Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi visited Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi on September 21 and interacted with the coolies (Porters). He also donned the red uniform and lifted luggage.
In the above context, a picture of Rahul Gandhi wearing a Porter licence badge with ‘420’ written on it is doing the rounds on social media.
The image is being shared with a caption: See the coolie number — so appropriate, 420.
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be edited.
Putting the image through Reverse Image Search, our team found the original picture shared by Rahul Gandhi on his Facebook and Instagram accounts, dated September 21, 2023.
In the original image, the licence badge clearly reads 756, not 420 as appears in the viral picture on social media.
Comparing both the pictures side by side, we came to know that the badge number was edited.
Thus, from the above fact check, it is clear that the viral image is edited.
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