{"id":81926,"date":"2020-12-07T19:40:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T14:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=81926"},"modified":"2020-12-07T19:43:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T14:13:05","slug":"morphed-tweet-portrays-obama-said-he-is-ashamed-of-shaking-pm-modis-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/morphed-tweet-portrays-obama-said-he-is-ashamed-of-shaking-pm-modis-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Morphed tweet portrays Obama said he is &#8216;ashamed&#8217; of shaking PM Modi&#8217;s hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot of a tweet claimed to have been posted by former US president Barack Obama is widely circulating on social media. The screenshot portrays that Obama tweeted a picture of him shaking hands with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and wrote, &#8220;Today I am shamefull for a hand shake with this man&#8230;. #NarendraModi&#8221;. Alt News received multiple requests to fact-check the claim on our WhatsApp helpline (+917600011160) and on our <a title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" data-from-md=\"\">official Android application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Twitter users (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gurchar84107903\/status\/1335834348377919490\">1<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gill_fzr\/status\/1335776711200292866\">2<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mandeep23887160\/status\/1335860430279884802\">3<\/a>) posted this screenshot and suggested that Obama made the tweet against the backdrop of the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-81926 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/morphed-tweet-portrays-obama-said-he-is-ashamed-of-shaking-pm-modis-hand\/screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17-45-33\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.45.33.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.45.33.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.45.33-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/morphed-tweet-portrays-obama-said-he-is-ashamed-of-shaking-pm-modis-hand\/screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17-45-46\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.45.46.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.45.46.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.45.46-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/morphed-tweet-portrays-obama-said-he-is-ashamed-of-shaking-pm-modis-hand\/screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17-46-03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.46.03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.46.03.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.46.03-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=Obama%20Modi%20&amp;f=AbqKNXg5xFAfcJq5rVGcC5jNJikPY2ICSTvjgK2CphTHbEKSPz2EhBNSrQrW5erVchtV8QB5E4azM9ybj6dJwrf_26ZNze8QtjRSYuZXmX1nde3IhotTYKQI3-sp24jmI_M&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZVwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwie1xcXCJzdGFydF95ZWFyXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMFxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMC0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIwXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMC0xMlxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjAtMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjAtMTItMzFcXFwifVwifSJ9\">Facebook<\/a> users have also posted this screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81937\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.37.17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.37.17.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.37.17-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.37.17-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.37.17-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>The viral screenshot by Obama has been morphed. A photograph of the world leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZitavdbmv8wtjRO-B0wQPUg1j3FH2b28FIUMb6uhC-ENB8CGw6UclLeez-dmaFgazfDFPT60YkP9uY4h7pcfLNr_1ufEkH7J9NevdCOfN9muBJ031zk7BcOgCw-R1A1H3pusCObvhlbpLcjnzkv5tr23csyddnhIL3vNaYCXFPtS4N2vAgY_1q73WWMN6wDJ3I1Oy-Q8CNAn0gN3Bz4afbIsxHNq3MGHOajKQxTxKcjW3Jcmq9YWKfcaB6WCuStj1svkBbnOMwRT98LhryjSX-2MLIgFQHf23eFYxgVVOkpGA-b_1i8KLRwJHM6IVht38xMzY6HmBqcTeJX8LbAh5VE9WDY2JH0Vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from 2014<\/a> was used along with text to create the manufactured tweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81942\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.53.41.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1076\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.53.41.png 1076w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.53.41-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.53.41-1024x711.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-17.53.41-768x533.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several red flags point to the tweet&#8217;s ingenuity. We were unable to find any tweet by Obama addressing PM Modi on December 5. The screenshot also carries silly grammatical errors &#8211; misspells the words &#8216;shameful&#8217;\u00a0 and &#8216;handshake&#8217;. Also, the word that should have been used in the tweet is &#8216;ashamed&#8217; not &#8216;shameful&#8217;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81945 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/EonWQkKVoAAyD9S-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/EonWQkKVoAAyD9S-copy.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/EonWQkKVoAAyD9S-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/EonWQkKVoAAyD9S-copy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>The viral screenshot&#8217;s design doesn&#8217;t match Twitter&#8217;s layout. Alt News compared the viral tweet with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1328458351869644806\">lastest tweet by Obama<\/a> that carries a picture. Quite evidently, the text of the tweet is not properly aligned with the image in the morphed screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81952 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1907\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart1-1.jpg 1907w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart1-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart1-1-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart1-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart1-1-1536x868.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1907px) 100vw, 1907px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thus a manufactured tweet has been shared on social media portraying that former US president Barack Obama said that he is &#8216;ashamed&#8217; to have shaken hands with PM Modi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot of a tweet claimed to have been posted by former US president Barack Obama is widely circulating on social media. The screenshot portrays that Obama tweeted a picture of him shaking hands with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and wrote, &#8220;Today I am shamefull for a hand shake with this man&#8230;. #NarendraModi&#8221;. 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