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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A photo purporting to show a press release by the Congress party officially declaring the names of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the party’s Lok Sabha candidates for Raebareli and Amethi is viral. Fact: BOOM found that no such press release was put out by the party on April 30, 2024, declaring the candidates for these two seats. We reviewed the Congress Party’s official X handle and found one press release released on May 3, 2024. It mentioned that Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Raebareli. However, there is no mention of Priyanka Gandhi. Instead…