“During 2019 general elections, Kapil Sibal has filed a petition in a London court requesting not to extradite Vijay Mallya to India right now as it would impact the elections”
What FACTLY found
We did not find any media reports indicating that Kapil Sibal filed a petition in a London court during the 2019 general elections, requesting not to extradite Vijay Mallya to India, stating that it would impact the elections. This viral post is extracted from a news report published by a satirical website named Faking News in February 2019. The disclaimer on this website reads, “Content of this website is a work of fiction. Readers are advised not to confuse the ‘news reports’ of Faking News...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 February 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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