“Senior congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat converted to Islam”
Social media posts
Claim dated 16 Oct 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video was originally published in November 2021 and shows Harish Rawat attending Piran Kaliyar, where he offered a chadar at Sabir Pak’s shrine ahead of the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly elections. There are no credible reports suggesting that Harish Rawat converted to Islam.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 October 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 October 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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