Fact Check: Viral clipping of HT newspaper claiming PM Modi 'Missing' is fake

Social media platform was flooded with #ModiMissing asking "where is the prime minister". And the fake news machinery was not far behind when a clipping of English daily newspaper Hindustan Times' frontpage clipping with a classified advertisement of PM Modi being "missing" started doing rounds on the internet.

As India is fighting a tough battle against Covid-19 during the second wave, political war between the government and the Opposition is also on. While attacking the government over its insufficient efforts to contain the spread and save lives, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter saying that "along with vaccine, oxygen and medicines, PM is also missing". , PM, GST - PM #missingmodi pic.twitter.com/cQQmewDgRq — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 13, 2021 — Valaipechu J Bismi (@jbismi14) May 13, 2021