Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently dismissed viral visuals claiming to be of a demolition near Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat as "fake". BOOM analysed the five distinct images in the viral collage and found that while three images are indeed old or unrelated, two document a verified demolition of a shrine, which authorities have been reluctant to acknowledge. Police Commissioner Mohit Agrawal, who also inspected the site, dismissed the viral image of the damaged temple as AI-generated. Verified Footage of the ‘Shrine ’ DemolitionHowever, labelling the entire collage as "fake" ignores the verified demolition of a specific structure known as Madhi, or a shrine. Dhananjay confirmed to BOOM that this footage is real and depicts the demolition of the shrine near the ghat.