Rahul Gandhi’s image with Columnist Amulya Gopalakrishnan goes viral with misleading claims

An image of a man with a backpack with his back to the camera, and a woman clutching her luggage gazing sideways, with Rahul Gandhi standing in the corner, is becoming viral on social media. The image looks to be outside an airport, with people carrying luggage, including trolley bags. Additionally, an inset photograph of Amrit Singh can be seen. The users who shared the image claims that Rahul Gandhi was photographed with Amrit Singh, who previously worked with George Soros backed Open Society Justice Initiative.

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A reverse image search of the image led us to a tweet of Congress' social media chairperson, Supriya Shrinate, dismissing the viral claim and posting two images from the same location stating that the woman in the viral image is Amulya Gopalakrishnan, with her husband Amitabh Dubey, who were traveling with Rahul Gandhi.

Moving forward, we found a YouTube video by the Oneindia News uploaded on 27 October, 2023 states that Rahul Gandhi was returning from an impromptu visit to Uzbekistan. It also says that the woman next to him is wife of Rahul Gandhi's childhood friend and top Congress leader Amitabh Dubey.