video shows that Moitra spoke about how ‘eggs’ were the source of her energy, not sex. The 12-second viral clip shows a reporter asking Mahua, “What’s your source of energy”, to which Moitra says “Eggs, Eggs.” The reporter laughs at this, to which Moitra says, “It’s true.” This clip has been shared with the false claim that Moitra said ‘sex’ instead of ‘eggs’. A caption on X reads, “Dear Bengali Vot…