{"id":104690,"date":"2021-10-08T18:24:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T12:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=104690"},"modified":"2021-10-08T18:24:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T12:54:22","slug":"fact-check-pm-modi-became-chief-president-in-53-nations-meeting-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-pm-modi-became-chief-president-in-53-nations-meeting-in-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Old photo falsely shared as PM Modi made &#8216;Chief President&#8217; in UK among 53 world leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photo of people welcoming PM Narendra Modi with applause is viral. The Hindi text below reads, &#8220;Modi was the &#8216;Chief President&#8217; among the heads of 53 countries at a meeting in the United Kingdom yesterday, the same nation that enslaved us for 200 years. This will surely make every Indian&#8217;s chest swell up with pride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-104691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-7.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-7-244x300.jpeg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The graphic is widespread on <a 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-104692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-8.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-8-300x116.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-8-768x298.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also received numerous requests to fact-check the image on the Alt News official mobile app and WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-104690 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-pm-modi-became-chief-president-in-53-nations-meeting-in-britain\/screen-shot-2021-09-28-at-4-28-46-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-4.28.46-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-4.28.46-PM.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-4.28.46-PM-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-pm-modi-became-chief-president-in-53-nations-meeting-in-britain\/screen-shot-2021-09-28-at-4-28-57-pm-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-4.28.57-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-4.28.57-PM.png 528w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-4.28.57-PM-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We noticed that this photo was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=200%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=image\">Twitter<\/a> with the same claim back in 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">200 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0924\u0915 \u0939\u092e\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u0932\u093e\u092e \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092c\u094d\u0930\u093f\u091f\u0947\u0928 \u092e\u0947, 53\u0926\u0947\u0936\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u201c \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u201d<br \/>\n\u0915\u0938\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0906\u092a \u0938\u091a\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0940 \u091b\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u092d\u0940 56\u0907\u0902\u091a \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0917\u0908 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940<br \/>\n\u091c\u0930\u093e \u0907\u0938 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0915\u094b \u0917\u094c\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u092f\u0947, \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0906\u092f\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0917\u092f\u0947<br \/>\n\u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u092f\u0939 \u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4WWLWx7bd\">pic.twitter.com\/W4WWLWx7bd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940 \uea00 (@_Rajasthani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_Rajasthani\/status\/1069275206647144448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News had published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/old-photograph-of-pm-modi-from-davos-photoshopped-with-pak-pm-imran-khan-hiding-at-g7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a fact-check report<\/a> on this image when it was morphed to show Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was also present at the event. The image was circulated with the claim that Khan was trying to hide during the arrival of Prime Minister Modi. The original photo is now viral.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/business\/report-pm-modi-meets-interacts-with-top-global-ceos-at-international-business-council-event-in-davos-2577916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report by DNA<\/a> dated January 23, 2018, PM Narendra Modi had participated in the International Business Council in Davos. In attendance were the top global CEOs who had arrived to participate in the annual World Economic Forum. The photo was taken at the same gathering.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-104694 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-9.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-9-300x287.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-9-768x735.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Indian External Affairs Ministry also tweeted this photo on January 23, 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The world applauds 1.3 bn people of India at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wef<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Davos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Davos<\/a> appreciating the remarkable transformation in improving the business climate. PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> interacting with the top global CEOs at the International Business Council event. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndiaMeansBusiness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndiaMeansBusiness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AfvfarnKGS\">pic.twitter.com\/AfvfarnKGS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEAIndia\/status\/955795946369179648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To sum it up, the claim accompanying this image is completely false. It was taken in Davos, Switzerland, and not the UK. In addition, we did not find any media reports to corroborate PM Modi was made the &#8216;Chief President&#8217; among heads of 53 nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo of people welcoming PM Narendra Modi with applause is viral. The Hindi text below reads, &#8220;Modi was the &#8216;Chief President&#8217; among the heads of 53 countries at a meeting in the United Kingdom yesterday, the same nation that enslaved us for 200 years. This will surely make every Indian&#8217;s chest swell up with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":104697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-104690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/FAKE-3.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104690"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104782,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104690\/revisions\/104782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104690"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=104690"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=104690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}