New Delhi: BJP leader Priti Gandhi posted two images on Twitter. The first image shows a clean and beautified Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, whereas the second one, allegedly from Mithi river in Mumbai, shows garbage and plastic strewn all over the place.
“Pic 1 – Sabaramati Riverfront, Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Fund spent by Gujarat State: ₹1400 crores). Pic 2 – Mithi River, Mumbai, Maharashtra (Funds spent by BMC & MMRDA: ₹1000+ crores),” Gandhi tweeted with the hashtags #TaleOfTwoCities and #ModiHaiToMumkinHai.
The tweet, posted Sunday afternoon, has been retweeted over 1,000 times and has more than 2,400 likes.
Pic 1 – Sabaramati Riverfront, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(Fund spent by Gujarat State: ₹1400 crores)
Pic 2 – Mithi River,
Mumbai, Maharashtra
(Funds spent by BMC & MMRDA: ₹1000+ crores)#TaleOfTwoCities #ModiHaiToMumkinHai pic.twitter.com/kt6sFsz3fV
— Priti Gandhi – प्रीति गांधी (@MrsGandhi) June 27, 2021
Apart from Gandhi, the images were also shared by several other social media users on Twitter on Facebook.
Pic 1 – Sabaramati Riverfront, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(Fund spent by Gujarat State: ₹1400 crores)
Pic 2 – Mithi River,
Mumbai, Maharashtra
(Funds spent by BMC & MMRDA: ₹1000+ crores)#TaleOfTwoCities #ModiHaiToMumkinHai @narendramodi @KhanSaumitra @Amitava_BJP @tjt4002 pic.twitter.com/CAbLeNLDnI
— Rishab Sarkar ??? (@RishabBjym) June 27, 2021
Pic 1 – Sabaramati Riverfront, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(Fund spent by Gujarat State: ₹1400 crores)
Pic 2 – Mithi River,
Mumbai, Maharashtra(Funds spent by BMC & MMRDA: ₹1000+ crores)#TaleOfTwoCities #ModiHaiToMumkinHai pic.twitter.com/z9Zrbah3lt
— Sarraff TANUJ ?? (@sarraff_tanuj) June 27, 2021
Fact Check
The second image of plastic-choked Mithi river is fake. It is a 2008 photo from Manila, Philippines.
This is not the first time that Gandhi has been found sharing fake news. In May this year, the Kolkata Police registered a case against her for allegedly posting fake videos of the post-poll violence in West Bengal. In November last year, she tweeted a video claiming Sikhs raised pro-Khalistan slogans at the farmers’ protests. The video was actually from a 2019 World Cup match.
(In collaboration with SM Hoaxslayer)
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