BJP MP Giriraj Singh quotes fake-news website, terms Congress ‘world’s 2nd most corrupt party’  

Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh the Union minister and BJP MP, on Monday, tweeted: “Top 10 List of Most Corrupt Political Party in the World 2018 and Rahul Gandhi led Congress making it all the way to 2nd spot … congratulations to the most corrupt political party.”

Singh’s tweet attracted over 1,000 likes and hundreds of retweets within hours.

Giriraj Singh termed the Congress party a “shame for India”, basing his claims on an article by ‘bbcnewshub.com’, titled – “Top 10 List of Most Corrupt Political Party in the World 2018”. The article placed the Congress at the second position.

The list shared by Singh was created by a fake news website posing as the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The distinction between ‘bbcnewshub.com’ and the official bbc.com website is clear.

Despite debunking BBC News Hub in the past, Giriraj Singh shared its list to target Congress. The Union minister had earlier claimed that a tweet by Rahul Gandhi was retweeted by Pakistan’s official defense account. This too turned out to be false as the handle belonged to an online forum that discussed the country’s defense issues.

(Courtesy: Alt News)