“A photo shows a person making a disrespectful gesture towards PM Modi.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Apr 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral photo is a digitally edited version of the original image dating back to at least 2019, in which the offensive hand gesture is not there
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 April 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 April 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C55GS1SII48/
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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.