“A photo shows Jyoti Malhotra with former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, suggesting her association with the SP.”
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Claim dated 18 May 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral photo is digitally altered. The original photo is from January 2017, during the release of the Samajwadi Party manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in which Akhilesh Yadav is seen with his wife Dimple Yadav. Her face was swapped with Jyoti Malhotra’s.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 May 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/jagdish.anand.581/posts/pfbid0cokz96VHqfNLYcei9bSpSf5H9hhHvJwp8Z…
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