An image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is going viral on the internet with a claim that it shows the latter joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Is this claim true?: The viral image has been generated using the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and does not show a real visual.
Additionally, there is no available evidence to support the claim that Dhoni has joined the BJP.
Discrepancies in the viral image: On closely analysing the viral image, we found that PM Modi's glasses appeared to be merging with his face. This is a common anomaly spotted in AI-generated images.
A lotus symbol could be seen on PM Modi's shirt, which also indicated that the image could be generated using AI tools.
What did detection tools show?: Team WebQoof passed the image through two AI detection tools namely — 'Sight Engine' and 'Hive Moderation'.
While the first tool showed 99 percent probability, the second one indicated over 97 percent chance of the image being AI-generated.
The tool showed about 99 percent probability.
(Source: Sight Engine/Screenshot)
No news reports: We did not find any news reports or information available in the public domain that supported the claim about MS Dhoni joining the BJP.
Conclusion: This image of MS Dhoni with PM Modi has been generated using AI and is not a real visual.
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