Mumbai, September 18: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the cheetahs from Namibia at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, pictures and videos of the same went viral on social media. Post the release, PM Modi was also seen clicking pictures of the big cats using a professional camera. However, there were some political parties who tried to defame PM Narendra Modi stating that he didn't take off the lens cover of the camera.

Shockingly, morphed pictures of PM Narendra Modi were shared by the Trinamool Congress party which said that the BJP leader did not take off the lens cover of the camera at all. While sharing the morphed picture of PM Narendra Modi, TMC MP Jawhar Sircar said, "Keeping the lid on all statistics is one thing, but keeping the cover on the camera lens is sheer far-sightedness." Besides TMC, many other netizens also shared the morphed pictures of PM Modi which showed the lens on the camera. Fact Check: Scripted Video of ‘Maulana’ Dragging Unconscious Woman Inside Mazar Goes Viral With False Claim, Here’s the Truth.

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However, the truth is that the morphed picture is not a real one. After the morphed pictures went viral, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took it on themselves to fact-check the incident. The national party quickly responded to the morphed photoshopped image of PM Modi and attacked the TMC for spreading fake news. In the pictures that have gone viral on digital platforms, the lens of Canon can be seen on a Nikon camera, which clearly showed poor editing.

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Sukanta Majumdar, BJP leader from West Bengal took to Twitter to slam the TMC party and its leaders. In a tweet, he said. "TMC Rajya Sabha MP is sharing an edited image of a Nikon camera with Canon cover. Such a bad attempt to spread fake propaganda. Mamata Banerjee…hire someone better who can at least have common sense." Soon after Majumdar's tweet, TMC MP Jawhar Sircar deleted his tweet. Besides TMC, the morphed picture of PM Modi was also shared by handles of the Congress party as well.

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PM Narendra Modi Clicking Pics of Cheetah With Nikon Camera Without Taking Out Canon Cover! BJP Fact Checks Shoddy Photoshop Effort From Opposition
Claim :

PM Narendra Modi did not remove the camera lens while clicking pictures of Namibian cheetahs

Conclusion :

The morphed pictures are edited and has a Canon lens on a Nikon camera

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