During COVID-19 pandemic, several old pictures & videos are being circulated on social media with false claims spreading misinformation among the masses. Recently, an old video of 2019 Ganesh Chaturthi gathering at Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai went viral. Social media posts claimed that social distancing and other COVID-19 rules were violated in the event held to welcome Shloka & Akash Ambani’s son. Notably, politicians and celebrities, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Aamir Khan attended the ceremony. The video is being shared widely across all platforms of social media amid reports of a new strain of COVID-19 found in the United Kingdom.
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