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A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral on social media. The image shows PM Modi in the foreground with a blurry visual of a closet in the background.
Those sharing have written, "Leaked photo of Modi's Raj Mahal room which stores jewellery like chain and bracelet. Even thirty costly watches total worth 72 crores in room for Modi's fashion."
(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)
Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false as this image is AI-generated.
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What we found: We ran the image on Google reverse image search and did not find any credible sources to support the claim.
We also ran a relevant keyword search to find reports which state points mentioned in the claim.
We, then, noticed some irregularities in the image. His glasses were missing a stick and the nose appeared to look blurry while the rest of the image had decent clarity.
The image also included a small, blurry logo of Grok AI, a generative AI chatbot, in its bottom right corner.
We, then, ran the image on AI detection website, Hive Moderation which noted that the photo was 93.3% generated using AI.
Additional context: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have been blaming one another for lavish spending on official residences.
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