CLAIMA photo of Congress leaders Priyanka and
Rahul Gandhi is being shared with the claim that it was clicked during their recent visit to
Hathras
. In this photo, the
Gandhi
siblings can be seen grinning and posing for camera.
The photo is being used to attack the duo for playing politics and being insensitive towards the Hathras victim.
TRUTHThe photo is from April, 2019. It was clicked in Kanpur when the duo posed for cameras during the pre-election campaigning. It has nothing to do with their visit to Hathras.
VERIFICATION AND METHODOLOGYUsing reverse-image search, we found the original image tweeted from Congress’ official handle on April 27, 2019.
It was posted by Congress, along with two other similar pictures from the same moment, showing the sibling bond between Priyanka and Rahul.
Tagging verified handles of both
Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi , the text accompanying the photos read, “Some golden moment amidst election campaigning”.
Rahul had also shared a live video of the moment on Facebook on April 27, 2019.
“Was nice meeting Priyanka at Kanpur Airport! We’re headed to different meetings in UP,” read the caption given by Rahul to the video.
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VERDICTTimes Fact Check has found that a 2019 photo of Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi is being shared with a false claim that it was clicked during their recent visit to Hathras.