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The photo depicting Uddhav Thackeray bowing to Rahul Gandhi is digitally altered

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A viral image circulating on social media shows Uddhav Thackeray bowing to Rahul Gandhi. This image is accompanied by a caption suggesting, ‘Will a true Maratha vote for this Uddhav Thackeray?’ (here & here). Let’s fact-check the authenticity of the image being shared.

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Claim: Photo depicting Uddhav Thackeray bowing to Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.

Fact: Two different photos, one of Uddhav Thackeray greeting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s parents with folded hands, and another of him presenting a bouquet to Rahul Gandhi, have been digitally morphed to make it appear as though Thackeray is bowing to Gandhi. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.

The viral photo is digitally manipulated, combining two different photos. A reverse image search reveals the original photo of Uddhav Thackeray greeting with folded hands. The original photo, shared by a news agency, shows Thackeray greeting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s parents during his recent visit to the Kejriwal family in Delhi on 8 August 2024.

The portion of the image where Rahul Gandhi is seen holding a bouquet is, in fact, from Uddhav Thackeray’s meeting with Rahul Gandhi. However, the original photo does not depict Thackeray bowing to Rahul Gandhi. A reverse image search focusing on the Rahul Gandhi portion of the viral photo led us to the original photo of him holding a bouquet. Shared by a news agency, the original photo captures Uddhav Thackeray greeting Rahul Gandhi by handing him a bouquet during a visit to Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, a day before meeting the Kejriwal family.

News articles covering these two separate meetings can be viewed here and here. From these reports, it’s clear that two different photos have been digitally altered to make it appear as if Uddhav Thackeray is bowing to Rahul Gandhi.

To sum up, a digitally altered photo is being circulated, claiming that Uddhav Thackeray bowed to Rahul Gandhi.

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