AI-Generated Image Viral as PM Modi Visited Sonia Gandhi in Hospital

Fact-Check: AI-detection tool Hive Moderation concluded that the -image was AI-generated.

(Source: The Quint)

A photo showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, who is seen lying in a hospital bed, along with Members of Parliament Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, is being shared on social media with the claim that PM Modi visited her during her illness.

According to reports, Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Delhi’s Gangaram Hospital on 24 March.

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: Facebook)

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.) We also received a query about this on our WhatsApp tipline number.

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false as this image is created using artificial intelligence (AI).

What we found: At first, we ran a Google reverse image search on the viral image, however, we did not find any credible sources to prove the claim.

• This led us to check for news reports to check whether PM Modi visited Mrs Gandhi in the hospital however, there were no news reports to prove this claim.

• Team WebQoof, then, closely examined the viral image and noticed that Mrs Gandhi's thumb was not visible in the photo. Additionally, the image appeared extremely smooth in texture, almost staged.

Here is a close-up of the image.

(Source: Altered by The Quint) 

• We, then, ran the image on AI-detection tool Hive Moderation which revealed that the viral visual was 99.9 percent created using AI.

Here are the results by Hive Moderation.

(Source: Hive Moderation) 

Conclusion: The viral image showing PM Modi visiting Mrs Gandhi in the hospital is AI-generated and not real.

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