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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A video showing Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh is viral online with the claim that the women were waiting to avail their promised sum of Rs 8,500 under the Congress’ Mahalaxmi scheme. Fact: BOOM found that the video dates back to 2020 and was taken in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where beneficiaries of the Jan Dhan scheme were waiting to withdraw their money. Tools used: We had previously debunked this video in May 2021 when it was being circulated with the false communal claim that Muslim women were waiting to hoard free ration distributed by the government. We …

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