A screenshot of a tweet attributed to Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni has been shared on social media in which she allegedly posted a photo of PM Modi with the caption: “I have canceled my trip to Maldives. I would prefer Lakshadweep or Andaman instead. Explore #IndianIslands.” Amid the dispute between India and the Maldives, this screenshot is going viral on the internet. This article aims to fact-check this claim.
Claim: On January 7, 2024, Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni tweeted that he was canceling his trip to the Maldives to support the Indian Islands.
fact: Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni did not post the purported tweet on his “X” handle on January 7, 2024. There are no reports that she has expressed her support for the Indian Islands. Therefore, her claim in her post is that error.
To confirm the veracity of the viral photo, we first looked carefully at Italian Prime Minister Meloni’s timeline. ‘X’ handle. However, no such tweet posted on January 7, 2024 was found.
Social Blade, an online tool that monitors posts on certain social media accounts (including deleted ones), shows that she made one tweet on January 7, 2024, but it was posted in India. It’s not about the islands; about Italian flag.
moreover, Advanced search for “X” We have not received any reliable information that could link her to the content of the viral post. Additionally, we checked Meloni’s other social media accounts to see if she has expressed her opinion on the India-Maldives conflict in favor of the Indian Islands, but we can’t find anything was. When a country’s prime minister makes such a statement, the media would normally report it, but there have been no reports that Meloni supports the Indian islands. All of this evidence makes it clear that the screenshots of her tweets are digital works.
In summary, an edited graphic is being circulated as a screenshot of Italian Prime Minister Meloni’s tweet supporting the Indies.
