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Sharing this on Twitter, AVBP member Anima Sonkar wrote, &#8220;Here is the Leader of Opposition going to Hathras, extreme grief is clearly visible on both their faces.&#8221; Sonkar later took down her tweet but an archived link can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4zb4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77380 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/d76301c3-012d-4b1a-b78a-b798977343fd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/d76301c3-012d-4b1a-b78a-b798977343fd.png 445w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/d76301c3-012d-4b1a-b78a-b798977343fd-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the alleged rape of a Dalit woman in Hathras and her subsequent death, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi visited the victim&#8217;s family on October 3.\u00a0A number of netizens have shared this picture on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1666392106909853\/permalink\/2864211873794531\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%83%E0%A4%96%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%25A\">Twitter<\/a> linking it to the Hathras case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amitava.sarker.9\/posts\/3318847904863385\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amitava.sarker.9\/posts\/3318847904863385\"><p>\u0939\u093e\u0925\u0930\u0938 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e, \u0905\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0927\u093f\u0915 \u0926\u0941\u0903\u0916 \u091a\u0947\u0939\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u092b\u093c \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u0908 \u0926\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/p>\n<p>#\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0947\u092c\u093e\u091c_\u092d\u093e\u0908\u092c\u0939\u0928<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amitava.sarker.9\">Amitava Sarker<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amitava.sarker.9\/posts\/3318847904863385\">Thursday, 1 October 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We performed a reverse image search and found that the photo was taken in April 2019 when the Congress leaders were campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections. The two had arrived at Kanpur airport from their own private planes at the same time. They had a light-hearted chat before heading off to their respective destinations. Congress&#8217;s Twitter handle had shared several pictures from this meeting on April 27, 2019. The viral image has been taken from this set of images.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935\u0940 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0939\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0932<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RahulGandhi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/priyankagandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@priyankagandhi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b1Bzt1ahDo\">pic.twitter.com\/b1Bzt1ahDo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congress (@INCIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCIndia\/status\/1122073772847013888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In fact, pictures and videos from the siblings\u2019 meeting had gone quite viral on social media at the time. In the video below, the duo can be seen laughing while talking to each other. Rahul Gandhi says, &#8220;Let me tell you what it means to be a good brother. I am doing these massive long flights and I am travelling in a little helicopter, squeezed up. And my sister is doing short flights and she\u2019s going in (incomprehensible) helicopter. But I love her.\u201d After saying this, both of them can be seen heading towards their helicopters. They posed for a picture after requests from bystanders. This clip was broadcast live on Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s official Facebook page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rahulgandhi\/videos\/602110396936687\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/rahulgandhi\/videos\/602110396936687\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Was nice meeting Priyanka at Kanpur Airport! We\u2019re headed to different meetings in UP.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rahulgandhi\/\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a> on Saturday, 27 April 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>In April 2019, several news outlets carried pictures and videos of this meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/elections\/lok-sabha-elections-2019-rahul-gandhi-bumps-priyanka-campaigning-congress-uttar-pradesh-5697841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Indian Express<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JuVyZiNIaE8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NDTV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jagran.com\/uttar-pradesh\/kanpur-city-priyanka-and-rahul-gandhi-talked-together-at-kanpur-airport-19173130.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dainik Jagran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/navbharattimes.indiatimes.com\/elections\/lok-sabha-elections\/news\/rahul-gandhi-meets-priyanka-gandhi-at-kanpur-airport-shares-a-video-on-facebook\/articleshow\/69070034.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navbharat Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fm.punjabkesari.com%2Farticle%2Frahul-meets-priyanka-gandhi-at-kanpur-airport-share-video-on-facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab Kesari<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatv.in%2Felections%2Flok-sabha-chunav-2019-rahul-gandhi-explains-what-it-means-to-be-a-good-brother-634326&amp;psig=AOvVaw2til-Nh6I1bbHi79Ffm53j&amp;ust=1602172283588000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj_2v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India TV<\/a> were some of the major media outlets that covered the story.<\/p>\n<p>A picture that is over a year old is being circulated to falsely suggest that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were not grief-stricken by the alleged Hathras rape but were merrymaking. The Hathras case has brought an onslaught of public outrage and criticism towards the Uttar Pradesh government. Opposition parties have been equally vocal in their flak. Rahul Gandhi has been targetted with misinformation following his criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party&#8217;s handling of the case. He was accused of grabbing a policeman&#8217;s collar in a scuffle while trying to meet the victim&#8217;s family on October 1. Alt News Fact Check on the claim can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-rahul-gandhi-holding-up-cop-by-his-collar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from this, several unrelated news reports are being given false rape-murder claim in Congress-ruled states. One of the more prominent instances came from Punjab, where a false angle was given to pictures of a woman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/punjab-woman-constables-death-in-road-accident-given-rape-murder-spin-on-social-media\/\">constable killed in a road accident<\/a>. A photograph of an Adivasi woman killed in a personal dispute in Madhya Pradesh was also shared as an incident of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/fact-check-image-of-half-brunt-dead-woman-shared-with-false-communal-angle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rape and murder by a Muslim man<\/a> in Tonk district of Rajasthan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A picture of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi smiling and posing for a photo has been trending on social media recently. Users are claiming that this picture was taken on their way to Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Hathras. 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