“An alleged photograph of Rajiv Gandhi was viral on social media that Rajiv Gandhi left country with family while 1971 India-Pakistan War”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Mar 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisAt the time Indian-Pakistan War Rajiv Gandhi was in India.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 March 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2019. Its rating was “At the time Indian-Pakistan War Rajiv Gandhi was in India.”.
Where the claim appeared
- postcard.newshttps://postcard.news/shocking-hidden-secret-revealed-indian-airlines-pilot-rajiv-gandhi-…
- pikapost.comhttp://pikapost.com/rajiv-gandhi-1971-war/
Links recorded by BBC Hindi. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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