A photo of BJP National Spokesperson, Sambit Patra is doing rounds on the internet.
He can be seen sitting on a pavement having dinner with a homeless couple. The caption reads- “Bjp candidate Sambit Patra has exposed all Modi lies in single photo. House for everybody , Ujwala Gas, Digital India, Electrification, 2 crore Jobs, Swacch Bharat, Smart city etc etc. “
Bjp candidate Sambit Patra has exposed all Modi lies in single photo. House for everybody , Ujwala Gas, Digital India, Electrification, 2 crore Jobs, Swacch Bharat, Smart city etc etc. pic.twitter.com/QSsqezvoPg
— Simmi Ahuja | #NyayForIndia (@SimmiAhuja_) April 6, 2019
We found more photos with the same caption-
#BJP candidate #sambitpatra has exposed all #Modi lies in single photo.
House for everybody , Ujwala Gas, Digital India, Electrification, 2 crore Jobs, Swacch Bharat, Smart city!! pic.twitter.com/3hBElFtuZZ
— The Politician (@ThePolitician10) April 6, 2019
FACT CHECK
When our fact-check team put the picture through Reverse Image Search, we found the flipped version of the original picture in a news article.
On cropping Sambit Patra from the picture and putting it through Reverse Image Search, we found the original image.
His picture was taken from a tweet on his official Twitter account. The picture was upload on March 31, 2019, while he was campaigning in Odisha.
ପିପିଲି ବିଧାନସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନମଣ୍ଡଳୀର ବିଜେପି ପାର୍ଥି ଶ୍ରୀଯୁକ୍ତ ଆଶ୍ରିତ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଓ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକର୍ତ୍ତା ମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ମଧ୍ୟାହ୍ନ ଭୋଜନ କଲି l@BJP4Odisha #PhirEkBaarModiSarkar pic.twitter.com/o2dtDCjz76
— Chowkidar Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) March 31, 2019
This proves that the photo is photoshopped.
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