“Video depicting Rahul Gandhi insulting the Indian flag”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Mar 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
In his speech, Rahul Gandhi asks the crowd for a flag-less stick to illustrate the alleged misuse of investigative agencies by the central government. However, this context is deliberately omitted, while sharing only the part where he requests the stick resulting in a false narrative
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 March 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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