“Photo of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi eating seafood (fish).”
What FACTLY found
This viral photo shows Indira Gandhi eating a roasted corn cob, not seafood. The photo was originally taken by D. Sridhar Naidu when the former Prime Minister dined at the Fateh Maidan Club in Hyderabad. Sridhar Naidu is a noted photographer and former Assistant Director of the Information and Public Relations Department in the then combined state of Andhra Pradesh. According to Dr. K.P. Mathur’s book, “The Unseen Indira Gandhi: Through Her Physician’s Eyes”, Indira Gandhi was not strictly ve...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 October 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 November 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02n27sp5tiAL8xobfbm6be37CjjXncZrpR…
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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.