Digitally Altered Image Of Ekta Kapoor Circulated With False Claims: Fact-Check

A digitally altered photo of renowned Indian television producer Ekta Kapoor, featuring a Photoshopped cleavage and enlarged breasts, is making the rounds.

Third Time (“@Teesaribaar2528“) shared the photoshopped pictures on his twitter post with the caption “The women who are teaching you to be modern on social media, web series and TV serials are actually making you prostitutes. Modernity means only knowledge and not being naked”. The tweet was further reposted by more than 70 user accounts. The archive can be read from above.

सोशल मीडिया, Web series and TV serial पर जो महिलाएं आप को आधुनिक बनना सीखा रही है असल में वो आप को वेश्या बना रही है।
आधुनिकता का मतलब केवल ज्ञान है ना की नंगा होना pic.twitter.com/pohfK6iG0e

— Third Time (@Teesaribaar2528) October 29, 2023

What is the Actual Reality about the Producer’s Image? : Fact

The original photos and videos of her is actually from the “HT Most Stylish Awards 2019” and the viral images were taken from here.

The original video was posted on the youtube channel “Telly Tweets” on March 30, 2019. Voompla also posted the same video on Facebook. It clearly shows that the photos of Ekta Kapoor shared by the users from the event is digitally altered and fake.

Check out the full video here:

D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:

1281
ANALYSIS: Fake

FACT: A digitally altered image of famous Indian television producer Ekta Kapoor is being spread with photoshopped cleavage and enlarged breasts in a derogatory way.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/YTdvb6w9zI

— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) October 29, 2023

Intent:

Influencers are circulating digitally altered images of the celebrity in order to gain attention and target her on social media.

Conclusion:

Claim : A derogatory image of popular Indian television producer Ekta Kapoor with photoshopped cleavage and enlarged breasts is being circulated.

Fact : The images are taken from the event “HT Most Stylish Awards 2019”, where the original photos and videos are there.

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