Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi Celebrating with Congress Workers Goes Viral After Lok Sabha Results—What’s the Truth?

Soon after the Lok Sabha election results came out, a video of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi having a good time outside of the Congress office went popular on social media. The 34-second video, which showed the Gandhi brothers giving out laddoos, was said to be from June 4, 2024. Vishvas News, which is part of Jagran New Media and checks facts, said the report was not true.

Many people shared this movie on different social media sites because they thought it was new. Vishvas News looked into the post and found that it was false about Rahul Gandhi. The movie is from a year ago and is being shared with false information. It has nothing to do with the Lok Sabha Election results.

What Is The Viral Claim?

The video was uploaded by a user called Dinesh Kumar on May 4. He said, “Laddoos were given out today at the Congress office in the presence of Rahul Gandhi.” Fans who are blind, don’t cry tomorrow, because bad things are going to happen. People who follow me, you need to pack your bags tomorrow.” Many people think this post and movie are new because they have shared them a lot. This link will take you to an old copy of the post.

Fact Check: Truth Behind Viral Video Of Rahul Gandhi

Key frames were taken out and looked for using Google Lens to make sure the video was real. It was found that the first video was shared a year ago. The video was shared by X user Ruchira Chaturvedi on August 4, 2023. She said it came from the Congress office in Delhi.

The first video was found on the official X account of the Congress party after more research. The text, which was posted on August 4, 2023, said, “Truth has won over falsehood.” “Go Congress, Go Vijay Congress!”

Vishvas News’ fact checkers also talked to Nitin Agarwal, who is the National Coordinator of Congress’s Social Media and confirmed that the video that went popular is old. Based on their research, Vishvas News found that the post that went viral was false. Some people were sharing an old movie that looked like it was made after the Lok Sabha elections.