“A photo of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Nirmala Sitharaman during the Union Budget presentation on 01 February 2025.”
What FACTLY found
The photo dates back to 01 February 2020, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2020-21. Rajiv Kumar, who was the then Finance Secretary from July 2019 to February 2020, is seen in the photo. The same photo was found in the gallery section of the official Press Information Bureau website, stating it is from February 2020
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 February 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 February 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ravikumar.venigalla/posts/pfbid02KZLHpxAaxg6VVMsoE1psJzBxo1euh1U…
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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.