“A photo is going viral on social media with claims that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi invited India’s first IPS officer Kiran Bedi for lunch after Mrs Bedi allegedly towed away Prime Minister’s car in 1982. We found that the viral image is real but is being shared out of context. It has no relation to the 1982 incident.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Apr 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 April 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 April 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/AIMCHistory/status/1119837019721666560
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157533760852345&set=a.10150329186117345&type=3&…
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.