“A photo has gone viral on social media with claims that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has openly supported the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has even cast his vote for PM Narendra Modi. We found that the claims are baseless and the image is not of Abhinandan.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Apr 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 April 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 April 2019, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by BBC Hindi. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by BBC Hindi, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.