“The viral photo shows Rahul Gandhi taking a selfie with the judge who granted him bail in a defamation case.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Jul 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The person seen with Rahul Gandhi in the viral photo is advocate Syed Mahmood Hasan, not Judge Alok Verma, who granted him bail. Judge Verma does not appear in the photo. Multiple media reports and official records confirm this.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 July 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 July 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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