*ISLAMABD – An image has been shared multiple times in posts on Facebookalongside a claim it shows Rahul Gandhi, leader of the main Indianopposition Congress party, dining with Imran Khan, Prime Minister ofPakistan.*

The claim is false; the photo of Khan has been doctored to make it appearas though Gandhi is sitting beside him.

The doctored image was shared in this Facebook postlinkonMay 2, 2019.

It shows India’s Rahul Gandhi and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The Hindi language caption translates to English as: “Who is this eatingchicken biryani beside Miya Imran? Now the people will judge. This isPappu’s condition.”

Below is a screenshot of the doctored image:

Miya is an honorific for Muslim males, while Rahul Gandhi is often referredto as “Pappu” – which means “fool” or “simpleton” in Hindi – by supportersof the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Herelinkisa report on Gandhi being called “Pappu”.

The same doctored image was shared in a Facebook postlinkwith an identical claim.

The claim is false; the photo of Khan has been doctored to make it appearas though Gandhi is sitting beside him.

The part of the image showing Rahul Gandhi has been digitally manipulated.AFP has circled where someone else’s hand appears next to Gandhi’s -APP/AFP