After 5 years, bilateral talks were held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, 23 October, in Kazan city of Russia. After this bilateral talks, a video clip of Xi Jinping and PM Modi is now being shared on social media. In this video clip, it can be seen that PM Modi takes the initiative to shake hands with Xi Jinping, but Xi Jinping asks him to come forward by gesturing with his hand. Another video is also present in the collage of this video clip. In this clip, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, like Xi Jinping, asks PM Modi to come forward instead of shaking hands with him. The post shared by INC News has been viewed by more than 70 thousand people so far. More than 2 thousand people have liked it and more than 1 thousand have retweeted it. Truth of the viral video … In the beginning, we investigated the viral video clip of PM Modi and Xi Jinping. During the investigation, we found the entire video related to the viral clip of PM Modi and Xi Jinping on PM Modi’s official YouTube channel itself. At the beginning of this video, it can be seen that PM Modi takes the initiative to shake hands with Xi Jinping, but Xi Jinping asks him to come forward by gesturing with his hand. After this, Jinping and PM Modi reach the center and shake hands with each other and pose for the media. In the next phase of the investigation, we investigated the viral video clip of PM Modi and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel present in the viral post. On searching, we found the full video related to this clip on the YouTube channel of The Tribune News. At the beginning of this video, it can be seen that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked PM Modi to come to the center after talking to the media, after which she shook hands with PM Modi. This video was uploaded on the YouTube channel of The Tribune News on May 30, 2017. It is clear that the claim being made on social media with both the viral video clips of PM Modi is completely false. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping did not refuse to shake hands with PM Modi. Join us against fake news. If you have any doubt about any such information then email us @ fakenewsexpose@dbcorp.in and whatsapp us- 9201776050
