Fact check: Viral Kohli’s Instagram story praising Rahul Gandhi is fake
Recently, counting for the Karnataka elections was on, and early trends showed that Congress was leading in over 120 seats, many social media users started a screenshot of a purported Instagram story by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. In this said story, one can see a photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and some words of praise for him. Read the article further and follow us around for all the insights. Continue reading for more details.
Viral Kohli’s Instagram story praising Rahul Gandhi is fake
Hailing the Congress party’s decisive win in the Karnataka Assembly Elections, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday thanked the people of Karnataka and vowed to fulfill the party’s 5 guarantees in the very first cabinet meeting. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli congratulated Rahul Gandhi on his victory in the Karnataka elections. Virat Kohli, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, has been in the headlines these days for several reasons. Viral Kohli is currently in discussion about an Instagram story outside the cricket field. This Instagram story, which is going viral on social media, has a picture of Rahul Gandhi with the claim that Viral Kohli is congratulating him on his victory in the Karnataka elections.
Not only this, this victory of the Congress party is being linked to the recent controversy between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. The Instagram story in the name of Virat Kohli which has gained a huge amount of attention on social media reads, ‘The Man, The Leader, Rahul Gandhi’. However, when this Instagram story was investigated, it was found that it is completely FAKE! The Instagram story which is being old of Virat Kohli has been edited by someone and posted on social media. However, a lot of reactions are coming to this Instagram story which is going viral in the name of Virat Kohli on social media.
One user wrote Gautam Gambhir should apologize to Virat Kohli or else he will have to pay a heavy price in the Lok Sabha. He added that remove him from BJP otherwise you will lose Loksabha also. Another Twitter user wrote. ‘Virat Kohli put Rahul Gandhi’s status on his Instagram, today the devotee will abuse and say mean things about Viral Kohli’. Regarding Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, a user wrote, ‘A BJP threatening Karnataka’s pride RCB’s Virat Kohli. The people of Karnataka are ready to teach them a lesson on May 13.
To sum it up, it is clear that manipulation has occurred from Virat Kohli’s Instagram stories, and is being shared on social media to claim that the cricketer had praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the likely victory in Karnataka assembly elections.
