Advertisement
Canada markets closed
  • S&P/TSX

    22,167.03
    +59.95 (+0.27%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,254.35
    +5.86 (+0.11%)
     
  • DOW

    39,807.37
    +47.29 (+0.12%)
     
  • CAD/USD

    0.7380
    -0.0006 (-0.08%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    83.11
    -0.06 (-0.07%)
     
  • Bitcoin CAD

    94,732.21
    -1,090.80 (-1.14%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    885.54
    0.00 (0.00%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,254.80
    +16.40 (+0.73%)
     
  • RUSSELL 2000

    2,124.55
    +10.20 (+0.48%)
     
  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.2060
    +0.0100 (+0.24%)
     
  • NASDAQ

    16,379.46
    -20.06 (-0.12%)
     
  • VOLATILITY

    13.01
    0.00 (0.00%)
     
  • FTSE

    7,952.62
    +20.64 (+0.26%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    40,369.44
    +201.37 (+0.50%)
     
  • CAD/EUR

    0.6846
    +0.0003 (+0.04%)
     

Old Pics of Anti-Modi Protests Falsely Linked to PM's Recent US Visit

A set of images showing anti-Prime Minister Narendra Modi placards is being widely shared on social media claiming that they show how he was recently welcomed in the United States of America.

PM Modi's three-day US visit concluded on Sunday, 26 September, with him addressing the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), attending the Quad Summit and other bilateral engagements.

However, we found that these are old images with one dating back to 2014, the other is from 2019 and the third one could be traced back to 2019 at least.

Also Read: Quad Partnership On Track To Produce 1 Billion COVID Doses In India: Joe Biden

ADVERTISEMENT

CLAIM

The images show people raising anti-PM Modi posters with users sharing them with the caption: "Modi ji swagat USA mein. (sic)" (Translated: Modi ji being welcomed in USA).

<div class="paragraphs"><p>You can view the archived version <a href="https://perma.cc/ANL6-CFD3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">here</a>.</p></div>

You can view the archived version here.

Also Read: Photoshopped Image of NYT Front Page Praising PM Modi Goes Viral

Several social media users shared the images on Facebook and Twitter and the archived version of the posts can be viewed here, here, here, here, and here.

WHAT WE FOUND OUT

We found that all the image are old. Let's look at them one by one.

IMAGE 1

On performing a Google reverse image search on the viral image, we came across a tweet from September 2019 that suggested that image could be from PM Modi's visit to Houston, USA.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A 2019 tweet suggested that the image could be from PM Modi's visit to Houston.</p></div>

A 2019 tweet suggested that the image could be from PM Modi's visit to Houston.

Author Suchitra Vijayan, too, had shared the image in 2019 claiming that it is from the #AdiosModi protest held in Houston.

Further, we came across a video uploaded on YouTube by The Wire on 24 September 2019 with the caption: 'Modi's Houston Visit: Indian-American Coalition Protests Against Modi & Trump.'

In this video, the same placard as seen in the viral image can be spotted at 01:09 minutes.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>In a 2019 video uploaded by The Wire, the viral poster can be seen.</p></div>

In a 2019 video uploaded by The Wire, the viral poster can be seen.

In 2019, as PM Narendra Modi had addressed the Indian diaspora at the ‘Howdy, Modi’ mega event in Houston, Texas, thousands of people had gathered outside the venue, in protest.

IMAGE 2

A Google reverse image search on the viral image led us to an article published in 2014 that carried the visual and the URL linked it to the Madison Square Garden event held in New York when PM Modi had addressed the Indian community.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A 2014 article carried the viral image.</p></div>

A 2014 article carried the viral image.

Taking a cue from here, we searched on Google with relevant keywords and found an article published by The Washington Post in September 2014 that carried a similar visual.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>People protested across the street from Madison Square Garden.</p></div>

People protested across the street from Madison Square Garden.

Also Read: Modi-Biden Talk About Afghanistan, H1-B Visa in Bilateral Talks

As the image was credited to Associated Press, we searched on the news agency's website and found visuals of an anti-PM Modi demonstration that took place in New York in 2014. The images can be viewed here and here. (Note: Swipe right to see the images.)

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Visual of protesters holding a demonstration in 2014 in New York. </p></div>

Visual of protesters holding a demonstration in 2014 in New York.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Visual of protesters holding a demonstration in 2014 in New York. </p></div>

Visual of protesters holding a demonstration in 2014 in New York.

IMAGE 3

With the help of a Google reverse image search, we found a Facebook post shared in September 2019 that carried the viral image.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A Facebook post shared in 2019 had carried the viral image.</p></div>

A Facebook post shared in 2019 had carried the viral image.

While we haven't been able to independently verify the location and when the image was captured, but it is a two-year-old image at least.

Meanwhile, dozens of Indian Americans had gathered at a park in front of the White House, to stage a protest against PM Modi's US visit, Al Jazeera reported on 24 September.

Evidently, old images of protests were falsely linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the United States of America.

Also Read: Video From Bangladesh Shared as From India With a Reference to Pulwama Attack

(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9643651818, or e-mail it to us at webqoof@thequint.com and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.)

. Read more on WebQoof by The Quint.Bharat Bandh: Amid Nationwide Protests, SKM Says 'Unprecedented Response'Old Pics of Anti-Modi Protests Falsely Linked to PM's Recent US Visit . Read more on WebQoof by The Quint.