AI Image of Prakash Raj Taking a Dip in River Linked to Maha Kumbh Mela 2025

This image is generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Fact-check: An AI-image of Prakash Raj taking a dip in a river in being shared to claim that he recently visited Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj.

(Photo: The Quint)

A photo showing actor-turned-politician Prakash Raj taking a dip in a river is going viral to claim that this picture was recently clicked at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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(Source: X/Screenshot)

(Similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This image is not real but generated using AI.

• Raj also confirmed on his social media accounts that this image is fake.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a relevant keyword search on Google and found no relevant reports about Raj visiting Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh mela.

• We then checked his official X (formerly Twitter) account where he had shared a screenshot of the one of the viral claims and stated that this image is fake.

• He also specified that he has registered complaint against users sharing this fake image.

We also found some errors in the image, for example, his hands and fingers.

(Source: Screenshot altered by The Quint.)

• Next, we ran the image through AI detection tools like Hive Moderation and Sightengine.

• The results concluded that this image has been created using AI platform and is not authentic.

• The result also noted that this image is 99 percent AI-generated.

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Conclusion: An AI-image of Prakash Raj taking a dip in a river in being shared to claim that he recently visited Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj.

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