A viral picture circulating on social media platforms, purportedly exhibiting an enormous crowd gathered for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Telangana’s Kollapur, has been debunked. Moreover, claims suggesting the identical picture depicts protests in opposition to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Gujarat have additionally been refuted. Investigation into the origin of the picture reveals it dates again to Could 2008 and really captures the Olympic torch passing by means of Guangzhou, China.
Using Google Lens expertise, researchers traced the picture to a web-based platform referred to as ‘Flickr’, the place it was printed on 12 Could 2008. The caption accompanying the picture explicitly mentions the Olympic Torch relay, with condolences supplied to victims of the Sichuan earthquake, inserting the occasion in Guangzhou, China, roughly 500 miles from the earthquake’s epicenter.
Moreover, further sources, together with an article from The Atlantic, verify the in depth protection of the 2008 Olympics in China, significantly the relay of the Olympic torch throughout numerous cities within the nation.
In conclusion, it’s evident that the viral picture circulated on social media shouldn’t be current and is solely unrelated to political occasions in India. This case underscores the significance of verifying the authenticity of pictures earlier than sharing them on digital platforms to stop the unfold of misinformation.
