Fake Aaj Tak tweet created to claim BJP apologised to the Gandhi family

A purported tweet in the name of Aaj Tak is widely circulating on social media platforms, including WhatsApp. Alt News has received multiple requests for verification of the tweet that says, “CBI was unable to uncover any evidence of corruption against the Gandhi family, BJP apologised to the Gandhi family in court.”

[Hindi text: गांधी परिवार के खिलाफ सीबीआई नहीं ढूंढ पाई एक भी भ्रष्टाचार का सबूत, कोर्ट में गांधी परिवार से भाजपा ने मांगी माफ़ी।]

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The screenshot below shows the extent to which the tweet is widespread on Facebook.

A few Twitter users have also posted the tweet.

गांधी परिवार के खिलाफ़ सीबीआई नहीं ढूँढ पायी ऐक भी भ्रष्टाचार का सबूत…
भाजपा ने कोर्ट में गांधी परिवार से मांगी माफी…… pic.twitter.com/hkggJXeAlA

— Anwar mohammadi (انوار محمدی) (@Anwarmohammadi5) August 31, 2021

Fake tweet

Alt News was unable to find any such tweet on Aaj Tak’s Twitter timeline. While tweets can be deleted later, this one is clearly manufactured since all the screenshots shared by hundreds of people is the same. It has an identical number of likes and retweets. There is no second copy of the tweet or a link. Not one person has quote-tweeted Aaj Tak.

It is also noteworthy that the news – ‘BJP apologised to the Gandhi family in court’ – would make headlines if it were true. In this case, it is unreported.

Aaj Tak has clarified on Facebook that the outlet has not made the tweet.

Fake tweets are often manufactured in the name of media outlets to inject credibility into disinformation. Alt News has published many similar fact-checks in the past.