Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi visit Cambridge University as a visiting fellow? Here is the truth

Recently, the former president of Congress, Rahul Gandhi, addressed students at Cambridge University. During this address, he accused the Modi government of not allowing the country’s constitutional institutions to function. After this statement, Rahul has come under attack from the right wing political parties. Once again, questions are being raised about Rahul’s visit to Cambridge University. It is being claimed that Rahul’s visit as a visiting fellow to the university was fake.

BJP IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya shared a report in his tweet stating that Priyanka Vadra had lied about Rahul Gandhi having a Harvard degree. Congress claimed that Rahul Gandhi was a “visiting fellow” at Cambridge. Now, Cambridge University has denied these false claims. Is Congress trying to prove that Rahul is educated?

In addition, several right wing portals also reported on this alleged report that the Congress was lying about Rahul Gandhi being a visiting fellow at Cambridge University.

Fact Check:

To investigate the viral claims, DFRAC first checked the timeline of Cambridge Judge Business School’s official Twitter account. During this time, we found a tweet confirming that Rahul Gandhi addressed students at Cambridge University as a visiting fellow.

In a tweet on February 28, 2023, Cambridge Judge Business School said, “Our @CambridgeMBA program is delighted to welcome India’s foremost opposition leader and member of the Indian National Congress @RahulGandhi. He will speak today on the subject of “Learning to Listen in the 21st Century” as a visiting fellow at @CambridgeJBS.”

We also found a report from NDTV where it was confirmed that Rahul Gandhi spoke at Cambridge University as a visiting fellow.

Conclusion:

Therefore, DFRAC’s fact check confirms that the claim that Rahul Gandhi addressed students as a visiting fellow at Cambridge University is true. False claims are being spread by the right wing parties.