This tweet ridiculing his party workers is not made by Akhliesh Yadav, it is created digitally.
In the wake of the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly general elections wherein the Samajwadi party lost to BJP, a social media post accompanying a screenshot of a purported tweet by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav ridiculing his party workers is being circulated widely. The tweet ridicules Samajwadi Party workers as if they attend the rallies only to have free liquor and chicken. Through this article let’s fact-check the veracity of the tweet shared in the post.
Claim: Akhilesh Yadav’s Tweet ridiculing the party workers following the loss of his party in the 2022 UP Assembly elections
Fact: The viral screenshot is created digitally, as it is evident by the twitter handle and profile name of the purported tweet. Also, Akhilesh Yadav did not make any comments ridiculing his party workers. In fact, following the election results he tweeted thanking the party workers. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The Twitter handle through which the purported tweet is made is not the official Twitter account of Akhilesh Yadav. This is evident by the Twitter handle and the username of the purported tweet. The username and profile name of the purported tweet is ‘@yadavakalesh’ and ‘AkalLesh Yadav’, whereas the username and profile name of the official Twitter account of Akhilesh Yadav is ‘@yadavakhilesh’ and ‘Akhilesh Yadav’
On comparing a screenshot of a tweet made by the official Twittera handle of Akhilesh Yadav with that of the viral screenshot, it is evident that the viral screenshot is created digitally by using the profile photo and profile name of the official account of Akhilesh Yadav. Most likely, the screenshot of a tweet by the official Twitter handle could have been digitally edited, to add the purported text.
Moreover, Akhilesh Yadav did not make any such derogatory comments about the party workers following the party’s defeat in the elections. In fact, following the election result, he tweeted thanking the party workers for working day and night.
To sum it up, this tweet ridiculing the party workers is not made by Akhilesh Yadav, it is created digitally.