“Photo of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi meeting Islamic preacher Zakir Naik in Malaysia”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Sep 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo is digitally manipulated. AI-detection tools flagged it as a deepfake, and a reverse image search traced the original to 2023, showing Zakir Naik and his son meeting the Grand Mufti of Oman. The image of Rahul Gandhi used in the viral photo was taken from his March 2025 London event.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 September 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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