Rahul Gandhi did not say Bharat Jodo Yatra will stop if it does not work
A video of Rahul Gandhi is being shared online with the claim that it shows him saying that Bharat Jodo Yatra will stop if it does not work.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 29 Dec 2022 11:53 AM GMT
Hyderabad: A video of Rahul Gandhi is being shared online with the claim that it shows him saying that Bharat Jodo Yatra will stop if it does not work.
Kuljeet Singh Chahal, BJP general secretary, shared the video and wrote, "For Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Jodo Yatra is timepass." (Archive)
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Several other BJP leaders— Laxmikant Bhardwaj, Amit Malviya, Harsh Chaturvedi, and Dr. Mahesh Sharma, shared the clip and made the same claim.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the viral video has been clipped from a longer video and does not show the full context. Rahul Gandhi was asked by a reporter how long he will brave the cold in a t-shirt to which he replied as long as it works.
Siddharth Sharma, who covers Congress and is an associate editor with ANI, shared the extended version of the video. In the video, Rahul Gandhi can be heard replying to a question about braving the cold in a t-shirt and not the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
ANI also tweeted the video. According to the caption, Rahul Gandhi was responding to a question about his t-shirt.
Arun Kumar Singh, an associate editor with News18 India, also shared the video. According to his Hindi caption, Rahul Gandhi said that the t-shirt is working.
It is evident that the viral clip has been taken out of context. Hence, we conclude that the claim is misleading.
