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      Debunked Claim Of Rahul Gandhi's 'Secret Family' Revived

      BOOM found that the woman in the photo is Nathalia Ramos a Spanish-American actress and the photo was taken at an event in LA in 2017.

      By - Anmol Alphonso |
      Published -  9 Jan 2021 1:25 PM IST
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      Debunked Claim Of Rahul Gandhis Secret Family Revived

      A photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with a woman is being shared with the false claim that she is from Colombia and they are secretly married with two children.

      Mahesh Vikram Hegde, one of the co-founders of Postcard News also tweeted false claim on Thursday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is secretly married and has two children named Niyak and Mainak.

      BOOM had debunked the same false claim in 2019 and had found that the woman in the viral photo is a Spanish-American actress. The picture with Gandhi was taken at an event in Los Angeles, United States in 2017.

      The fake claim attributes its source to Wikileaks

      According to Wikileaks, the lady in the below pictures is @RahulGandhi's wife then why @INCIndia is misguiding the nation by saying him, bachelor?

      Raga married a Colombian and they even have 2 children.
      1- a14-year-old son Niyak
      2- 10-year-old daughter Mainak. pic.twitter.com/9GeyqFgx3y

      — Vikas Agarwal (@iVikasAgrawal) January 8, 2021

      Click here to view, and here for an archive.

      Hegde tweeted the photo of the two with the caption, "My sources reveal that Rahul Gandhi is married to this lady! They both have a son named Niyak & daughter Mainak! Now very soon the PIDIs will chant "Hamare agle nayak Niyak Gandhi hoga"."

      My sources reveal that Rahul Gandhi is married to this lady!

      They both have a son named Niyak & daughter Mainak!

      Now very soon the PIDIs will chant

      "Hamare agle nayak

      Niyak Gandhi hoga" pic.twitter.com/Uq5L3xBaWT

      — Mahesh Vikram Hegde (@mvmeet) January 8, 2021

      Click here to view, and here for an archive.

      Hegde has in the past shared several pieces of fake news and misinformation from his social media accounts. BOOM has debunked fake news spread by Postcard News a website co-founded by Hegde.

      Also Read: No, A Maulvi Did Not Preside Over Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Wedding

      FACT-CHECK

      BOOM had previously debunked the same claim when the viral photo was being shared in April 2019 falsely claiming that a Wikileaks cable had revealed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got married to a Colombian woman and has two children living in London.

      Also Read: Did WikiLeaks Reveal Rahul Gandhi's Secret Family In London? A FactCheck

      On running a reverse image we found that the woman in the photo is Nathalia Ramos a Spanish-American actress appearing in television series.

      Ramos had posted the picture along with Gandhi in an Instagram post dated September 15, 2017. The two met at an event at the Berggruen Institute in Los Angeles in September 2017.

      View this post on Instagram

      A post shared by Nathalia Ramos (@nathaliaramos)

      The post read, "Last night with the eloquent and insightful @rahulgandhi. I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to meet and listen to so many brilliant thinkers from all parts and perspectives of the world. It is only with an open mind and open heart that we can really make the world a better place. Thank you @berggrueninst for opening mine. #IdeasMatter "

      She also tweeted the photo at the time.

      Last night with the eloquent and insightful Rahul Gandhi..... pic.twitter.com/3w27FBb0Pa

      — Nathalia Ramos (@nathalia73) September 14, 2017


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      Rahul GandhiMahesh Vikram HegdePostcard newspostcard founderNathalia RamosIndian National CongressFake NewsFact Check
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      Claim :   Photo shows Rahul Gandhi is married to this woman and has two children
      Claimed By :  Mahesh Vikram Hegde
      Fact Check :  False
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