“Photos of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav taking a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh Mela”
Social media posts
Claim dated 2 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The photos show Akhilesh Yadav taking a bath in the river is from Haridwar, not the Maha Kumbh Mela. He posted these images on his ‘X’ account on 14 January 2025. As of 21 January 2025, there are no news reports of him participating in the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 January 2025, 19 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/bbarajivdixit/posts/pfbid02ew6eVQWncK6ubSFtjdqo7abzuFy5xMLaCEeBs…
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