What is the claim?
Posting viral video on 26 February 2025, a user on social media platform X wrote, ‘Rahul Gandhi worshiped at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain’
At the same time, other users have also shared with the same claim on social media. Post -post Link, Link And archive Link, Archive Link See here.
Scrutiny
To know the truth of the viral claim, the desk searched the ‘Key-frames’ of the video through Google Lens. During this, a report was published on 5 March 2024 on YouTube channel of ‘ABP’ News. Viral visual was present here. Reported Link And see screenshot here.
Former National President of the Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi arrived in Ujjain on Tuesday on the journey of Nyaya, India. he/she reached the world famous Sri Mahakaleshwar Temple and visited Baba Mahakal.
In the sequel to the investigation, a report published on 5 March 2024 on NDTV’s Hindi news website was received, the viral video was present in the report. According to the report, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jin Nyay Yatra’ reached Ujjain on Tuesday, where he/she reached the Mahakal temple and worshiped Baba Mahakal. Reported Link And see screenshot here.
conclusion
It was revealed in the investigation that this video is not at present, but of 5 March 2024. In fact, before the Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi visited the Mahakaleshwar temple when he/she reached Ujjain during the ‘Bharat Jin Nyaya Yatra’. Users are sharing one year old video on social media by telling recent.
(This story was originally published PTIAnd reinstated by NBT as part of Shakti collective.)
