“Rahul Gandhi said that his maternal grandfather spent 15 years in jail for the cause of India”
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Claim dated 3 Feb 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
In his recent speech in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi spoke about his great-grandfather, grandmother, and father. He mentioned that his great-grandfather Nehru had spent 15 years in jail for India’s cause. He did not talk about his maternal grandfather (Sonia Gandhi’s father)
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 February 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 February 2022. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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