Fact Check: Viral Image Misidentifies Henry Kissinger As George Soros with PM Modi
Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that an old photo of PM Modi and former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is being shared with a false claim.
New Delhi (Vishvas News). There was a significant commotion in the Parliament recently after the allegations of connections between American businessman George Soros and the Gandhi family. Amid this, a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going viral. In the photo, he can be seen talking to a person, with claims suggesting that the man alongside PM Modi is George Soros.
Vishvas News investigated the viral post and found it to be fake. A false claim identified former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as George Soros. The original picture was shared by PM Modi on his X handle in 2019.
What is going viral?
On December 15, 2024, Facebook user PKR shared a photo with the caption, “Rahul Gandhi – Traitor of the Highest Order conspiring with George Soros.”
The content of the viral post has been reproduced here verbatim. Many users are sharing it believing it to be true. You can see the archived version of the post here.
Investigation
Vishvas News used the Google Lens tool to find out the truth behind the viral picture of PM Modi. In the initial search, we found an old post by PM Modi. In this post, dated October 22, 2019, the viral picture was shared with a caption in English stating, “It was a pleasure to meet Henry Kissinger. He has made pioneering contributions to international politics and diplomacy.”
Glad to have met Dr. Henry Kissinger. He has made pioneering contributions to international politics and diplomacy. pic.twitter.com/fhLFfi9i5U
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 22, 2019
During the search, we found that Henry Kissinger was the former US Secretary of State. He passed away in November 2023 at the age of nearly 100. According to a report by The Hindu, Henry Kissinger was born on May 27, 1923, in Fürth, Germany and moved to the United States with his family in 1938.
Upon researching George Soros, we found that he is an American businessman born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1930. Soros is listed among the richest people in the world. Born in a prosperous Jewish family, his family fled Nazi-occupied Hungary and came to Britain in 1947. According to a report by Jagran.com, he studied at the London School of Economics after arriving in Britain.
In the final phase of the investigation, we contacted JP Ranjan, a senior journalist covering international affairs at Dainik Jagran. The viral picture was shared with him, and he confirmed that the person with PM Modi in the photo is not George Soros, but former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
Lastly, we scanned the Facebook profile of the user who made the fake claim and found that it has around 5,000 followers. This account was created in June 2015 and the user identifies as a resident of Patna.
Conclusion: Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that an old photo of PM Modi and former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is being shared with a false claim.
(This story was originally published by vishvasnews.com and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Woman, 2 sons found dead in Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): Three members of a family were found dead inside their home in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji on Friday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, officials said.
Police said the incident came to light around 2.47 pm when a police team reached the premises to execute a court order related to possession of the property. When repeated knocks went unanswered, the staff used a duplicate key to open the door.
Inside, officers found Anuradha Kapoor (52) and her sons, Ashish Kapoor (32) and Chaitanya Kapoor (27), hanging from the ceiling, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said in a statement. All three were declared dead.
A handwritten note was recovered from the room, suggesting the family had been struggling with depression.
"The handwritten note indicates emotional distress faced by the family due to which the family may have taken the extreme step," the officer said.
The bodies have been shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) mortuary for post-mortem and other legal formalities under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police said.
Residents of the neighbourhood said they were shocked to learn about the deaths, adding that the family kept largely to themselves.
Pankaj Kashyap, a resident of Girinagar, said he learnt about the deaths while leaving for work. "I live and work here and was leaving for work when I saw many people standing outside and talking. That is how I got to know that three people had committed suicide. I also saw several police vehicles outside, but I do not know much beyond that," he said.
Baldev, another neighbour, said the family had been living in the newly constructed house for around two years. "We only knew that a mother and her two children lived there. They had moved into the newly built house around two years ago. We did not interact much with them. Today we heard that all three have committed suicide, and whatever we know is based on what people here are saying," he said.
Another neighbour, Ramesh Kumar, claimed the family had earlier attempted suicide.
"About fifteen to twenty days ago, the two sons in the family had attempted suicide and police and ambulances had come. That was when I first got to know who they were. I do not recognise them by face, but we saw the ambulances and police take the two sons that day. Today again we saw ambulances and police arriving, so everyone came out to see what had happened. I do not know how long they had been living here, but this is all we know," he said.
Police said they are examining the family's financial condition, social circumstances, and other factors that may have contributed to the incident. Further investigation is underway.
