“Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is in touch with the BJP says Republic TV”
What FACTLY found
There are no reports about the Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge being in touch with the BJP. According to several reports, fake screenshots of Republic TV reporting that Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi are in touch with the BJP went viral. However, Republic TV has clarified this issue through its Twitter handle, stating, ‘It has come to their attention that fake news has been propagated on social media by morphing their breaking news template.’
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 February 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ashutosh.bajpai.3386/posts/pfbid02mhr4dYKfiBEvLBAHRbt15uUQ3WMoFW…
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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.