On December 18, the Congress party initiated a countrywide crowdfunding initiative called “Donate for Desh” to gather resources for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A QR code associated with this campaign, featuring an image of Sonia Gandhi, is now widely shared on social media with a caption: “Until yesterday who were making fun of #Digital_India, Same people begging digitally today… But their karma is coming in front of me”.
(Original text: कल तक जो #डिजिटल_इंडिया का मजाक उड़ा रहे थे, वही लोग आज डिजिटल तरीके से भीख मांग रहे हैं… लेकिन इनके कर्म आड़े आ रहा है)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE.
Searching with relevant keywords, the NM team found the original image of the QR code on the official Twitter account of the Congress party. The image was shared on December 28, 2023, with a caption: “Important Notice Today, on the foundation day of the Indian National Congress, a barcode has been installed on the back of the chairs in the Maharally in Nagpur. By scanning that barcode, you can donate ₹138, ₹1,380, ₹13,800, ₹1,38,000, or more to the Indian National Congress.” The original image in the post reveals the presence of the Congress’s election symbol, the hand, on the QR code.
महत्त्वपूर्ण सूचना 👇
आज भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के स्थापना दिवस पर नागपुर की महारैली में कुर्सियों के पीछे एक बारकोड लगा है।
उस बारकोड को स्कैन कर आप 138 रुपए, 1380 रुपए, 13800 रुपए, 138000 रुपए या उससे अधिक भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस को दान स्वरूप दे सकते हैं।
इस रैली में… pic.twitter.com/ruVNSdC0WW
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 28, 2023
We also found a YouTube video by the Economic Times, featuring the QR code image, but without Sonia Gandhi’s face.
Closely observing the viral post, we also identified the username @memebhaimbbs written on it, confirming that this is on the Twitter platform specifically focused on sharing memes. The viral image was originally posted from this account on December 18, 2023.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral claim is false.
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