Authors
Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joining Newschecker’s English team, she was working with Latestly.
Claim
Donald Trump called Rahul Gandhi a Soros agent while responding to the Congress leader’s X post congratulating him on winning the US Presidential Polls. The Republican further said “someone who betrays their own country,” and sides with “anti-India elements such as George Soros” cannot “truly support” America or his vision.
Newschecker received the claim on our WhatsApp tipline (+91- 9999499044) requesting to be fact checked. Multiple Facebook users also shared the alleged X post by Trump.
Such posts can be seen here, here and here.
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Fact
A keyword search for “Donald Trump,” “Rahul Gandhi” and “George Soros” on Google did not yield any credible report stating that the US President-Elect has made such remarks against the Congress leader.
On carefully analysing the viral image, we noticed that the alleged response to Gandhi’s X post was made by X user “@thedonaldtrumph.” The account handle uses an incorrect spelling of “Trump.”
Notably, the official X handle of Donald Trump is “@realDonaldTrump.”
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We then looked up X profile “@thedonaldtrumph,” and found it to be a parody account of the US President Elect. Its description states, “47th President Of The United States Fan Account Managed by @AshwiniSahaya.”
On skimming through the profile, we spotted the X post that is being shared to claim that Trump called Rahul Gandhi a ‘Soros agent.’
Notably, one ‘Ashwini Shrivastava’ (@AshwiniSahaya) is identified as the admin of the X account @thedonaldtrumph. In an X post, dated November 6, 2024, he confirmed the same, stating, “Hello, everyone! How are my replies from @thedonaldtrumph to Narendra Modi,Rahul Gandhi, @JustinTrudeau & Khalistanis?Some people are claiming this account @thedonaldtrumph is run by the BJP IT Cell, but I’m definitely not part of the IT Cell…”
Hence, an X post from a parody account has been shared to claim that Donald Trump called Rahul Gandhi a ‘Soros Agent.’
Conclusion: False
Sources
X Account Of @thedonaldtrumph
X Account Of @realDonaldTrump
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Authors
Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joining Newschecker’s English team, she was working with Latestly.
