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A short video of French President Emmanuel Macron from the AI summit, shaking hands with guests other than PM Modi, is going viral with misleading claims.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three-day visit to France on February 10. During his visit, he attended the AI Action Summit, the 14th India-France CEO Forum in Paris, and inaugurated the second Indian consulate in France's Marseille. Then he is scheduled to leave for a two-day visit to the United States from France.
Amid this, a video from the Paris AI Summit held on February 11 went viral, with many alleging that French President Emmanuel Macron snubbed PM Modi at the global event.
The video clip suggested that while Macron shook hands with the Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, and greeted other leaders, he ignored PM Modi, who was sitting in the first row.
One person shared the video with the caption, "Wow Modi. Thanks for ensuring India is insulted on international forums. PM Modi tried multiple times to shake hands with French President Emmanuel Macron, but he was repeatedly ignored. The world respects India and its people, but due to his publicity stunts and incompetence, Modi is losing respect globally." Its archive can be seen here.
India Today Fact Check, however, found that Macron did not ignore PM Modi during the event. On the contrary, Modi walked into the event with Macron himself. Macron also invited him to the stage and greeted him with a handshake and a hug.
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According to news reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-chaired the AI Action Summit in Paris on February 11. The event commenced with a dinner hosted by President Macron on February 10 for global leaders attending the summit. On February 11, the AI summit began with PM Modi's address.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also tweeted about the AI Action Summit in Paris, sharing photos of President Macron hugging and shaking hands with him at the event.
We then found a live stream of the summit, uploaded on the YouTube channel of the Associated Press on February 11. Few minutes into the video, as global leaders got seated, PM Modi and Macron can be seen walking into the event together.
The viral video portion can be seen at the timestamp of 9:45 sec. In it, Macron first shakes hands with JD Vance, and then greets Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics, sitting behind PM Modi. He then proceeds to greet other guests present at the summit.
Following this, Macron gave a brief address and then invited PM Modi to the stage with a handshake and a hug. Modi then addressed the crowd.
Reports indicate that world leaders like United States Vice President JD Vance, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and tech titans including Google CEO Sundar Pichai were present at the summit held at the Grand Palais. India and France co-chaired the event, where discussions were held about the impact of AI on jobs, governance, and society at large.
We also found Emmanuel Macron’s tweet, dated February 11, featuring a video of him giving a warm welcome to Narendra Modi and JD Vance at a dinner, right before the summit.
Thus, it is clear that the viral video showed just a small portion of the event, misleading people.
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