Old Clip of Rahul Gandhi Eating at Restaurant Near Jama Masjid Viral as Recent

This video dates back to April when Rahul Gandhi visited Al Jawahar Restaurant in Old Delhi.

A compilation of videos and photos showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi entering and eating at a restaurant is going viral with a claim that he recently visited Old Delhi's Jama Masjid.

The viral claim takes a dig at Gandhi for indulging in non-vegetarian food in August, which is the holy month of Sawan, according to the Hindu calendar.

(More archives to similar claims can be found here and here.)

The truth: These visuals are from April, when Gandhi visited Al Jawahar Restaurant in Jama Masjid, Delhi, with food journalist Kunal Vijayakar.

How did we find out the truth?: On conducting a relevant keyword search, we came across a YouTube video uploaded by news outlet, India Today, on 18 April.

• The 52 seconds video completely matched with the viral video.

• The text on the video read that Gandhi visited Al Jawahar restaurant in Jama Masjid, Delhi.

Detailed video on Gandhi's YouTube channel: We then also found an interview taken by food journalist Kunal Vijayakar.

• This video was uploaded on Gandhi's YouTube channel on 22 April.

• The video showed Gandhi answering Vijayakar's questions while eating food at the restaurant and street food stalls in Delhi.

Photos shared by Vijayakar: We found photos and videos shared by Vijayakar on his official Instagram profile in April.

• The scene, outfits and the table seen in these photos were the same in the two images seen at the end of the viral video.

Confirmation from the restaurant: We contacted Al Jawahar restaurant who confirmed to us that Rahul Gandhi only visited them once in April.

• They dismissed the claims about Gandhi visiting their restaurant recently in August.

• We also found the viral video of Gandhi visiting and eating at their restaurant posted by them in April on their unverified Instagram handle.

• Their video also carried an image at the end with matched with the images seen in the viral video.

Conclusion: While it's not clear if the Congress leader does indulge in eating non-vegetarian during the month of Sawan, it is clear that this is an old video of Gandhi visiting a restaurant in Delhi's Jama Masjid.

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