“The viral video shows Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge saying that Rahul Gandhi will never become Prime Minister and referring to an eagle in the sky as a buffalo.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is from a speech where Kharge was addressing the raids on the Congress party. In his full speech at a public meeting in Raipur, he discussed the weakening of the party’s leadership, stating, “If the party is weak, Rahul Gandhi will not become the Prime Minister of the country. This was their intention.” He later added the statement about an eagle being called a buffalo as a metaphor to mock the BJP’s habit of defaming the party. Both parts of the viral video are taken out of c...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 October 2025, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DPLv3yjElbo/
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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.
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