A picture of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is getting viral on social media sites. It can be seen in the picture that PM Modi shaved his head and beard after the death of his mother Heeraben Modi.
By sharing this picture a user captioned: ‘ Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has got his mother tonsured as per Hindu custom; Blessed is this Karmayogi. A heartfelt tribute to Mother Hiraba”
Source: Twitter
Meanwhile, many other social media users are sharing a similar picture-
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
Source: Facebook
Source: Facebook
Fact Check:
To know the reality of the viral picture and found the real source of the picture the team of DFRAC did a reverse image search and found a similar source. The team found the official Youtube channel of PMO India, the video was uploaded on 15 Dec 2017. The heading states- “ PM Modi briefs the Media on the beginning of Winter Session of Parliament, New Delhi | PMO”
Source: YouTube
Meanwhile, many other youtube channels have uploaded the PM’s video.
Source: YouTube
Source: YouTube
Meanwhile, the team also found that the official website of www.narendramodi.in has also posted this picture.
Source: Narendramodi
At the same time, we also get to know that the same featured image of PM Modi is used by several media houses with different timelines and claims-
Source: timesofindia
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To know Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current status we searched his Twitter and found nothing about his head or beard shaved. Instead, we found the recent tweet and video of Narendra Modi in which he was “addressing 108th Indian Science Congress on the theme “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment.”
In which there is hair on the head and beard on the face can be seen.
Source: Twitter
Meanwhile, a collage is being given to make it clear that PM Modi’s Picture was edited-
Conclusion:
It is clear from the fact check of DFRAC That the claim of social media users that PM Modi shaved his head and beard after the death of his mother ( Heeraben Modi ) is fake. The viral shaved picture of PM Narendra Modi is edited and the original picture was taken in 2017 which makes it clear that the picture is Fake.
