It has been claimed that the woman in the picture, who appears to be Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, is sitting with Dawood Ibrahim.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @Modified_Hindu tweeted “सुप्रिया श्रीनेत आतंकवादियों के साथ @SupriyaShrinate” on March 28, 2024. The tweet has received an about 27.6k views on X.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The woman in the image is Sheela Bhatt, a journalist who interviewed Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai in 1988, not Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, as several social media users claimed. Sheela Bhatt shared the image in June 2023. It has nothing to do with Congress’s spokesman, Supriya Shrinate.
@sheela2010 tweeted “Drop a photo of you doing your job. @nistula @Vasudha156 @MathewLiz @bhartijainTOI @_pallavighosh @NEETAS11 @OlgaTellis @mehtahansal @Shussainzaidi @tallstories @sandhyadwivedi1 Interviewing Dawood Ibrahim in Pearl Building, Dubai. 1987.” on June 14, 2023. The tweet has received an about 451.3k views on X.
Drop a photo of you doing your job.@nistula @Vasudha156 @MathewLiz @bhartijainTOI @_pallavighosh @NEETAS11 @OlgaTellis @mehtahansal @Shussainzaidi @tallstories @sandhyadwivedi1
— Sheela Bhatt शीला भट्ट (@sheela2010) June 14, 2023
Interviewing Dawood Ibrahim in Pearl Building, Dubai. 1987. pic.twitter.com/gAxxp8iW2I
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image that features a woman sitting with Dawood Ibrahim has been shared, claiming that she is Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate sitting with Dawood Ibrahim. The fact is that the woman seen in the image is a journalist, Sheela Bhatt (1/3) pic.twitter.com/8iKNhFunBe
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old images of journalist Sheela Bhatt with false claims to target the congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate. An image that features a woman sitting with Dawood Ibrahim has been shared, claiming that she is Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate sitting with Dawood Ibrahim. Contrary to what some people on social media have stated, the woman in the photo is not Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate but rather journalist Sheela Bhatt, who was interviewing Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai in 1988. In June 2023, Sheela Bhatt shared the picture. Supriya Shrinate, the spokesman for the congress, is unrelated to this.
Conclusion:
Claim : Some have circulated a photograph purporting to show Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate seated with Dawood Ibrahim.
Fact : The fact is that the woman seen in the image is a journalist, Sheela Bhatt interviewing Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai in 1988 and not Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate as claimed by social media users. Sheela Bhatt shared the image in June 2023. It has nothing to do with congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate.
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