Vishvas News Fact Check: Lok Sabha elections 2024 are now in their final phase. Voting for the 7th and last phase will be held on June 1. But the message war on social media has intensified regarding this last phase of elections. These days a screenshot of two posts is going viral on social media. The profile pic on this post is of senior BJP leader LK Advani and the username is Lal Krishna Adwani. In both the posts, things have been written against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh -RSS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Some users are sharing it and claiming that both these posts have been made by LK Advani.
Vishwas News (vishvasnews.com) The fact check team found that BJP leader LK Advani is not present on the social media platform ‘X’. The viral screenshot is of a fake X (formerly Twitter) handle in the name of Advani, which has now been deleted. This post has gone viral before as well.
what is the viral message
The user sent this screenshot to Vishwas News’ tipline number +91 9599299372 and requested to tell the truth of this. There are two posts merged in it. In one of these it is written – “The biggest mistake of my life was to give importance to a ruthless organization like RSS, I always served RSS, I brought forward those people in politics who were faces associated with the Sangh, I always thought about the welfare of the country! But I did not know that one mistake of mine would push the country into hell!”
In the second post, it is written, “I did not oppose Modi-Shah thinking that my children, raised in my hands, will make the country a world leader, but today the condition of the country has become such due to these two that the people are not even able to breathe. Had I known this, I would never have handed over the country to these businessmen!”
Fact Check
The viral screenshot shows a post from social media platform ‘X’. Its user ID is @LK_Adwani. When the fact check team searched, it was found that this account has been deleted. It is not active at the moment.
The archived page of this handle was found on the Wayback Machine. The viral post can also be seen in it. This account was archived on 27 April 2021. The viral post is dated 24 April. The account’s bio reads, Former Minister of Home Affairs of India.
In Advani’s profile on the BJP’s official website, his name is written as Lal Krishna Advani, while in the screenshot it is given as Lal Krishna Adwani. The spelling of Advani is different in both.
In this regard, the investigation team contacted LK Advani’s residence by phone. His office colleague Preeti Sharma says that Advani is not present on social media platform X. His daughter only posts on social media. The viral screenshot is fake.
Earlier also a post in the name of Advani went viral, in which it was claimed that Advani has called Rahul Gandhi the hero of Indian politics. That claim was also found to be false after investigation.
(This story was originally published by vishvasnews.comFact Check Desk, as part of the Shakti Collective. Except for the headline/excerpt/opening introduction para this story has not been edited by News18india.com staff)
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FIRST PUBLISHED : May 26, 2024, 17:01 IST