Fact Check: Has Congress Announced Rahul Gandhi As Amethi Candidate?

Congressis yet to announce its candidates for the two high-profile seats in Uttar Pradesh and the screenshots doing the rounds are fake.

A screenshot of a a purported press release by the Congress, which mentions Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as party's candidates for the prestigious Amethi and Raebareli constituencies respectively in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, has gone viral on social media. Some other users claimed that Rahul Gandhi will contest from Raebareli, while the party has fielded Priyanka Gandhi from Amethi. In its investigation, the PTI Fact Check Desk found that the press releases shared in the name of Congress were fake. The party is yet to announce its candidates for the two high-profile seats in Uttar Pradesh.   

The alleged list of candidates by the Congress is being shared amid the party maintaining suspense over the names of its candidates for the two seats.  

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