{"id":31669,"date":"2019-03-26T18:13:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=31669"},"modified":"2019-03-26T18:31:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T13:01:25","slug":"false-claim-new-variety-of-modi-apple-named-after-narendra-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-new-variety-of-modi-apple-named-after-narendra-modi\/","title":{"rendered":"False claim: New variety of apple &#8216;Modi apple&#8217; named after Narendra Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u092e\u0947\u0932\u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0928, \u0911\u0938\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e : \u0928\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0935\u093f\u0924 \u092b\u093f\u0932\u093f\u092a\u094b \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0928\u090f \u0938\u0947\u092c \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u093e\u092f \u0915\u094b \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u092a\u0930 \u0930\u0916\u093e\u0964 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u091c\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u0947\u092c\u0964 (Melbourne, Australia: Inspired by Narendra Modi ji, Philipo has named her new apple business after Modi. This apple will be available in Indian markets too- translation).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This message has been shared on social media along with some photographs showing apples with the brand name &#8216;Modi&#8217; on it. It has been uploaded by a Facebook page <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/403920870357533\/photos\/pcb.425674598182160\/425674284848858\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Namo Again<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>and also by the group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=2368561383412569&amp;set=g.360912253932413&amp;type=1&amp;theater&amp;ifg=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WE SUPPORT NARENDRA MODI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31671\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/namoapple.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/namoapple.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/namoapple-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The message along with the photos has also been shared on Twitter and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0947\u0932\u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0928, \u0911\u0938\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e : \u0928\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0935\u093f\u0924 \u092b\u093f\u0932\u093f\u092a\u094b \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0928\u090f \u0938\u0947\u092c \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u093e\u092f \u0915\u094b \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u092a\u0930 \u0930\u0916\u093e\u0964 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u091c\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u0947\u092c\u0964 \u0926\u0947\u0916 \u0932\u094b \u091a\u092e\u091a\u094b\u0902&#8230;\u0906\u0917 \u0932\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0930\u094d\u0928\u094b\u0932 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0928\u093e \u092a\u093f\u091b\u0935\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940_\u0939\u0948_\u0924\u094b_\u092e\u0941\u092e\u0915\u093f\u0928_\u0939\u0948<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ModiFor2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ModiFor2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FattuPappu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FattuPappu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WnOpxyE3Jx\">pic.twitter.com\/WnOpxyE3Jx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u091a\u094c\u0915\u0940\u0926\u093e\u0930-\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0915\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\u091c\u092f\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926 \u0935\u0902\u0926\u0947\u092e\u093e\u0924\u0930\u092e (@Pooja09876089) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pooja09876089\/status\/1110138470758903808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31677\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Screenshot_20190326-154917_01-843x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Screenshot_20190326-154917_01-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Screenshot_20190326-154917_01-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Screenshot_20190326-154917_01-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Screenshot_20190326-154917_01-990x1203.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Screenshot_20190326-154917_01.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Entrepreneur Harsh Goenka was among those who tweeted about it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BJP campaign goes global&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHM5W2CaR7\">pic.twitter.com\/HHM5W2CaR7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hvgoenka\/status\/1110248432227082240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong><em>Modi<\/em> is from Italy!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Much to the chagrin of fans of Narendra Modi, the Modi apple has not been named after India&#8217;s Prime Minister. It is in fact a variety of apple which was developed in Italy. The official name for this variety is <em>CIVG198.<\/em> Information about this brand of apple is available on the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modiapple.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>www.modiapple.com<\/em><\/a>. Alt News found that the domain was registered in the year 2007, long before Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/modiapple-1-1024x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/modiapple-1-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/modiapple-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/modiapple-1-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/modiapple-1-990x438.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/modiapple-1.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the website, this variety of apple is named after the 19th century Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31690\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/apple_modigliani.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/apple_modigliani.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/apple_modigliani-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another thing to note is that <em>Modi<\/em> is spelled differently. Moreover, It has been announced by the firm that <em>Modi apple<\/em> will be launched in the Indian subcontinent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Selection_26_03_2019_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"128\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It may be reiterated that there is no connection between Narendra Modi and this variety of apple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u092e\u0947\u0932\u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0928, \u0911\u0938\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e : \u0928\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0935\u093f\u0924 \u092b\u093f\u0932\u093f\u092a\u094b \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0928\u090f \u0938\u0947\u092c \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u093e\u092f \u0915\u094b \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u092a\u0930 \u0930\u0916\u093e\u0964 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u091c\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u0947\u092c\u0964 (Melbourne, Australia: Inspired by Narendra Modi ji, Philipo has named her new apple business after Modi. This apple will be available in Indian markets too- translation).\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":31679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[132],"class_list":["post-31669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","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\/2019\/03\/fi_modi_apple.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31669","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\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31669"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31740,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31669\/revisions\/31740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31669"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=31669"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=31669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}