After Congress suffered a crushing defeat in the state assembly elections, some people started sharing a video claiming that Rahul Gandhi was playing badminton after poll results were declared.
Facebook users shared the video with the caption, “पांच राज्य में अपनी पार्टी का श्राद्ध करने के बाद वर्ल्ड बैडमिंटन चैम्पियन राहुल गांधी खेल का आनंद लेते हुए.”
(English Translation: World Badminton Champion Rahul Gandhi enjoying the game after performing his party Shradh in five states..)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the caption to be misleading.
We ran a keyword search on YouTube and found that the same video was shared by the official channel of the Indian National Congress on March 9, 2022.
The video was shared with the title, “Shri Rahul Gandhi enjoys a game of badminton at the new indoor stadium in Areekode, Malappuram.”
The same video was also shared on the official YouTube channel of Rahul Gandhi on March 9, 2022.
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