Politics and government

“Congress President Sonia Gandhi cried on seeing pictures of killed terrorists Atif Ameen and Mohammad Sajid in the Batla House encounter but never uttered a word of condolence for the slain police officer Mohan Sharma who was martyred during that encounter”

“The Congress manifesto does not mention any provisions, laws, or schemes specifically targeted at the Muslim community.”

“vacate the house, Bangladeshis have come to the door. Take care of your mangal sutra…. save the country. If parties like Congress and SP come to power, then “the first right will be of the Muslims”?”

“Video shows Congress leader AK Anthony's son listing the achievements of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.”

“A clipped video of Rahul Gandhi has been shared to claim that the Congress MP spoke about distributing the nation’s wealth among minorities.”

“Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy admitted in a public meeting that he cheated the people of the state”

“Congress leader Rahul Gandhi promised Rs 1 lakh to the country's youth 'who are roaming the streets, using Instagram and Facebook'.”

“Congress manifesto promises to appoint more Muslim judges to the high courts and the Supreme Court.”

“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”

PolitiFact says: The Dickey Amendment didn’t literally ban all federally funded gun research from 1996 to 2018, but federal administrators acted as though it did. In 2018, new language clarified that such research was allowed.

“MS Dhoni has voted for the Congress party, and encourages everyone to vote for the INDI Alliance”

FACTLY says: The viral photo of MS Dhoni dates back to 2020 when Dhoni celebrated the Chennai Super Kings ‘X’ handle reaching six million followers on a social media platform

“Video shows people in Karnataka supporting only Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

“We will do a nationwide”X-Ray”, and we will then know how much is owed to ‘Minorities’. Then we will do a ‘Survey’ of Individuals Financials and Institutions. We will find who has the ‘Wealth’ and to which Caste they belong. After all this, we will ‘Revolutionary’ work of Re-distribution of wealth. – Rahul Gandhi, Congress.”

“Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni's palm selfie is related to Congress.”

“Video is from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Barmer, Rajasthan.”

“Video shows Ranveer Singh endorsing the Congress and mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

“Video shows Telugu cinema star Allu Arjun holding a roadshow in support to Congress”

“SP chief Akhilesh Yadav urged the public to not vote for the Congress, calling it a manipulative party.”

“A post written by ‘Julio Ribeiro,’ chiding PM Modi for repeatedly stating that the Congress party and the Gandhi family had done nothing for the country over the course of 60 years.”

FACTLY says: This viral message was not written by ‘Julio Riberio’, as confirmed by Julio Riberio himself in an article published by the Indian Express on 09 March 2019. In the article, he also mentioned that he became a victim of f…

“Tulfo has been removed as senator.”

“Video showing Tamil Nadu’s DMK MP T.R. Baalu saying with pride that he has demolished 100-year-old temples”

FACTLY says: On 27 January 2023, T.R. Baalu delivered this speech during a conference in Madurai, advocating for the implementation of the Sethusamudram project. Originally, Baalu was recounting his tenure as a union minister and de…