“Dharmendra Pradhan painted the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party symbol, the conch, and Naveen Patnaik painted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party symbol, the lotus”
What FACTLY found
These viral images depicting Dharmendra Pradhan painting a conch and Naveen Patnaik painting a lotus are morphed images. The original image was shared by Dharmendra Pradhan on his Twitter account on 28 January 2024, where he was painting a ‘lotus’ as part of a wall painting drive launched by BJP on 15 January 2024. The other original image of Naveen Patnaik was reported by Sambad English, where he was painting water waves on a wall in a street art activity organized by the Bakul Foundation on...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 February 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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