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Nitish Rampal Updated: 14 Jan 2019, 2:44 PM IST WebQoof 2 min read ![\\"story-hero- img\\"](\\" i Aa Aa Small Aa Medium Aa Large ![\\"A](\\"\\") Don’t fall for fake news, click here to check out The Quint’s WebQoof stories. THE CLAIM Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s Dubai trip – coming just ahead of the General Elections in May – was the subject of many fake/misreported news stories and social media posts. Among the many claims made, one was that Gandhi had a lavish £1,500 breakfast at a five-star hotel, where he also allegedly enjoyed beef. The claim that Gandhi met a delegation led by Sam Pitroda, chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, and “discussed poverty” while having breakfast “worth £1,500 at the banquet hall in Hilton”, was made by several users on Twitter and Facebook and went viral. One such post, shared by the Facebook page PMO India : Report Card, had almost 3,500 shares at the time of writing this article. > This man called Rahul Gandhi is discussing \"Indian Poverty\" in Dubai over > a Breakfast costing Â£1500 per plate. A Real Congress... Fisrt loot Nation > and then despise Nation in foreign. > > Posted by PMO India : Report Card on Friday, January 11, 2019 Twitter user Rishi Bagree had also made similar claims, and his tweet was retweeted more than 2,600 times. > Rahul Gandhi met Sam Pitroda led delegation today in the Hilton Banquet hall > where they had Â£1500 Breakfast per head & discussed the Poverty > pic.twitter.com/FGSHcbezcN > > — Rishi Bagree ð®ð³ (@rishibagree) January 11, 2019 Several users also claimed that Gandhi had beef at the breakfast: > Rahul Gandhi visits Dubai and eats sliced smoked BEEF !!#BeefEaterRahul > #RahulGandhiInUAE #RahulGandhiInDubai pic.twitter.com/XWcExr0Sqz > > — View Point (@viewpointtts) January 11, 2019 > So, Janeudhari brahmin eating Ham ? As he is in UAE, An Islamic country, it > cant be pork. means beef! pic.twitter.com/BxUCiJP57k > > — Shash (@pokershash) January 11, 2019 ADVERTISEMENTREMOVE AD THE TRUTH A Google search about the details of the event led to a tweet put out by Congress’ official Twitter handle, that revealed the breakfast was not hosted at a five-star hotel but rather at Dubai-based education entrepreneur Sunny Varkey’s house. The breakfast meet was also attended by other Dubai-based business leaders like Yusuff Ali MA, Pitroda and Congress MP Milind Deora. > A big start to the day, Congress President @RahulGandhi and @sampitroda meet > with business leaders at a breakfast hosted by Mr. Sunny Varkey. > @INCOverseas #RahulGandhiInUAE pic.twitter.com/P2wknGvcnx > > — Congress (@INCIndia) January 11, 2019 The Quint reached out to AICC secretary Himanshu Vyas, who was also present at the breakfast, to clarify the details of the event. Vyas confirmed that the breakfast was, in fact, held at Varkey’s residence. > “There was no beef served at the breakfast... only continental food was > served. I can confirm that Gandhi did not consume any beef there. The news > is fake,” he said. Another fact worth noting is that the posts and tweets quote the amount for the breakfast in British Pounds, which is not the official currency of Dubai – it is United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED). Boom reported that Bagree, who had tweeted the fake news, has done so in the past as well. Interestingly, he is followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and Union Minister Smriti Irani. (Not convinced of a story you came across on social media and want it verified? Send us the details at WebQoof@TheQuint.com and we\'ll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.) (At The Quint, we question everything. 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Rahul Gandhi had consumed beef at a lavish 1500 breakfast in a Dubai hotel