As the nation celebrated the 131st birth anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on 14 April 2022, an image has gone viral on social media platforms showing Russian President Vladimir Putin in a conference room with a portrait of BR Ambedkar on the wall.
While sharing this image, many social media users are saying that this photo has been installed in the office of the Russian President by Putin.
Several Facebook users are sharing the image. The text on the image says, “Russian President Mr Vladimir Puttin has displayed Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s photo in his office….a great honour for India.!(sic)”
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the image and found it to be morphed.
On putting the picture through Reverse Image Search, we found the original image on the stock image website Alamy which does not feature a portrait of BR Ambedkar in the background.
As per the details, the image was taken on February 15, 2007, with the caption, “Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a conference on economic issues in the Kremlin From left to right Sergei Ignatyev.”
Below is the comparison between the edited and real images.
In the original image, one can see Russia’s national emblem in place of BR Ambedkar’s photo.
Hence, with the above image, it can be concluded that the viral image is manipulated using picture editing software.