A photo that has been digitally modified and circulated as authentic shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi who is wearing a saffron attire.
@SSumitgudi5294 claimed the same in a twitter post that Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaked hands with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was wearing the saffron clothes. The tweet was made on Feb 4, 2024.
बंदा खुद टोपी नही पहनता , लेकिन "शेखों" को "भगवा "पहनाकर "आता है 😂🤣बोलो
— pragya मिश्रा। सनातनी (@SSumitgudi5294) February 4, 2024
जय श्री राम 💥💥💥🙏🚩🙏🙏🚩🙏🙏💥🚩🚩🙏🙏🚩🚩🚩🚩💥🚩💥💥🚩🚩🙏🙏🚩🚩🚩 pic.twitter.com/dCBrb3mQ0T
The picture once again became viral with the same claim during 2019. @CSAshokRai1 claimed that Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan shaked hands with PM Narendra Modi wearing saffron clothes. The archive can be read from above.
बंदा खुद टोपी नही पहनता,
— CS Ashok Rai (@CSAshokRai1) August 28, 2019
लेकिन 👉शेखों को भगवा 🔥पहनाकर आता है👌👌
😹😍 pic.twitter.com/HOzO6w43Ig
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this photo has been digitally altered and is not real. The original photo, which was taken in 2019 to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s receipt of the UAE’s highest civilian award, the “Order of Zayed,” featured him dressed in traditional Arab attire. Over the years, there have been multiple circulations of this fake and digitally altered photo.
@MohamedBinZayed tweeted “Mohamed bin Zayed presents the Indian Prime Minister with the Zayed Medal in recognition of his role in promoting friendship and cooperation; witnesses the launch of a special commemorative stamp to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.” on August 24, 2019.
Mohamed bin Zayed presents the Indian Prime Minister with the Zayed Medal in recognition of his role in promoting friendship and cooperation; witnesses the launch of a special commemorative stamp to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. pic.twitter.com/Evf4YJqdFz
— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) August 24, 2019
Again, he made another tweet on August 24, 2019. @MohamedBinZayed tweeted “Mohammed bin Zayed awards the Prime Minister of India the Zayed Medal in recognition of his role in strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries. He witnesses the launch of a special commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.”
محمد بن زايد يقلد رئيس وزراء الهند " وسام زايد " تقديرا لدوره في تعزيز علاقات الصداقة والتعاون بين البلدين ويشهد إطلاق طابع بريدي تذكاري خاص بمناسبة مرور 150 عاما لمولد " المهاتما غاندي ". pic.twitter.com/HmaU4agTa4
— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) August 24, 2019
Further, on August 25, 2019, he made a post officially sharing the pictures from the event. @MohamedBinZayed tweeted “Mohammed bin Zayed honored the Indian Prime Minister with the Zayed Medal for his role in promoting friendship and cooperation. On this occasion, a special commemorative stamp commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was released in his presence.”
मैत्री और सहयोग को बढ़ावा देने में भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री की भूमिका के लिए मोहम्मद बिन ज़ायद ने भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री को ज़ायद पदक से सम्मानित किया। इस अवसर पर उनकी उपस्थिति में महात्मा गांधी की 150 वीं जयंती के स्मरण में एक विशेष स्मारक टिकट का विमोचन किया गया। pic.twitter.com/zxtkVf6eDe
— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) August 24, 2019
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1645
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 16, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A digitally altered image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi wearing saffron clothes has been shared as a real image. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/tv6oD0XT12
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating digitally altered old images with false claims to set their propaganda based on religion. A digitally altered image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi wearing saffron clothes has been shared as a real image. This image has been digitally altered and is, in fact, a fake. He was seen in the original photo wearing traditional Arab attire; it was taken in 2019 in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s receipt of the UAE’s highest civilian award, the “Order of Zayed.” Over the years, there were multiple instances of this false photo going around.
Conclusion:
Claim : Digitally modified photo purporting to be authentic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with UAE President and Abu Dhabi ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, dressed in saffron.
Fact : The fact is that this image is fake and has been digitally altered. In the original image, he was seen wearing traditional Arab attire; the image was taken in 2019 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honored with the ‘Order of Zayed,’ the UAE’s highest civilian award. This fake photo was circulated on several occasions over the years.
