An image of a purported article by the New York Times is being widely shared on social media through a post with a claim that the Aam Aadmi Party had set a world record by gathering the highest number of people in a political rally. The article carries a sub-title that reads, “Nearly 25 crores people attended Arvind Kejriwal’s rally in Gujarat after his Landslide win in Punjab Election.” Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Image of the New York Times article on the Aam Aadmi Party’s 25 crore people rally in Gujarat.
Fact: A huge rally was held on 02 April 2022 by Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Ahmedabad, Gujarat where many people turned up. However, there is no article on the Aam Aadmi Party that was published on 02 April 2022 by the New York Times. The New York Times tweeted that the image was a mocked-up image and that it did not write or publish any such article. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we searched on the New York Times website, we could not find any article on the Aam Aadmi Party that was published on 02 April 2022. The India page of the New York Times also does not feature an article on the Aam Aadmi Party recently.
The words used in the supposed article are unlike what is used by the New York Times. The usage of ‘crores’, and ‘Landslide’ with a capital ‘L’, is unlike the New York Times.
Replying to a user who tweeted the same image, the New York Times clarified that it was a mocked-up image and that it did not write or publish the article.
A huge rally was held on 02 April 2022 by Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. According to reports, many people turned up for the rally; before the rally, nearly 50,000 people were expected to be part of it.
To sum it up, the New York Times did not publish any article on the AAP’s recent rally in Gujarat.
