Fact Check: The picture of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with PM Modi is being viral in the name of George Soros.

New Delhi: There is political turmoil in the country regarding American businessman George Soros. There were fierce allegations and counter-allegations on this issue between the ruling BJP at the Center and the opposition party Congress. Meanwhile, a picture is quite viral on social media, in which the Prime Minister Narendra Modi An elderly man is seen sitting on a chair. Users claim that this person sitting with PM Modi is George Soros. Many users are sharing it considering it to be true.

PTI Fact Check proved the viral claim to be fake. Investigation revealed that the person sitting on the chair with PM Modi in the viral picture is not George Soros but former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. This picture is from October 2019, when the two leaders met in Delhi. Users are now sharing the picture, which is about five years old, on social media with false claims.

Claim

Facebook user ‘P. Of. While sharing a picture on December 15, R wrote, ‘Traitor of the highest order’, suffocating and conspiring with George Soros – Rahul Gandhi..’ Link, archive link See here.

Many other users on social media are also sharing this picture with the same claim, which Here, Here And Here See.

investigation

To confirm this claim, PTI Fact Check Desk first reverse searched the viral photo through Google Lens. We found the original picture in a report published on TV9 website, in which the name of the person sitting with PM Modi was described as Henry Kissinger.

In this report published on the website on October 23, 2019, it was told that former US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger had come to India in 2019 at the age of 96 and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. full report Here Read.

According to the report published on the website of Aaj Tak and CNBC TV18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met all the big industrialists of Delhi during the International Council meeting on 22 October 2019. In this report, along with the viral picture, there are many other pictures, in which Henry Kissinger, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates are also seen. Are. full report Here And Here See.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also shared these pictures on his/her social media handle. While sharing this picture on October 22, 2019, he/she wrote, ‘Dr. Pleased to meet Henry Kissinger. he/she has made significant contributions to international politics and diplomacy. Post click here Try it.

According to media reports, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (100) died on November 29, 2023. It was reported that Kissinger had disputes with India on many issues. he/she was the Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 during the tenure of two former US Presidents, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Kissinger supported Pakistan during the India-Pakistan war in 1971. At that time he/she was America’s National Security Advisor. full report Here And Here Click and read.

In recent times, there has been a clash between BJP and Congress on the issue of American businessman George Soros. On December 9, the BJP had accused Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of colluding with ‘international forces’ like George Soros to destabilize India. full report Here Read.

From our investigation so far, it is clear that the person sitting on the chair with PM Modi in the viral picture is not George Soros but former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Users are now sharing the picture, which is about five years old, on social media with false claims.

conclusion

PTI Fact Check In the investigation, the person sitting on the chair with PM Modi in the viral picture is not George Soros but former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Users are now sharing the picture, which is about five years old, on social media with false claims.

(This story was originally published PTI Fact CheckAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)