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The claim

A newspaper clipping resembling The Indian Express reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi destroyed all evidence of his marriage to Jashodaben.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the viral newspaper clipping is fabricated: The Indian Express denied publishing the article, and the photograph came from an older, unrelated report. It also says its searches found no credible reporting supporting the allegation attributed to Jashodaben.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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