The trailer of Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited movie Pathaan was released on January 10, 2023. Against this backdrop, a video showing PM Modi watching this trailer and clapping along is widely shared on social media.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: “Narendra Modi reaction on Pathaan trailer”
Here’s the link to the above post
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE.
Performing a Reverse Image Search, we identified an ANI tweet carrying the original video, dated July 22, 2019, with text: “Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the live telecast of #Chandrayaan2 launch by ISRO, at 2:43 pm today.”
#WATCH Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the live telecast of #Chandrayaan2 launch by ISRO, at 2:43 pm today. (Earlier visuals) pic.twitter.com/drh8o4oTWj
— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2019
The same video with similar information was available on YouTube channels of NDTV, Hindustan Times and India Today on July 22, 2019.
According to an ABP News report, dated July 22, 2019, the launch of Chandrayaan 2 was a historic event which symbolised the progress of Indian science. The launch was originally planned for July 15, but was cancelled due to mechanical problems.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that an edited video of PM Modi is falsely shared as his reaction after watching the Pathaan trailer.
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