“1993 photo showing PM Narendra Modi posing along with Gujarat conman Kiran Patel.”
What FACTLY found
The man who was posing beside Narendra Modi, with his hands in his pockets, is BJP leader and the present Union Minister, G. Kishan Reddy. The photo was taken in 1994 when Narendra Modi was invited to the US by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL). The photo has nothing to do with Gujarat conman Kiran Patel.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 March 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 March 2023, 11 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ajaysingh.gautam.7/posts/pfbid02XqYqP5w8kcXRwENZJxPvPjbfyDtrxrtt…
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