A digitally altered image of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli viewing Congress politician Rahul Gandhi on his cell phone before the IPL Opening Ceremony has being circulated as a genuine image.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @AshishSinghKiJi claimed that the Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli was watching Congressman Rahul Gandhi on his phone before the IPL ceremony. The tweet was made on March 22, 2024, which has received an about 1.2M views on X.
Exclusive Visual
— Ashish Singh (@AshishSinghKiJi) March 22, 2024
Virat Kohli watching Rahul Gandhi Press Conference 🔥🔥🔥😦#RCBvsCSK pic.twitter.com/EU4YiKrctT
Several other accounts, including @ActivistSandeep, @newt0nlaws, @SurrbhiM, @Vinita_Jain7, @Jeetuburdak, @Rajshree_yadav, @amoxcicillin1 made the same claim that the image shows Virat Kohli checking Rahul Gandhi before the IPL ceremony on his mobile phone. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this image is fake that has been digitally changed. The original image does not show Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his phone.
The original photo was uploaded in Instagram on March 21, 2024 by virat__.forever_ with the caption, which says that he was resting and just chilling before the JIO advertisement commence.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 22, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A digitally altered image of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli watching Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his mobile phone before #IPLOpeningCeremony has been shared as a real image. The fact is that this image is fake and has been digitally altered. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/TBrycPAs6b
Intent:
Political influencers are circulating digitally altered images of Virat Kohli with false claims to influence the upcoming general elections 2024. A digitally altered image of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli watching Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his mobile phone before IPL Opening Ceremony has been shared as a real image. The truth is that this photo has been digitally manipulated and is not real. Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, is not seen on Virat Kohli’s phone in the original picture.
Conclusion:
Claim : A digitally altered picture of Indian cricket player Virat Kohli on his phone seeing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi before the IPL Opening Ceremony, has gone viral.
Fact : The fact is that this image is fake and has been digitally altered. The original image doesn’t show Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his mobile phone.
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