Recently, an image of the Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar with Islamic attire went viral on social media. Sharing the image, a user wrote, “Finally Javed Akhtar Accepted Islam”.
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However, as we investigated, we came to know that the image has been edited. Here’s the fact check.
Fact Check
We started our investigation by conducting a relevant keyword search. This led us to a tweet on the X handle of Javed Akhtar refuting the claim. He wrote, “A fake video is in circulation showing my fake computer generated picture with a topi on my head claiming that ultimately I have turned to God . It is rubbish . I am seriously considering to report this to the cyber police and ultimately dragged the person responsible for this fake news and those few who forward it to the court for damaging my reputation and credibility.”
Moreover, the AI detector tools suggested that the image is likely to be generated by AI.
This makes it clear that the claim is false.
Conclusion
From our investigation, we can say that the claim is false. The viral image of Javed Akhtar in Islamic attire is AI-generated. Javed Akhtar himself refuted the claim.
Title:AI-Generated Image Of Javed Akhtar Is Going Viral.
Fact Check By: Debanjana BaishyaResult: False
