“Image of photographer lying on the ground while capturing the photo of PM Narendra Modi.”
What FACTLY found
This photo was captured on 02 October 2021 during PM Modi’s visit to Gandhi Smriti. The original image shared on Modi’s Twitter account and other news agencies doesn’t show any photographer lying on the ground. The image of photographer lying on the ground was uploaded on stock photography website Alamy in 2017. This image was inserted into PM Modi’s photo
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 October 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/raju.gurjar.1088/posts/pfbid0wXCqLK71V1mzYfYTwRjWbqbG3wQ9DFHkhs6…
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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.