“Photo of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi holding a cigarette in her youth.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Jul 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This viral photo showing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi holding a cigarette in her youth is morphed. The original picture doesn’t feature Sonia Gandhi’s face. Her face has been swapped with that of the original using an AI face-swapping tool named ‘Remaker’.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 July 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 July 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=320604977791137&set=gm.4424527594352451&idorvanity=44…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.