2023-05-03 12:54:39
An edited clip of a video of Rahul Gandhi eating food on a YouTube channel show during the Tamil Nadu Assembly election campaign in 2021 is being shared in half-context with the intention of disinformation.
New Delhi (Vishvas News). Many users on social media are sharing a video clip related to Rahul Gandhi, in which he can be seen wearing shoes following washing his hands. Sharing the video clip, users are claiming that Rahul Gandhi wore his shoes following washing his hands. Users are making fun of Rahul Gandhi while sharing this video clip.
Vishvas News in its investigation found the viral video clip to be half-baked. In fact, it is an edited clip which is being shared out of context. Rahul Gandhi wore the shoe following washing his hands following eating, but this part is deliberately omitted in the viral clip, giving the impression that Rahul Gandhi is washing his hands before wearing the shoe.
What is Viral?
social media user ‘Vishal Varshney Anand BJP’ viral video clip (archive) Link) wrote, “Tell tell tell… who wears shoes following washing hands.”
Several other users on Twitter have also shared the video clip with the same claim.
investigation
The video clip is of regarding 15 seconds, in which Rahul Gandhi can be seen wearing a shoe following washing his hands. It is clear from the video clip that it is an edited clip, which is being shared out of context.
It was necessary to watch the original video to understand the context of the viral clip. A reverse image search of the key frames of the viral clip led to a video uploaded on January 29, 2021, on a YouTube channel named ‘Village Cooking Channel’. Viewing the frame from 11.55 seconds to 12.24 seconds in the viral video gives the full context of the viral video clip.
It is clearly visible that Rahul Gandhi first sits with the people and eats food and then a person helps him to wash his dirty hands, following which he wears shoes and then thanks the people.
This visit of Rahul Gandhi is also mentioned in other news reports. hindi news 18 Report According to sources, Rahul Gandhi was campaigning for the party for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in 2021 and during this time he also reached the show of a YouTube channel there, where he enjoyed Mushroom Biryani. According to the report, he also interacted with the people making Biryani during the show.
It is clear from our investigation that the viral video of Rahul Gandhi is related to the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly election campaign, the edited clip of which is being circulated in a wrong context with the intention of propaganda. We contacted UP Congress spokesperson Abhimanyu Tyagi regarding the viral clip. He told that this is not a new case of propaganda once morest Rahul Gandhi. One can understand the context of the video by watching it.
Viral video clip sharers user is followed by regarding 250 people on Facebook. Other Fact Checks related to Rahul Gandhi reports can be read here.
Conclusion: An edited clip of a video of Rahul Gandhi eating food on a YouTube channel show during Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections in 2021 is being shared in half-context with the intention of propaganda.
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