The people in the picture are not heads of state, but CEOs and the picture is from Davos not Britain. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 8, 2019
A post with an image of Modi walking through many people is being shared on Facebook by many users claiming that the heads of 53 countries are standing for welcoming Modi. Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post.
The archived version of the post can be found here.
In Britain, the country which ruled India for 200 years, Modi was the head of the meeting which was attended by the heads of 53 countries.
The picture was taken at the International Business Council event – 2018 in Davos, Switzerland; not in Britain. Also, the people standing are not the heads of countries but CEOs of various companies. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the image in the post is run through Google Reverse Image search, it can be found that the photo was taken at the International Business Council event – 2018. The Press Information Bureau of the government has published the exact photo with the title “The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacting with the top global CEOs, at the International Business Council event, in Davos on January 23, 2018.” on its website. So it can be concluded that the photo was not taken in Britain and the people standing before Modi are top global CEOs, not heads of various countries.
Finally, the photo was taken at the International Business Council event – 2018 in Davos, Switzerland; not in Britain.