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By Archis Chowdhury A report by the Guardian on the drop in the University of Cambridge's global rankings is being shared with the claim that it is linked to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent talk at the university. BOOM found this claim to be false; the report dates back to 2019 and is unrelated to Gandhi's recent talk. On his ongoing visit to the United Kingdom, Gandhi gave a speech on March 3, 2023, on the topic of "Learning to Listen in the 21st Century". During the speech, he spoke about his experiences from Bharat Jodo Yatra, and an ongoing attack on Indian democracy, which drew the ...
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By Swasti Chatterjee Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionaries including IT Cell chief Amit Malviya and BJP Delhi spokesperson Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga tweeted an edited video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to falsely claim that the latter refused to wear a turban when there were no cameras. The BJP members further accused Gandhi of staging the Bharat Jodo Yatra and disrespecting Sikhs . In the 30-second long viral video Gandhi can be seen interacting with a man, who runs a turban tying service in Punjab. Later, a person standing next to Gandhi explains to him about the turban tier's...
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By Hazel Gandhi Amit Malviya and several other BJP functionaries have shared a cropped clip of Rahul Gandhi where he claims that India is a country of ascetics (tapasvis) and not priests (poojaris). The claim is being used to imply that Gandhi insulted poojaris in his recent press conference. BOOM has found that the claim is false and the clip has been taken out of context. Rahul Gandhi's nation-wide rally, Bharat Jodo Yatra, that started in September 2022 from Kanyakumari is currently in Haryana. Amid this, a video from one of his recent press conferences where he is heard saying that India i...
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By Nivedita Niranjankumar A photo purporting to show Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is drinking alcohol and eating chicken during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, is morphed and fake. The original picture clicked by journalist and documentary filmmaker Paranjoy Guha Thakurta shows Gandhi having a milk based drink, dry fruits, pumpkin seeds and fox nuts. The morphed photo is being shared with a caption in Hindi mocking Gandhi, "the ascetic is engrossed in penance". (Original text in Hindi - तपस्वी तपस्या में लीन हैं) View post here View post here FACT CHECKBOOM found that the picture is morphed and the gla...
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By Sk Badiruddin A video going viral on social media shows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi watching a concert with Rajasthan's Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, with a Bhojpuri song playing in the background. Posts sharing the video purports to show the Congress leader watching a Bhojpuri concert with suggestive lyrics. BOOM found that the viral video has been doctored, with its audio being altered. The original video, accessed by BOOM, shows Gandhi listening to singer Sunidhi Chauhan's perform the song "Right Here, Right Now" from Bollywood film "Bluffmaster", at Jaipur's Albert Hall Museum on Decemb...
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By Archis Chowdhury Bharatiya Janata Party leaders shared a clipped video of Rahul Gandhi walking by mediapersons and saying, "Until it works... when it stops working" with the false claim that he is refering to ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. We found that the footage being shared has been cropped and presented out of context. Longer versions of the footage, shared by media outlets and journalists, revealed that Gandhi was responding to a question about his T-shirt, and not about the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Gandhi entered Delhi earlier this week, with the Congress l...
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By Srijit Das An already debunked video of a man distributing cash during an Indian National Congress rally has been shared on social media platforms misleadingly claiming that it shows a recent incident from the party's nationwide Bharat Jodo Yatra. In the viral video, people can be seen carrying the Congress party flags and receiving cash from a person as a speech of Rahul Gandhi can be heard in the background. BOOM found the video is at least five years old and has been maliciously edited to include an old speech of Gandhi from a Congress rally held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The same video...
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By Sana Fazili It has been over three months since Congress, led by MP Rahul Gandhi, began itsBharat Jodo Yatra. The march on foot began on September 7, 2022 from Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of the country, and will culminate in Kashmir around the time of Republic Day in 2023. Gandhi has been marching through several states, flanked by party leaders as he meets people on the way. Pictures and videos of the yatra have been shared widely on social media as activists and celebrities also joined him to show support. As the grand old party strives to amplify its stand against the ruling BJP, ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A photo of a massive gathering in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh has been falsely attributed to Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan. BOOM found that the viral photo is from the Jai Gurudev Ashram in Mathura, and was taken during a religious feast held on December 3, 2022. Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra received a grand welcome in Rajasthan after covering a distance of 380 kms in Madhya Pradesh over a period of 12 days. The yatra is set to travel across 500 kms and pass through Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa, and Alwar. Amid this, a viral photo online depicting...
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By Srijit Das A doctored photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi making him appear older, is being shared on social media with a misleading claim that this is the Congress party's latest attempt to cultivate his look to attract voters. BOOM found that the photo has been digitally altered by enhancing his greying beard and making his hair appear longer. The original picture, shows Gandhi with relatively lesser facial hair and also a shorter crop of hair. Rahul Gandhi is now leading the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra, a nationwide foot march campaign which started from Kanyakumari on September 7, 202...
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