“A photo of Union Minister, Smriti Irani dressed as a belly dancer.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Mar 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This is an edited photo. The original photo is found in the photo gallery of Exelsior Hotel on Tripadvisor’s website. While the original photo is in colour and the face of the woman in the image is different, the one being shared is a black-and-white image with the dancer’s face edited with Smriti Irani’s face
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 March 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/sachinmeshram07/posts/pfbid02pQMcwK8RjW1S9t5LE6iESwyWrdGupCp5DvD…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.