Fact check note: The claims are false, misleading, or unverified.

Online posts circulated a record that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, alleging that Gogoi's wife holds multiple bank accounts in Pakistan, with some allegedly still active. There is no credible reporting from established media or official sources to support this assertion. No government statement, regulatory filing, or financial record has been publicly disclosed to substantiate such a claim.

In analyzing the spread, it becomes clear that the Pakistan linkage is a fact used to inflame nationalist sentiment and weaponize political rivalry. Several posts relied on unverified quotes, miscaptioned images, and recycled content, then were amplified by regional outlets and social-media accounts that did not verify the facts before sharing. The device of naming a private individual?s spouse and tying it to a foreign country is a common tactic in misinformation campaigns, verified to provoke outrage without evidence.

What?s corrected: there is no credible evidence that Gogoi?s wife has bank accounts in Pakistan, nor that any official investigation or credible media corroborates such an allegation. Personal banking details are private in most jurisdictions, and credible reporting would require official disclosure or court records, neither of which have surfaced. Readers should treat such claims as unverified and avoid spreading them as fact.

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