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From a Facebook group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/iSupportYogi\/permalink\/3144125795659381\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Support Yogi<\/a>, the post drew 2,600 likes and over 500 shares at the time of writing this article. The caption used to share the image reads &#8211; <em>&#8220;\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0906\u091c \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0920\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091c\u094b\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u0939\u0941\u0906\u0964\u0915\u0941\u091b \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0947\u0932\u093e \u0939\u0948 (Rahul Gandhi was welcomed in Amethi today with immense pomp. He was attacked quite a lot.)&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36014 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/i-support-yogi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/i-support-yogi.png 732w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/i-support-yogi-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/228922011346286\/permalink\/287130048858815\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u0935\u094b\u091f \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u094b ( Modi Voters \u091c\u0941\u095c\u0947<\/a> ) also shared the photograph.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36016 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/vote-modi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/vote-modi.png 526w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/vote-modi-221x300.png 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few other groups that circulated the post are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2053180511563262\/permalink\/2282495571965087\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u092e\u0941\u092e\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0939\u0948<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/395682420853147\/permalink\/688177864936933\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jai Ram Thakur (\u091c\u092f\u0930\u093e\u092e \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0941\u0930 ) CM of Himachal with modi ji<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, the photograph has been shared with a different caption &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;\u0930\u093e\u092b\u0947\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u091f\u0915\u0930\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u092a\u094d\u092a\u0942 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0932\u0924.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u092b\u0947\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u091f\u0915\u0930\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u092a\u094d\u092a\u0942 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0932\u0924 \ud83d\ude2b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lTHOC0Gghq\">pic.twitter.com\/lTHOC0Gghq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunny deol (\u091a\u094c\u0915\u0940\u0926\u093e\u0930) (@Sunnydeolsir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sunnydeolsir\/status\/1126493397986856961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Photoshopped image<\/h2>\n<p>A reverse-search on Google takes one to an article published by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/postcard.news\/the-janeu-dhari-shiv-bhakt-does-it-again-rahul-gandhi-referred-to-lord-shiva-as-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Postcard News<\/a> <\/em>that carried an image similar to the viral photograph. The logo of\u00a0<em>Republic TV\u00a0<\/em>was superimposed on the image. We used Google search operator &#8216;site:&#8217; to locate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN840IN840&amp;biw=1707&amp;bih=771&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;ei=L7HWXJCXK9e1rQHw9IDoDw&amp;q=%22rahul+gandhi%22+%22amit+malviya%22+site%3Arepublicworld.com&amp;oq=%22rahul+gandhi%22+%22amit+malviya%22+site%3Arepublicworld.com&amp;gs_l=img.3...13549.19255..19461...0.0..0.118.462.0j4......1....1..gws-wiz-img.NAvwkrGBLso#imgrc=XjVg_PClWY2W4M:\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photo<\/a> on the media outlet&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36049 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/republic-e1557574919675.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/republic-e1557574919675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/republic-e1557574919675-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/republic-e1557574919675-768x614.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s clothes are the same and the background of the mountain also looks identical. The mountain in the photograph is Mount Kailash. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainsoftravelphotos.com\/Kailash\/Best\/slides\/08%20Mount%20Kailash%20Close%20Up%20from%20The%20Kangnyi%20Chorten%20Tarboche%20Area%20On%20Mount%20Kailash%20Outer%20Kora.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Several websites<\/a> have used the same image across the years. When we juxtapose both images, the similarities are evident. In the photoshopped image, the tilt of Gandhi&#8217;s face has been adjusted. His eyes have been painted blue-black to portray him as injured. Furthermore, his face has also been bloated in the digitally-manufactured image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36028 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/rahul-gandhi.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/rahul-gandhi.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/rahul-gandhi-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/rahul-gandhi-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/rahul-gandhi-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/rahul-gandhi-990x518.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A double reverse-search of Gandhi&#8217;s image led us to the original photograph. Among the media organisations that have used the photograph in the past was\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/pms-silence-on-gangrape-unacceptable-shameful-govt-leaves-indias-women-unprotected-rahul-gandhi\/articleshow\/65856951.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Economic Times.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>A side-by-side comparison of both the images reveals that <em>Republic<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>had superimposed Gandhi&#8217;s photograph on a background of Mount Kailash for representational purposes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36038 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/postcard.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/postcard.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/postcard-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/postcard-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/postcard-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/postcard-990x518.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ongoing Lok Sabha elections have witnessed several cases where Congress President Rahul Gandhi was targetted using misinformation of varied kind &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ambulance-stuck-due-to-rahul-gandhis-rally-no-old-video-of-road-block-for-malaysian-delegate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">false claims<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photoshopped-rahul-gandhi-visits-a-store-with-the-poster-no-more-lending-till-rahul-gandhi-becomes-the-pm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photoshopped images<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-rahul-gandhi-claim-that-women-in-up-give-52-births-per-year-clipped-video-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clipped videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of Rahul Gandhi with a black eye is circulating on social media with the claim that the Congress President was thrashed in his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi. From a Facebook group I Support Yogi, the post drew 2,600 likes and over 500 shares at the time of writing this article. 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