Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi Use His Phone During Pulwama Martyr's Tribute Function?
When the entire nation was paying tributes to the mortal remains of CRPF martyrs at the Delhi airport, Rahul Gandhi was busy checking his phone. Is this true?
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Social media is deluged with various posts claiming that the Congress President Rahul Gandhi used his mobile phone during the Pulwama martyr's tribute function. When the entire nation was paying tributes to mortal remains of CRPF martyrs at Delhi airport, Rahul Gandhi was busy checking his phone.
— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) February 15, 2019
See this man . #RahulGandhi engrossed in mobile phone right in the middle of 2 mins silence in honour of martyrs of #PulawamaTerrorAttack pic.twitter.com/euJiwtnFNw
— Kohinoor Ghosh (@kohinoor_ghosh) February 16, 2019
What is this #RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/curR3w9X1j
— Rajesh Soneji (@RajeshSoneji919) February 16, 2019
Some said that the image is fake and is intended to tarnish the image of the Congress President. whereas some called it misleading.
Here's the truth:
Yes, Rahul Gandhi did use his mobile phone during Pulwama martyr's tribute function. This happened after he was done paying his respects to the martyrs.
Watch this from 00.45 mins...Rahul Gandhi pick ups his mobile around 1:00 hour.
Prior to this, Rahul Gandhi was seen paying his respects to the martyr's of the deadly Pulwama attack.
Tools we used to find out:
1. Google search
2. Invid
3. Youtube