Amit Malviya's Claim About Cong Leader Tying Rahul Gandhi's Shoelace is False!

In a video shot from another angle, Singh can be seen bending down to tie his own shoelace.

A video showing former Union Minister Jitendra Singh bending in front of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being shared to claim that it shows Singh tying Gandhi's shoelaces while the Bharat Jodo Yatra was crossing Rajasthan's Alwar.

The claim has been shared by:

• Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) National Head of Information and Technology Department, Amit Malviya.

• BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga.

• National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Rohit Chahal.

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(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Are these claims true?: No, Singh was tying his own shoelaces and not Gandhi's.

• Rajasthan Congress leader Jaswant Gurjar shared a video with us that showed Singh bending down to tie his shoelace. This video was also shared by several other journalists on Twitter.

• This was also shared by Congress' Supriya Shrinate.

• Singh has also clarified and said, "Rahul ji called me from behind and said my laces are untied, and I might fall. After I noticed it, I requested Rahul ji to wait as the crowd behind him was huge. I tied my laces and walked ahead."

How did we find this out?: We contacted Rajasthan Congress leader Jaswant Gurjar, who shared the same video, albeit from a different angle, with us.

Then a keyword search led us to a tweet by a News18 journalist, Arun Kumar Singh, where he, too, shared the same video.

सच्चाई--भंवर जितेंद्र सिंह अपने जूते का फीता बांध रहे हैं राहुल गांधी के जूते का नहीं। समाचार समाप्त। pic.twitter.com/pXePHWOEKw

— Arun Kumar Singh (@arunsingh4775) December 21, 2022

Independent journalist Ranvijay Singh shared a picture in which Singh's untied shoelace could be seen.

IT सेल की ओर से एक वीडियो शेयर किया गया जिसमें कहा गया कि राहुल गांधी अपने जूते का फ़ीता जितेंद्र सिंह से बंधवा रहे हैं.

ये फ़ेक खबर है. जितेंद्र सिंह के जूते का फ़ीता खुला हुआ था, राहुल गांधी ने उन्हें बांधने को कहा, जितेंद्र सिंह ने अपने जूते का फ़ीता बांधा.

ये तस्वीर है pic.twitter.com/RgSZd9KC5j

— Ranvijay Singh (@ranvijaylive) December 21, 2022

Jitendra Singh clarifies: In a video posted on Congress party's official Twitter handle, Singh could be heard categorically denying tying Gandhi's shoelaces. He further mentions that the shoes that Gandhi was wearing did not have shoelaces.

BJP IT सेल ने FAKE खबर चलाई
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यात्रा में चलते हुए मेरे जूते के फीते खुल गए, तभी राहुल गांधी जी की नजर पड़ी और उन्होंने मुझे फीते बांध लेने को कहा।

इस छोटी सी बात को गलत तरीके से पेश कर देश को गुमराह करने के लिए @RahulGandhi जी से माफी मांगे @amitmalviya

-@JitendraSAlwar जी pic.twitter.com/jcjyiff4WA

— Congress (@INCIndia) December 21, 2022

Conclusion: A video from Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra is being shared to falsely claim that former Union Minister Jitendra Singh was seen tying Rahul Gandhi's shoelace.

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