A purportedly authentic black-and-white photo of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi alongwith Prime Minister Narendra Modi, standing behind her is making the rounds.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @Jeetuburdak tweeted “Sir, he turned out to be a Congressman… what will you say now devotees…?” on Feb 24, 2024. The tweet has received an about 394.9k views on X.
साहब तो कोंग्रेसी निकले…भक्तों अब क्या कहोगे…? pic.twitter.com/xJBn76z6md
— Jeetu Burdak (@Jeetuburdak) February 24, 2024
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
This picture has been digitally modified, that much is true. This picture is not representative of reality. The original picture shows a different person rather than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
We visited metrosaga.com, which shows the original image with the heading “It was 1978 By Election. Dr.Raj became a nightmare for Indira Gandhi”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1680
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 24, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A black-and-white image that features former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing behind her and others is being circulated as a real image. The fact is that this image has been digitally altered (1/2) pic.twitter.com/wax1GUUFKW
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1680
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 24, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A black-and-white image that features former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing behind her and others is being circulated as a real image. The fact is that this image has been digitally altered (1/2) pic.twitter.com/wax1GUUFKW
Intent:
Political influencers circulate digitally altered images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set their political narrative. A black-and-white image that features former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing behind her and others is being circulated as a real image. This picture has, in fact, been digitally modified. There is nothing real about this image. An other person is depicted in the original image instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Conclusion:
Claim : A black-and-white image of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing behind her, among others, is being circulated as real.
Fact : The fact is that this image has been digitally altered. This image has nothing to do with reality. The original image doesn’t feature Prime Minister Narendra Modi; it features a different individual.
