“A photo shows Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with the text, “I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus.”
What FACTLY found
The viral photo is edited. The original photo shows Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi in Parliament on 16 December 2024, carrying a bag supporting Palestine. However, the next day, 17 December 2024, she carried a new bag supporting Bangladeshi Hindus and joined Congress MPs in protesting against atrocities on Hindus and Christians in Bangladesh.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 December 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
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Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0e2fACXiVocyBCj9aRQnFUxNDabjst4fka…
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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.