AI-Generated Images of Shubman Gill and Sara Tendulkar at Kumbh Viral as Real

These images have been created using AI technology and are not real, as claimed.

Fact-Check: These images have been created using AI and are not real.

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A set of three images showing Indian cricketer Shubman Gill and veteran cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter, Sara Tendulkar, have gone viral on social media.

The images claim to be taken at the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: Facebook) 

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

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false. All three images have been created using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

What we found: At first, we noticed a logo of ‘Grok AI,’ a generative AI chatbot, in its bottom right corner. This meant that the image was created using AI.

Here is a close-up of the Grok AI logo.

(Source: Altered by The Quint) 

• Another point which cleared that the images were AI-generated was the smooth texture.

• We then ran the images on AI-detection websites such as Hive Moderation and Sightengine.

• Both the AI-detection platforms declared the images as generated using AI. Swipe to see the results.

Here are the results by Sightengine.

Here are the results by Hive Moderation.

Here are the results by Sightengine.

Here are the results by Hive Moderation.

Here are the results by Sightengine.

Here are the results by Hive Moderation.

• We found no reports or official documentation which proved that the two attended the Kumbh.

The Quint has debunked other AI images of celebrities and public figures which falsely claim to show them at the Kumbh. You can read them here and here.

Conclusion: Three AI-generated images of Gill and Tendulkar have gone viral to falsely show them at Kumbh.

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