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Fact Check: Did The Queen Thank PM Modi For Covid-19 Vaccines? Here’s The Truth

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A picture of a giant billboard put up in central London showing a message by Queen Elizabeth II is doing rounds on the internet. In the message, the Queen thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending COVID-19 vaccines to England.

A user shared the post with a caption, ‘लंदन में महारानी एलिजाबेथ द्वितीय ने इंग्लैंड को कोरोना वैक्सीन की मदद देने के लिए #मोदीजी को धन्यवाद ज्ञापन देते हुए बिलबोर्ड लगाया है । ये हमारे देश के लिए गर्व की बात है कि हम पर 200 वर्ष शासन करने वाले हमसे मदद ले रहे हैं, और हमारी प्रशंसा भी कर रहे हैं। धन्यवाद मोदीजी।’.

(Translation- In London, Queen Elizabeth II placed a billboard thanking Modi for helping with the Corona vaccine in England. It is a matter of pride for our country that those who have ruled us for 200 years are taking help from us, and are also praising us. Thank you Modi ji)

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FACT CHECK

NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found out that it is fake.

With the help of Google Reverse Image Search, we found the same picture published in a tweet by British public broadcaster, BBC on April 8, 2020. The text on the billboard read, “We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.”

The caption of the tweet read, “Queen’s message of hope lights up Piccadilly Circus.”

We also found another picture of the billboard on the Getty website. “A still image of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II with a message of hope from her special address to the nation is seen on the giant billboard in Piccadilly Square, central London on April 18, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic”, the caption read.

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On comparing both the pictures, it becomes clear that the viral picture is morphed.

The above information proves that the picture with the Queen’s message on the billboard has been edited.

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