{"id":43773,"date":"2019-08-16T17:30:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=43773"},"modified":"2019-08-16T20:39:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:09:08","slug":"rahul-gandhis-video-during-ls-polls-shared-as-him-surveying-ongoing-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/rahul-gandhis-video-during-ls-polls-shared-as-him-surveying-ongoing-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi\u2019s video during LS polls shared as him surveying ongoing floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi having samosas on-flight is being shared on social media. <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/GfcKh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madhu Kishwar<\/a> posted the video with the message,<em> &#8220;Fun Watch&#8211;Wayanad MP&#8217;s aerial survey of flood affected areas in Kerala.&#8221; <\/em>It is being snarkily suggested that Gandhi was having a merry time while surveying the situation of flood affecteds areas in Kerala. The tweet has now been deleted.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43816\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/2019-08-16-17_27_44-MadhuPurnima-Kishwar-on-Twitter_-_Fun-Watch-Wayanad-MPs-aerial-survey-of-flood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/2019-08-16-17_27_44-MadhuPurnima-Kishwar-on-Twitter_-_Fun-Watch-Wayanad-MPs-aerial-survey-of-flood.png 449w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/2019-08-16-17_27_44-MadhuPurnima-Kishwar-on-Twitter_-_Fun-Watch-Wayanad-MPs-aerial-survey-of-flood-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few more individuals on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=Look%20at%20Wayanad%20MP%20on%20aerial%20survey%20of%20flood%20affected%20areas&amp;ref=eyJzaWQiOiIiLCJyZWYiOiJ0b3BfZmlsdGVyIn0%3D&amp;epa=SERP_TAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=flood%20affected%20Wayanad&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> shared the video with the identical narrative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ta\">Look at Wayanad MP on aerial survey of flood affected areas ,<br \/>\n\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf<\/p>\n<p>\u0b87\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fD5YkPAqf1\">pic.twitter.com\/fD5YkPAqf1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0ba9\u0bcd BJP (@Balasub20820601) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Balasub20820601\/status\/1162218088265183234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Old video from 2019 election campaign<\/h2>\n<p>A keyword search on Google led Alt News to the same video published by several prominent media outlets on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Samosa+Gandhi+Rahul+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> in April 2019. <em>&#8220;WATCH: Rahul Gandhi Enjoys Samosas While Campaigning In UP&#8221;,\u00a0<\/em>reads the title of the video posted by <em>ABP News<\/em>. You can watch the extended version of this video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qWaQDG1vaqU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH: Rahul Gandhi Enjoys Samosas While Campaigning In UP | ABP News\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTxp5-d6l3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rahul Gandhi had recently visited his constituency Wayanad which is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/weather\/kerala-weather-rains-live-updates-5890692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">worst-affected<\/a> areas hit by heavy rainfall across the state of Kerala.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I left Wayanad with nothing but pride for the people I represent.<\/p>\n<p>The display of bravery and dignity in the face of immense tragedy is truly humbling.<\/p>\n<p>It is such an honour and pleasure to be your MP.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Kerala. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PVwmUAFboZ\">pic.twitter.com\/PVwmUAFboZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahulGandhi\/status\/1161161485004857347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video circulating on social media is unrelated to the ongoing floods. Alt News recently debunked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-rahul-gandhi-pay-last-respects-to-sushma-swarajs-entire-family-photoshopped-tweet-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another misinformation<\/a> targeting Rahul Gandhi. It was claimed via a photoshopped tweet that the Congress MP paid last respects to Sushma Swaraj&#8217;s entire family after her demise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi having samosas on-flight is being shared on social media. 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