Fact Check: Edited picture of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman goes viral on social media

A picture of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going viral on social media. Where she can be seen buying onions from a vegetable shop. It was claimed through this picture that Nirmala Sitharaman does not eat onions but is buying onions.

This picture was tweeted from the verified account of Congress Seva Dal, saying, I heard in Parliament that @nsitharaman does not eat onions at all.

Apart from this, another user also tweeted and said, when asked in Parliament why onion was so expensive, this was what Nirmala said. It has nothing to do with the public, it means filling your house.

Fact Check:

To verify the claim made with the viral image, DFRAC first did a reverse search image of the image. During this we found a video tweeted by ANI. In it can be clearly seen that Nirmala Sitharaman is not buying onions but other vegetables.

ANI’s tweet said – Tamil Nadu | Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the Mylapore market in Chennai, where she interacted with vendors and local residents and also bought vegetables.

Apart from this, we also got a report from the Times of India. In it is confirmed that they do not eat onions. Which can be read here.

Conclusion:

It is clear that the viral picture is fake. Because it has been edited.

Claim Review: Nirmala Sitharaman does not eat onions but is buying onions

Claimant: Congress Seva Dal and other social media users

Fact Check: Fake