Edited Image Viral to Falsely Claim That PM Modi Travelled in Taxi in France

This image is edited to falsely claim that PM Modi travelled in France is a taxi.

An image is being shared on social media platforms to claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was travelling in a taxi during his official visit in France.

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• The image has been edited. The original image dates back to 2021 and is not recent.

What we found: We ran a relevant keyword search but did not find any reports or images which showed PM Modi inside a taxi during the official tour.

• Upon closely checking the number plate, we noticed that it mentioned, "Italia," hinting that the photo and/or cab could be from Italy.

• With a keyword search, we found that "La Prima App in Italia per i Taxi" was operated by a cab service called "It Taxi" in Italy.

• Below is a reference of a cab from the same service in Italy. The sticker on the two images matches.

• With the help of a reverse image search, we found an old post by news agency ANI from 2021 featuring four images from PM Modi's meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican City.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Vatican City to meet Pope Francis pic.twitter.com/rWCNxl7mVI

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021

• One image out of the four matched the viral photo; however, it did not have the cab sticker.

Team WebQoof fact-checked the same image when it went viral in 2021 with the false claim that PM Modi travelled in a cab in Italy. You can read the story here.

Conclusion: An edited image is being shared to falsely claim that PM Modi travelled in a cab during his official visit to France recently.

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