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      No, This Is Not A Photo Of Abhinandan Varthaman After Casting His Vote

      Viral post uses a picture of an Abhinandan doppelganger and claims that the IAF pilot has voted for Modi.

      By - Sumit Usha |
      Published -  13 April 2019 10:08 PM IST
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      wing commander abhinandan

      A photo of a man purported to be Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is going viral on Facebook with a false claim that the Indian Air Force pilot openly supported the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

      The man in the photo sports Varthaman's trademark handlebar moustache and a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses in addition to wearing a scarf with the party's symbol of a lotus on it.

      abhinandan varthaman lookalike
      Viral post

      The Hindi caption of the viral posts urge people to vote for the BJP.

      The caption translates to, "Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has openly supported BJP and even voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He says that at present there can be no better prime minister than Modi. Friends, let the Jihadis and Congress know that they could never bring back any army personnel alive, but Abhinandan not only came back, he voted for BJP too. Abhinandan, you are most welcome."

      (Hindi translation: विंग कमांडर अभिनंदन जी ने खुलेआम बीजेपी का समर्थन किया है और वोट भी डाला है मोदी जी को प्रधानमंत्री बनाने के लिए और इनका कहना है वर्तमान में मोदी जी से अच्छा प्रधानमंत्री कोई दूसरा नहीं हो सकता दोस्तों पहुंचा दो जिहादियों और कांग्रेसियों तक तुम किसी जवान को जिंदा वापस ना ला सके और आज अभिनंदन जिंदा वापस भी आया और बीजेपी को वोट भी डाला !! अभिनंदन जी आपका बहुत बहुत अभिनंदन |)

      The post has taken the social media by storm and is being shared from several fan pages of the prime minister.

       abhinandan joins BJP viral
      Viral on Facebook
      abhinandan supports bjp viral
      Viral on Facebook

      The viral post can be viewed here and its archived version can be accessed here.

      Fact check

      BOOM tried to track the person seen in the viral image through a reverse image search without any success.

      However, upon examining the picture closely, we spotted glaring differences in facial features of the IAF pilot and his doppelganger.

      abhinandan varthaman
      First difference

      Abhinandan Varthaman has a mole below the left side of his lower lip which cannot be seen in the other image.

      abhinandan varthaman
      Second difference

      There is a visible difference between the nose of the air force pilot and that of the man's seen in the viral photo. Abhinandan's nose is sharper than the man in the image.

      Abhinandan
      Third difference

      The man in the viral post has a mole below his right eye. However, Abhinandan has no such mole under his right eye.

      Other clues

      The IAF pilot lives in Chennai and is likely to be a registered voter in Tamil Nadu. The first phase of the Lok Sabha polls held on April 11 did not cover Tamil Nadu. As many as 39 Parliamentary constituencies of Tamil Nadu will go to poll in the second phase of polling on April 18.

      Also, the viral image shows a shop behind the IAF pilot's doppelganger that has the words 'samosa centre' written on it. Signboards in Tamil Nadu are usually in Tamil or English.

      smosa centre

      Tags

      Abhinandan VarthamandoppelgangerelectionFakefeaturediaf pilotlookalikeviralVoteVotingWing CommanderWing Commander Abhinandanwng commanderlok sabha electionBJPIndian National Congress (INC)
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      Claim :   Photo shows Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman wearing a BJP scarf
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  FALSE
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