“Viral image of AITC MP’s Mahua Moitra and Sayani Ghosh appearing to be asleep during a Parliament session.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Jun 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The frame extracted the moment Mahua Moitra and Sayani Ghosh lowered their eyes while thumping the bench during Arvind Ganpat Sawant’s address in Parliament is being misrepresented as if they were caught napping. However, both leaders raised their heads immediately afterward.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 July 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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