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An image showing a photo of Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi smiling with her daughter, with a claim that it shows her smiling and cheerful while visiting the family of Radha, a tribal woman who lost her life in a tiger attack in her constituency January 24, 2025.
The Malayalam text in the graphic read:”കടുവ കൊന്ന രാധയുടെ വീട്ടിൽ പ്രിയങ്ക ഗാന്ധി” (Translated, it reads: “Priyanka Gandhi at the house of Radha” who was killed by a tiger. The image also showing news outlet Asianet News logo, sought to criticise Priyanka Gandhi for laughing at a place where sorrow surrounded the kin of the deceased.
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FACT-CHECK
Taking the image and conducting a Google reverse Image Search yielded the original image dated May 25, 2024 whichwas entirely out of context. In the original image, the Congress leader was sharing moments after casting her vote during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The original image was posted on X by The Hindu on May 25, 2024.
#ElectionsWithTheHindu | A voter turnout of 21.69% was recorded till 11 a.m. in Delhi, where polling is underway for its seven Lok Sabha constituencies on Saturday.
📸: Special arrangement. pic.twitter.com/7yhLwRheRj
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) May 25, 2024
Next, we checked the images related to Priyanka Gandhi’s visit to the house of Radha’s kin, which showed different images as seen below:
വന്യജീവി ആക്രമണത്തിൽ മരിച്ച രാധ എന്ന സഹോദരിയുടെ വീട് സന്ദർശിക്കുന്ന പ്രിയങ്കാ ഗാന്ധിയുടെ ചിത്രമാണ് ആദ്യത്തേത്..
ജീവനും സ്വത്തിനും സംരക്ഷണം നൽകാത്ത വനം വകുപ്പ് മന്ത്രിയും, ആഭ്യന്തര മന്ത്രിയും, മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയുമായ പ്രിയങ്കാ ഗാന്ധിക്കെതിരെ കരിങ്കൊടി ( സോറി, രക്ഷാപ്രവർത്തനം)
1/2 pic.twitter.com/DCWQuuIeyp
— 🇮🇳💙 സിബി 😎🇮🇳 (@sibi_tweetz) January 29, 2025
कांग्रेस महासचिव प्रियंका गांधी ने बाघ के हमले में जान गंवा चुकी राधा के परिवार मुलाकात की।
वायनाड सांसद प्रियंका गांधी थोड़ी देर में कलेक्ट्रेट में एक बैठक करेंगी। pic.twitter.com/7zAB1zYpXd
— Lutyens Media (@LutyensMediaIN) January 28, 2025
Next, we copied the Malayalam text in the graphic, “കടുവ കൊന്ന രാധയുടെ വീട്ടിൽ പ്രിയങ്ക ഗാന്ധി” (Priyanka Gandhi at the house of Radha who was killed by a tiger) and ran it for the original graphic on Asianet News portal, which also showed the different visual as below.
As seen in the first image, she was consoling the family members of the tiger attack victim and not smiling or looking cheerful as claimed. Hence, the viral claim used a different image of Priyanka Gandhi smiling out of context to mislead viewers.
Claim: Image of Priyanka Gandhi at the house of tiger attack victim Radha shows her smiling and cheerful.
Conclusion: Misrepresentation. An old photo of Priyanka Gandhi smiling after casting her vote in May 2024 elections was falsely shared as that of Kerala when she went to console the kin of a deceased woman.
Rating: Misrepresentation — 
