AI-Generated Image of Vijay Mallya With Congress’s Supriya Shrinate Goes Viral

This image has been created using AI and is not real, as claimed.

Fact-Check: This image has been generated using AI. 

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A photo featuring fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya alongside Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate has circulated widely on social media.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

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(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false as this image is generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

What we found: We noticed the logo of Grok, X's AI chat bot in the bottom right corner of the image which was an indicator that the image was AI-generated.

Here is a close-up of the logo.

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• We, then, ran the image on AI-detection websites such as Hive Moderation and Sightengine which concluded that the image likely contained AI. Swipe right to see the reports.

Hive Moderation gave a 99.9% rating to the image.

Sightengine gave a 99% 'likely AI' rating to the image.

Image quality: Additionally, the quality of the image also indicates it being AI-generated.

• The blurred glasses and napkins in the foreground in the glasses, the smooth texture in the skin of both people, as well as the background are some indicators of the image being AI-generated.

Here are some markers of the image being AI-generated. 

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Conclusion: It is clear that the viral image of Mallya with Shrinate has been created using AI.

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