“The same person appeared as a porter during Rahul Gandhi’s earlier interaction with Railway porters, and later as a student during his recent interaction with students at Delhi University in May 2025.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 May 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Both individuals seen encircled in the viral photos are different people. The man encircled in one of the photos is Lokesh Choudhary, the current Joint Secretary of the Delhi University Students’ Union. The person encircled in the other photo is Kedar Lal Meena, a porter at New Delhi Railway Station.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/mukesh.upadhyay.528316/posts/pfbid0u42cmJNt3hMcwBNEtZhqtwYPd6H7R…
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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.