A screenshot of United States (US) President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post that called Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi out for not responding to the announcement of whopping 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on New Delhi, has turned out to be fake.

 

“So hard to believe that Prime Minister Modi STILL has not responded to my tweets, statements or tariffs concerns. We gave India so much, great deals, defense support, big crowds and yet, TOTAL SILENCE. Not even a thankyou [sic],” read the post, a screenshot of which went viral on social media on Friday.

 

“Don’t forgot I am the one who got India and Pakistan to declare a ceasefire. Nobody else could do that. Many people said I should have gotten the Nobel Prize for it!!,” it read, adding that India “continued to benefit while American workers suffer”.

 

“I have always liked Modi but this kind of disrespect will NOT be forgotten. Bad for business, bad for friendship #AmericaFirst,” the post said.

 

With a screenshot of the post going viral and several social media users sharing it, particularly on X (formerly Twitter), here, here and here, The Current conducted a thorough investigation into the authenticity of the screenshot, reviewing all of President Trump’s posts on Truth Social over the past 24 hours.

 

Going through all 40 posts shared by the US president on Truth Social over the past day, The Current was unable to find the one wherein he directly called out the Indian premier.

 

While any cached records were also not found– used to verify authenticity in case of post deletion – The Current discovered that the screenshot being shared online originated from an account named Wokeflix, a digital outlet that falsely attributed the statement to President Trump.