For some reason, people keep falling for obviously fake forwards on Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter. These include random quotes often attributed to Ratan Tata, the belief that 60% scientists in NASA are Indians or that UNESCO had declared that the Indian national anthem had been voted the world’s best.
Now another popular forward claims the UNESCO declared PM Modi as ‘the best PM of the world’. And it wasn’t just regular people who fell for it, even snooker and billiards champion Pankaj Advani appeared to buy into the rumour. He tweeted: "Congratulations @narendramodi sir for being declared the best PM in the world by @UNESCO #ProudIndian @PMOIndia. I know I got my facts wrong but this apparently gets more attention than when I win a WORLD TITLE!!”
Sorry guys, it’s not UNESCO’s job to declare that sort of thing.
Some of the best Twitter reactions.
