Fact Check: Old video shared with false claim of Nihang Sikhs parading to join Farmers' protests

A video of Nihang Sikhs marching on the road has emerged on social media claiming that 20,000 Nihang Sikhs on 2,000 horses are on their way to Delhi from Punjab to join the farmers protesting at Delhi borders.

First Published Dec 9, 2020, 11:07 AM IST | Last Updated Dec 9, 2020, 11:07 AM IST

Amid the ongoing farmer's protest, a video of Nihang Sikhs marching on the road has gone viral with the claim that 20,000 Nihang Sikhs on 2,000 horses are on their way to Delhi from Punjab to join the aggitating farmers. Nihangs are an order of traditional Sikh warriors.
In the video, men in blue turbans and robes on horseback and vehicles marching on the road carrying swords and other weapons can be seen. The video went viral on Facebook and Twitter.

However, the fact is that the video was posted by a YouTuber on November 16, 2018, with the title “Khalsa ki Shaan”. Which also published by a Facebook user on September 30, 2018, with the hashtag #DelhiFatehDivas2018.