Picture of PM Modi holding portrait of late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala is morphed
A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a framed photograph of Sidhu Moosewala has gone viral on social media.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 10 Nov 2022 3:44 AM GMT
Hyderabad: A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a framed photograph of Sidhu Moosewala has gone viral on social media.
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A Facebook user shared the photo and wrote, "Sidhu Moosewala King of Punjabi industry."
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The photo has been shared on Twitter and YouTube also. (Click here to see the Twitter post and click here and here to see on YouTube.)
Fact Check
NewMeter performed a reverse image search and found the original photo carried in a 2015 article published by Business Lines. The original photo shows PM Modi standing alongside the then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Nirmala Sitharaman.
According to the article, the photograph was taken on 5 November 2015, during the launch of Gold related schemes.
We also found the original photo along with several others of the event posted on the website of the Prime Minister on 5 November 2015.
PM Modi, on 5 November 2015, also shared the same photo on Twitter, stating that it was a moment of pride for him to launch gold coins bearing Ashok Chakra.
A closer look at both photos makes it evident that the viral photo of PM Modi holding the framed photograph of Sidhu Moosewala is morphed. Hence, the viral photo is misleading.
