Fact Check: Old anti-Modi banners from Germany falsely linked to PM Modi’s US visit
NewsMeter found that the image was from 2022 in Berlin, Germany.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 22 Jun 2023 1:18 PM GMT
Screengrab of the post tweeted by @kurukurukha
Hyderabad: An image showing people reportedly from Amnesty International holding banners with the text saying “Mr Modi,” “We don’t let you forget,” and “Gujarat 2002” is going viral on the Internet.
Social media users have shared the image claiming that people in the US were protesting prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States.
(Source: Twitter/@kurukurukha)
Modi is on the first leg of his maiden state visit to the U.S. The prime minister led the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the United Nations Headquarters and held bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington. Against this backdrop, several old anti-Modi posters are being shared on social media linking them to his US visit.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the image was from 2022 in Berlin, Germany. On performing a reverse image search, we found that the image was tweeted by several users in May 2022. Ashok Swain, Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, tweeted the image on May 3, 2022, and accused Indian media of not showing the protest against PM Modi in Berlin.
On magnifying the viral image, we noticed ‘Starbucks Coffee’ written on one of the buildings in the background.
(Source: Twitter)
Taking these cues, we searched for ‘Starbucks Coffee’ and ‘Berlin’, and geolocated the outlet on Google Street View.
This proves that the viral image of a protest against PM Modi is not from the US but is from 2022 Berlin.
