An image of a news template is viral on social media in which it is claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has helped India to win Olympic 2020. The text embedded on the image reads, “पीएम मोदी ने जिताया पहला ओलंपिक पदक खबरदार, ख़बर, पूरा विश्लेषण, रात 9:30 बजे.” (Which translates in English as, “PM Modi won the first Olympic medal at 9:30 pm, the full news, the complete analysis”.)
A Facebook user, Amod Garud shared the image with the caption that reads, “पीएम मोदी ने जिताया पहला ओलंपिक पदक। Thank you Modijiइसलिए इनको “गोदी’ मीडीया कहते है!!” (Which translates in English as, “PM Modi won the first Olympic medal. Thank you Modiji That’s why they are called ′′ Godi ′′ media!”. The archive of the link can be seen here.
The post is widely being shared on Facebook.
The post is also shared on Twitter. Archive to the post can be seen here.
पीएम मोदी की वजह से देश हुई 60 लाख कोरोना मौतें। मोदी को धन्यवाद के लिए देखिए इसका खबरदार। pic.twitter.com/ne7Nbz46JQ
— कुलदीप सिंह (@Ramesh18498367) July 24, 2021
FactO Check:
On doing a Google Reverse Image Search, we found that a similar news template was uploaded by Aaj Tak on its Facebook page on July 9, 2019.
We compared both the images and found that both news templates have images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and news anchor Sweta Singh and have ‘बरदार, ख़बर, पूरा विश्लेषण, रात 9:30 बजे’ written on the template. In the original image, it is written, ” क्या पीएम मोदी जिताएंगे वर्ल्डकप ?” which has been morphed as “पीएम मोदी ने जिताया पहला ओलंपिक पदक”. Also, the original image shows the logo of the Cricket World Cup is mentioned, however, in the viral image it has been morphed with Olympic medal.
Khabardar is a daily show on Aaj Tak that discusses different topics every day. The topics which are mentioned here. However, none of the topics gave credit to Narendra Modi for the Olympic medal won by India.
Meera Bai Chanu won the Silver medal in Olympic 2020 on July 24, 2021. Hence, the viral image is morphed.