It has been claimed that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wishes Hindus on the occasion of Pran Pratishtha for Shri Rama’s arrival in Ayodhya, based on a video of her speaking in Italian.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @RealBababanaras tweeted “Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Message to Hindus for Ram Mandir #RamMandirPranPratishta. #Translation : Best wishes to the Hindus in India and around the world on the Pran Pratistha ceremony. By restoring your prestige after hundreds of years of struggle, you have set an example for the world. Lots of love.” and shared the video on Jan 21, 2024. The tweet has received an about 110.7k views on X.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Message to Hindus for Ram Mandir #RamMandirPranPratishta.#Translation : Best wishes to the Hindus in India and around the world on the Pran Pratistha ceremony. By restoring your prestige after hundreds of years of struggle, you have set an example for… pic.twitter.com/z5fQCG5rg1
— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) January 21, 2024
Several other accounts, including Izlamic Terrorist (“@raviagrawal3“), Eminent Woke (“@WokePandemic“), Ravi Karkara (“@ravikarkara“) also made the same claim that Hindus are being congratulated by the Italian PM on the upcoming “Prana Pratishta” of Shri Ram Ji in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, she is seen in this video expressing her gratitude to everyone who wished her a happy birthday on January 15. It nothing to do with the Ram Mandir.
Giorgia Meloni (“@GiorgiaMeloni“) tweeted the video from the official account and thanked the people by writing “Thank you. You are my strength!” on Jan 15, 2024.
Grazie. Siete la mia forza! pic.twitter.com/QbPIEXWwRo
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) January 15, 2024
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) January 23, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni in which she can be heard speaking in Italian, has been shared with a claim that she wishes Hindus on the occasion of Pran Pratishtha of Shri Rama in Ayodhya. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/KuVwY323yc
Intent:
Influencers circulate unrelated videos of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to mislead people. A video of Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni in which she can be heard speaking in Italian, has been shared with a claim that she wishes Hindus on the occasion of Pran Pratishtha of Shri Rama in Ayodhya. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have dsicovered that she is expressing her sincere thanks to everyone who wished her a happy birthday on January 15th in this video. The Ram Mandir has nothing to do with it.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaking in Italian has been shared, with the claim that she wishes Hindus on the occasion of Shri Rama’s Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya.
Fact : This video shows her thanking everyone who sent her birthday wishes on January 15th. Nothing to do with Ram Mandir.
