“Former home minister L.K. Advani hailed Rahul Gandhi as the ‘hero of Indian politics’ – Townhall Times”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 May 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
L.K. Advani did not make the comments regarding Rahul Gandhi. These remarks were erroneously attributed to Advani by certain news agencies. However, they later clarified this misattribution and retracted their reports.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 May 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 May 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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