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“Italian PM Giorgia Meloni posted a photo of herself in a beach after PM Modi’s Lakshadweep visit’s photos were posted on 4 January 2024”
Social media posts Claim dated 6 Jan 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The viral photo is old and reportedly from September 2022, which was shot during Giorgia Meloni’s visit to a beach in Italy. She has not posted this photo on her official ‘X’ handle on 4 January 2024

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 6 January 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 January 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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