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The video shows Prime Minister Modi prepping for what looks like a photo shoot.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sunil.dsouza.14268\/videos\/2291475224444914\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/sunil.dsouza.14268\/videos\/2291475224444914\/\"><p>Information recieved through RTI reveals that, on an average, Rs 80 lacs are paid to the beautician each month for make up of our PM.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sunil.dsouza.14268\">Sunil Dsouza<\/a> on Monday, 6 May 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sunil.dsouza.14268\/videos\/2291475224444914\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<p>This clip was also shared earlier this month by the official page of Gurugram Congress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GurugramINC\/videos\/861507837536056\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/GurugramINC\/videos\/861507837536056\/\"><p>\u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0947\u091f\u093e,\u092e\u0947\u0915\u0905\u092a \u0915\u0930\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\n\u0906\u0930\u091f\u0940\u0906\u0908 \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0930\u093f\u090f \u0916\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0938\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0943\u0902\u0917\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092c\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091f\u0940\u0936\u093f\u092f\u0928 \u0915\u094b 80 \u0932\u093e\u0916 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u090f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0939 \u092d\u0941\u0917\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GurugramINC\/\">Gurugram Congress<\/a> on Saturday, 4 May 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video is massively viral on Facebook in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=Information%20recieved%20through%20RTI%20reveals%20that%2C%20on%20an%20average%2C%20Rs%2080%20lacs%20are&amp;epa=SERP_TAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/80+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96+%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%8F+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88\/keywords_blended_videos?f=AboblCLYw4Ewny2DzvozC_uqPpBtGOHCaAwvpyizsmh_zpS9wH7R15MMb0PNfroFMBXpAZ8xexvJqxDy1xCe49i6WG66-Yrw6WA948-O_D07Gb1bu5zS1idFTK3SVCsaR9e77NJGiCHUSRbz7hc-pMavEJpAEg1whsWL-jZxUHudBsiEC2tHzeyG67vD8UTORob_kRppHIoGps6f6YNANLoQoXBALN2hPl7-Qwqt6AMLH0J4p0ofvqmCKlUhe4nvNtRWqUvB1-ymJbPKoc249cC-KQTIIwB2QSJoB5KiSJIlqltwGNEeflDgw6nVZDc7uSBuATQ7SJI8SqkcIyBcfyC5o7qBfC5xrZL7oLKn-bVQluNc7QyaZL_xAfOC9qaO_7ZnJMD2oMnvYVgcQweYaoOoOqdcbvgeLabe1QmUYNXhFuMltgbV8utnSF5lyWmHikT_c4Qw8dJz8XtntSsZv39-jWaY_3ma0GkOLF0EwV7wheqnmkoVxgufNcbsAJxmkO4&amp;epa=SEE_MORE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hindi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35847 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/collage-e1557399152953.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/collage-e1557399152953.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/collage-e1557399152953-300x145.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/collage-e1557399152953-768x371.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/collage-e1557399152953-1024x494.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/collage-e1557399152953-990x478.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Similar claim viral last year<\/h2>\n<p>A similarly-worded claim was also circulated in 2018. However, instead of a clip video, photographs of the PM at the same event were used.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10210190031986736&amp;set=a.1806692226554&amp;type=3\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10210190031986736&amp;set=a.1806692226554&amp;type=3\"><p>15 \u0932\u093e\u0916 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u092f\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0917\u093e\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0930\u0916\u0940 \u0917\u0908 \u092e\u0947\u0915\u0905\u092a \u0906\u0930\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093e\u0925\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0915\u0905\u092a \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0938\u091c\u0927\u091c \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0924\u0947 \u0928\u094c\u091f\u0902\u0915\u0940\u092c\u093e\u091c\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chaturvediaditya\">Aditya Chaturvedi<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10210190031986736&amp;set=a.1806692226554&amp;type=3\">Monday, 22 October 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What is the truth?<\/h2>\n<p>The clip used to propagate that the Prime Minister spent Rs 80 lakh on beauticians has been picked up from the video showing the making of PM Modi&#8217;s wax statue in Madame Tussauds, Singapore. The clues are hidden in the video itself.<\/p>\n<p>At about 8 seconds into the video, a paper reads out &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8216;Madame Tussauds Body Measurement.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35850 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-29.png 748w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-29-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video of the making of PM Modi&#8217;s wax statue was uploaded in 2016. The claim that beauticians were applying make-up on the PM is false as Madame Tussauds employees can be seen taking his body measurements.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making of Narendra Modi&#039;s figure - Madame Tussauds Singapore\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vNfSZAgIMY?start=15&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, no such RTI revealing that PM Modi spends Rs 80 lakh a month on beauticians was found in media reports. 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