India
oi-Swastika Sruti
Amid several politicians and celebrities reaching the Jantar Mantar Protest, a video on social media is going viral where NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is seen walking through a crowd with police personnel. Several users claim that the video shows Williams arriving at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to support activist Sonam Wangchuk- who is in hunger strike for 23 days now.
A viral video falsely claiming NASA astronaut Sunita Williams joined the Jantar Mantar protest in Delhi for activist Sonam Wangchuk has been debunked; the footage is from January 2026 at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode.
However, the fact check clearly shows that the video is false as the video is an old video and has no link with the current protest in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.
What Is The Viral Claim?
The viral clip was shared by several social media users, including an X account identified as @Coacroach_party, which claimed that Sunita Williams had joined the protest at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk.
mam sunita william at jantar mantar
Our real hero , our pride
जय सविंधान
जय भीम #sonamwangchukedutionminister #SonamWangchuk pic.twitter.com/1nPeVNQLl3— Cockroach Janta Party (@Coacroach_party) July 19, 2026
The video gained a lot of traction as the video got more than 300, 000 views. Several users then started sharing the video claiming the same.
Informing that the Jantar Mantar protest is led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) who is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister – Dharmendra Pradhan and accountability over the alleged NEET paper leak 2026 and other exams as well.
Fact Check: Video Is From Kerala, Not Delhi
To the readers wondering about the reality of the video – digging through media reports found that there is no credible evidence that Sunita Williams has visited Jantar Mantar or joined the CJP protest.
To verify the video, its key frames were examined using a reverse image search. The search led to an Instagram post uploaded on January 23, 2026, by the accounts yoxidon_entertainments and anees_pzid.
Video Was Recorded During Kerala Literature Festival
The hashtags used in the video made it easier to verify the originality of the video. The original post had hashtags such as #Calicut and #KLF, indicating that the video was recorded during the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) in Kozhikode, formerly known as Calicut.
Hence the video is a fake video claiming Sunita Williams visiting Jantar Mantar to support the hunger strike.
