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AI-Manipulated Photo Shared As Indian Official At Anti-Pak Protest In UK
['Srijit Das']
BOOM Fact Check: Debunking Misinformation and Fake news
A photo is being shared online with the false claim that it shows Ram Prakash, an official from the Indian High Commission to the United Kingdom (UK), attending a protest in the country over issues related to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
A test on OpenAI's image detection tool confirmed that the picture was modified using OpenAI tools.
The ClaimThe photo was shared with a caption, "Indian High Commission official Shri Ram Prakash, based in London, was seen formally participating in a protest organized by the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC)."
The Original Source: We ran a related keyword search and traced the original visual to a post shared by Pakistani media outlet GEO News' UK Bureau Chief, Murtaza Ali Shah, on August 2, 2024.
At the 1:23 mark of the video shared by the Pakistani journalist, we found the same scene featured in the viral image.