A picture is going viral on social media. In this picture, the third president of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ‘MBZ’, is seen wearing a saffron outfit with PM Modi.
A Facebook user named Hindu Bhuvi Choudhary shared the same image with the caption, “Jai Shri Ram”. It is written on this picture, “This is Modi! He himself does not wear a fake cap, but made the sheik to wear saffron. Long live Rama”
It is noteworthy that this picture has become viral even in 2021. Many social media users including Ram Ji Gupta have shared this.
Fact Check:
The DFRAC team did a reverse image search on the internet to find out the reality of the viral image. The team found a tweet from the official Twitter account of the ruler of Abu Dhabi ‘MBZ’, in which the original image can be seen. It is captioned in Hindi which can be nearly translated into English as, “Mohamed bin Zayed awarded the Zayed Medal to the Indian Prime Minister for his role in promoting friendship and cooperation. A special commemorative stamp was released to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in his presence.”
At the same time, the verified account of PMO also tweeted these pictures and wrote that the prestigious ‘Order of Zayed’ was presented to Prime Minister @narendramodi at a ceremony in Abu.
conclusion:
The DFRAC team could not find anywhere from any reliable source a picture of Abu Dhabi’s ruler ‘MBZ’ dressed in saffron robes with PM Modi. The viral image is photoshopped/edited, hence the claim by social media users is fake.
Claim: This is Modi! He himself does not wear a fake cap but make the sheikhs to wear saffron.
Claimant: Social Media Users
Fact Check: Fake
