Recently, an image of Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar wearing Islamic attire went viral on social media. Sharing the image, a user wrote: “Finally Javed Akhtar has accepted Islam.”
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However, upon further investigation, it was discovered that the image had been manipulated. Here's a fact check.
fact check
We began our research by conducting a relevant keyword search. This led to Javed Akhtar's tweet on the X handle to refute this claim. “There's a fake video circulating showing a fake computer-generated photo of me with the theme that I've finally turned to God. It's bullshit. I'm seriously considering reporting this to the cyber police and ultimately dragging the person responsible for this fake news and the few people who forwarded it to court for damaging my reputation and credibility.”
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Furthermore, the AI detection tool suggested that the image may have been generated by AI.
This makes it clear that the claim is false.
conclusion
Our research shows that that claim is false. The viral image of Javed Akhtar wearing Islamic attire was generated by AI. Javed Akhtar himself refuted this claim.
title:An AI-generated image of Javed Akhtar is going viral.
Fact Checker: Debanjana Baishya
result: error
