“When Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India, Sonia Gandhi was seated in a prominent seat during a meeting with the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.”
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Claim dated 2 Jun 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video was taken in 2017 when the then Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, visited India. However, Manmohan Singh served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. In this meeting, Sonia Gandhi, as the President of the Congress party, took the prominent seat.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C7s7N0gv9qH/
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