Fake AICC Circular Announcing Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi As Raebareli, Amethi Candidates Goes Viral
News 18Claim A purported press release from the All India Congress Committee, stating that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Raebareli and Amethi constituencies of Uttar Pradesh respectively. The “circular” went viral amid reports of last-ditch attempts being made to convince the siblings to enter the fray as the Congress candidates for the Amethi and Raebareli seats, which are set to go to polls in the fifth phase of the elections on May 20. FACT Newschecker first ran a search for relevant news reports about the Congress announcing Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi as candidates for the two constituencies, which did not lead us to any credible articles. One circular announced the candidates for four Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra, while the other stated that Devender Yadav would be made the interim president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.