“Rahul Gandhi eating food with his mask on”
What FACTLY found
This photo was clicked when mask-clad Rahul Gandhi was talking to women next to him after having lunch in Erode, Tamil Nadu during the election campaign. Rahul Gandhi did not wear a mask during the meal. News videos of his lunch with weavers in Erode are available. Also, multiple news articles published his image without a mask while he is eating.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 February 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 January 2021. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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