Morphed photo shows UP CM Yogi Adityanath paying homage to Tipu Sultan

Hyderabad: A photo of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath standing with folded hands in front of a portrait of erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan is going viral on social media.

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Fact Check

NewsMeter found that the photo has been morphed.

Upon running a reverse image search, we found a similar image on the stock photography website Alamy from 29 June 2021. However, it showed Yogi Adityanath paying a floral tribute to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s portrait. The image also shows former President Ram Nath Kovind and others on the stage, as seen in the viral photo.

The description of the photo reads, “Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays floral tribute to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar during the foundation stone for Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre in the presence of Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandi Ben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, at Lok Bhawan, on June 29, 2021, in Lucknow, India.”

Taking a cue from this, we ran a keyword search and found a video of the event on the President’s YouTube channel, live-streamed on 29 June 2021.

At 1.44 minutes, we could match the exact frame, as seen in the viral image.

From this, we conclude that the viral picture of Yogi Adityanath paying tribute to Tipu Sultan’s portrait is morphed. Hence, the claim is false.