“A Navbharat Times (NBT) news graphic quotes Swami Ramdev praising the Congress party and apologising for previously tarnishing the party’s image.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Aug 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
There is no evidence that Swami Ramdev made the alleged statement, and no such report was published by Navbharat Times (NBT). Navbharat Times has clarified that the viral graphic is fake and that the statement attributed to him is fabricated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 August 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 August 2026, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.