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A Facebook Page <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JAYMODIRAJ\/photos\/a.359115480842172\/1907408042679567\/?type=3&amp;theater\">JAY MODIRAJ (&#8220;\u091c\u092f \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c&#8221;)<\/a> <\/em>has shared an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi supposedly paying homage to the mortal remains of Vajpayee. The image\u00a0inscribed with the text,<em>&#8220;#\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0930\u0924\u094d\u0928 \u0905\u091f\u0932 \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091c\u092f \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926 \u0932\u093f\u0916 \u0915\u0930 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093e\u0902\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0905\u0930\u094d\u092a\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0947&#8221;\u00a0(Please express condolence in honour of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari ji by typing Jai Hind- translated)<\/em> has been shared more than 4300 times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JAYMODIRAJ\/posts\/1907408042679567:0\" data-width=\"auto\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JAYMODIRAJ\/posts\/1907408042679567:0\"><p>\u091c\u092f \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0964 \u0935\u0902\u0926\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u0930\u092e\u0964\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JAYMODIRAJ\/\">JAY MODIRAJ (&#8220;\u091c\u092f \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c&#8221;)<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JAYMODIRAJ\/posts\/1907408042679567:0\">Thursday, 16 August 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF+%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96+%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF+%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4\/stories-keyword\/stories-public\">Many Facebook users<\/a> have shared the same image asking others to pay their respect by commenting <em>&#8220;\u091c\u092f \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926 \u0932\u093f\u0916 \u0915\u0930 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093e\u0902\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0905\u0930\u094d\u092a\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0947&#8221; (Please express condolence by writing Jai hind- translated)<\/em>\u00a0on the\u00a0post<em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fake image of Modi paying respect to Vajpayee on FB\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/285487325?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"646\" height=\"782\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What is the truth?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fake image of Modi paying respects to Vajpayee - Google Reverse image search\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/285487521?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1290\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Alt News did a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.in\/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiu98WymsXXwg3nN25GeKm6fVwxdVo6CW4yuOuKEDKZy2Gj1g_1G8mwv8TmNfTNiAwjxMbO4Aci-1T5vqsfA0-Pf1GczFS0RnD5HOizDb3G9Mf0bokHobW02UJeLb2gJxZ60OK7FYzuNeIsABX6FJUagUcLPuOMUdVqtWwyOK4uEHCbkqsW4DXCwq_1-QtW7lrVWPBYINouM0ecqzsaya4P2GHitgQ2HOGMJhnozecPoBxbqzGgxmWpp1ONRfj9Hsc5u5DkqLpXp0JObACAYnNAqdpnMveFHnjIRkbN1NdK9gZCEjWFYGmY-npT5ukTu2DO0_1zXpfou5hufLEUFqMcgRR2WkQEeA\">Google reverse image search<\/a>\u00a0and found a post titled, <em>&#8220;Hon\u2019ble CM condoles death of veteran scribe Bhupat Vadodaria&#8221; <\/em>on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.narendramodi.in\/hon%E2%80%99ble-cm-condoles-death-of-veteran-scribe-bhupat-vadodaria-4139\">official website of Narendra Modi<\/a>\u00a0which had the same image attached with it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Narendra-Modi-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Narendra-Modi-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Narendra-Modi-2-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Narendra-Modi-2-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Narendra-Modi-2-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Narendra-Modi-2-696x529.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Narendra-Modi-2-553x420.jpg 553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The post from October 5, 2011, stated, <em>&#8220;The chief minister also visited the residence of Vadodaria and paid his homage and consoled the bereaved family members.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the past as well, the Facebook page JAY MODIRAJ has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/is-this-narendra-modi-surrounded-by-world-leaders-no-it-is-a-photoshopped-image\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">circulated<\/a> misinformation. In the previous case, it was a photoshopped image of PM Modi surrounded by world leaders. During emotionally charged situations, netizens should always be circumspect about information shared on social media as bad actors often post misleading content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee breathed his last on Thursday at the Delhi&#8217;s AIIMS. Politicians\u00a0of all hue have mourned his passing and expressed their grief. A Facebook Page JAY MODIRAJ (&#8220;\u091c\u092f \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u0930\u093e\u091c&#8221;) has shared an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi supposedly paying homage to the mortal remains of Vajpayee. 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