BJP cites website to target Rahul Gandhi
The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a website titled 'Jhooth Ki Goonj' to fact-check and counter claims made by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during his recent campaign. BJP officials allege that the website was created by frustrated youth to expose falsehoods in Gandhi's political rhetoric.
Why it matters
This highlights the increasing use of digital fact-checking platforms as a tool for political warfare and narrative control in Indian elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday (August 27, 2026) cited a website that claims to fact-check statements made by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during his “ Chhatron Ki Goonj ” campaign, accusing him of misleading the youth.
BJP MP and the party’s national media head, Anil Baluni, said, “Let Mr. Gandhi keep lying, it doesn’t matter...now, every lie will be met with a response backed by hard facts! The ‘ Jhooth Ki Goonj ’ website is peeling back the layers of Mr. Gandhi’s false claims, one by one.”
He said “the louder the propaganda echoes, the more powerfully the truth will ring out”, stating that “the voice of truth ultimately prevails”.
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