Unrelated Clip Viral as Rahul Gandhi Addressing People From Roof of Bus in Bihar

We found that neither is this video recent nor is it from Bihar.

Fact-Check | The video is old and is unrelated to the ongoing Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addressing people while standing on a bus is going viral on social media platforms with users linking it to the ongoing 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar.

What did the viral post say?: An X (formerly Twitter) premium user shared the video with a caption that said, "People's leader Rahul Gandhi ji climbed onto the roof of the bus. #RahulGandhi. Adhikar Yatra."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

The above post had garnered over 90 thousand views on the platform. You can view archives of similar such claims here, here, and here.

What's the truth?: The video dates back to January 2024 and shows Gandhi addressing a large crowd of students in Assam's Guwahati. This makes the viral claim false.

How did we find that out?: A simple Google Lens search directed us to a similar visual published in a report by Northeast Now.

• The report said that Gandhi addressed a huge crowd of students outside the USTM University campus in Guwahati.

• His scheduled interaction with the university students was allegedly cancelled after Assam Chief Minister Office and Union Home Ministry intervened.

The report was published on 23 January 2024.

(Source: Northeast Now/Screenshot)

• The same visuals of Gandhi addressing the students was posted on an unverified YouTube channel named 'Timeline'.

• It was uploaded on 23 January 2024 with a title that said, "Rahul Gandhi Addresses Students Outside USTM University After Authorities Deny Him Entry."

Other sources: Team WebQoof found the glimpses of the interaction published on the official YouTube channel of Rahul Gandhi.

• The visuals were from January 2024 and were recorded during the Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

The video was posted on 23 January 2024.

(Source: YouTube/Screenshot)

Conclusion: Evidently, the video is old and is unrelated to the ongoing yatra in Bihar.

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