A photo purportedly showing Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani dressed as a belly dancer is going viral on social media.
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How did we find out the truth?: We performed a simple reverse image search which led us to an image shared as a review on Trip Advisor for Club Exelsior in the Turkish city of Marmaris.
This was shared in June 2012.
We compared the two images and noticed that the viral image is clearly edited to add Irani's face on the dancer.
The viral image is edited.
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Conclusion: An edited image of Smriti Irani dressed as a belly dancer is going viral as real.
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