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Clip shows Rahul Gandhi criticising election funding scheme, not 'threatening Hindus'

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Summary
Nutrition label

69% Informative

A video of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi made the rounds on social media alongside false claims it showed him threatening Hindu voters in the South Asian nation.

The video actually showed Gandhi criticising government agencies under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Supporters of the BJP have often accused Congress of being more favourable toward India 's estimated 200-million -strong Muslim minority.

VR Score

53

Informative language

43

Neutral language

31

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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