Fact Check: Yogi Devnath shared an edited picture of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Yogi Devnath, a religious figure from Gujarat, who follows the same guru as UP CM Yogi Adityanath, is known for sharing social posts that emanate hate for other religious communities. This week, he shared a picture of popular Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while he was in the United Kingdom. This picture went viral within hours after Devnath shared it.

Devnath captioned the picture: “Rahul Rajiv Feroz Golf From Potato Expert, Wayanad, Kerala ” This caption is shown as written on the nameplate on the desk where Rahul is purportedly speaking.

Fact Check

To examine the truth behind the picture, the DFRAC team did a reverse search and found that the picture was used in an ABP News report. The report mentioned that the picture was clicked when Rahul was delivering a lecture at Cambridge University.

It was starkly clear that nothing was written on the name plate at the desk beside Rahul. Besides, the DFRAC also found a tweet made by Sam Pitroda, a senior figure of Indian Overseas Congress. The tweet has shared a picture that also doesn’t show anything written on the nameplate on the desk in the vicinity of Rahul.

Conclusion

A careful examination of the DFRAC finds that the picture made viral by Yogi Devinath is misleading and morphed. It is evidently clear that the caption ‘Rahul Rajiv Feroz…’ has been mischievously added with the picture.