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New Delhi, December 14: A fake news of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the newborn grandson of industrialist Mukesh Ambani went viral on social media. Those spreading the misinformation attacked the PM for visiting Ambani on the birth of his grandchild, at a time when farmers are protesting since the past fortnight at Delhi's borders. Mukesh And Nita Ambani Become Grandparents as Shloka Mehta, Wife of Akash Ambani, Gives Birth to Baby Boy.

Those sharing the rumour on social media claimed that the Prime Minister has the time to visit Ambani, but has "no time to visit the food-providers" who are "sitting in the cold for last 17 days". The message, along with a dated image of Modi meeting Ambani and his wife at a hospital was shared several times on Twitter and Facebook.

Fake News Shared on Social Media

हे साहब! अम्बानी के नवासे को देखने आप हॉस्पिटल पहुंच गये, लेकिन पोषक(अन्नदाता) से मिलने की ज़हमत तक नहीं की, जो 17 दिन से ऐसी ठंड और बरसात में खुले आसमान के नीचे बैठे हैं?

इतनी निष्ठुरता क्यूं???@PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/eN9L0PfLbO

— कुलदीप बौद्ध (@kuldeepKrBaudhh) December 12, 2020

'To See Ambani's Grandson at Hospital', Twitter Users Claimed

हे साहब! अम्बानी के नवासे को देखने आप हॉस्पिटल पहुंच गये, लेकिन पोषक(अन्नदाता) से मिलने की ज़हमत तक नहीं की, जो 17 दिन से ऐसी ठंड और बरसात में खुले आसमान के नीचे बैठे हैं?

इतनी निष्ठुरता क्यूं???@PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/eN9L0PfLbO

— कुलदीप बौद्ध (@kuldeepKrBaudhh) December 12, 2020

Fact-Check Debunks Fake News

On back-searching the image used above, one would be redirected to news articles of 2014, when Modi inaugurated the HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. The image is a mirrored version of one of the images that was clicked during the inauguration. In the photo, the same hospital staff were seen, and Ambani, wife Nita Ambani and PM Modi could be seen in the same set of clothes.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 15, 2020 12:04 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).