“Photo-op of PM Modi reading books, a newspaper in these times of COVID-19 pandemic”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
he same image is featured in a listicle dated 14 September 2013 and the image is available on the internet at least since 2011. The description of this image reads ‘Gujarat Chief Minister on the lawns of his palatial home in Gandhinagar’. Thus the image is many years old.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.