A viral image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden meeting during the recent G20 summit is fake. The image, which has been shared widely on social media, shows a painting of the Mahabharata epic on the wall behind the two leaders. India TV conducted a fact check of the image and found that it is edited. The original image of the meeting shows no painting on the wall.
The image was first shared by a Twitter user named Aviral Varshney with the text, "Behind the Narendra Modi ji & Joe Biden, It is Painting of Arjun & Shri Krishna from Mahabharat. That's Amazing."
The image was also shared by a Facebook user named Om Namh Shivay. The user wrote in the post, "Wake up, Punjabi Hindus! Such a prime minister has never been born to us nor will he ever be. Only Modi can present our culture in such a supreme and glorious way among the world's twenty powerful countries."
To verify the image, India TV conducted a Google reverse image search. The search results showed that the painting of the Mahabharata epic is different from the original image of the meeting.
India TV also searched for keywords related to the meetings between PM Modi and President Biden during the G20 summit. The search results confirmed that the image is fake.
PM Modi shared the original images of the meeting on his Twitter account. The images show no painting on the wall.
The video of the meeting between PM Modi and President Biden was also shared on the official YouTube channel of the Prime Minister's Office. The video also shows no painting on the wall.
Conclusion
The viral image of PM Modi and President Biden meeting with a painting of the Mahabharata epic is fake. The image has been edited to spread misinformation.
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