“The viral post says Nitin Gadkari praised Rahul Gandhi with his reply, “Those I thought were small seemed big.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is clipped. In the full video, uploaded on BBC News Hindi’s YouTube channel on 10 October 2024, when the interviewer asks “How do you see Rahul Gandhi?” Gadkari responds, “I see everyone in a good way,” and “I have an opinion about everyone.” He then discusses individuals who inspired him and reflects on how meeting people shaped his perspective. His concluding remark—”People I thought were very big from a distance seemed small up close, and those I thought were small seemed b...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 December 2024. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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