“The image shows Pakistan cricket team captain Fatima Sana touching the feet of Indian opener Smriti Mandhana on 05 October 2025, after Pakistan’s loss to India.”
What FACTLY found
The viral image showing Pakistan cricket team captain Fatima Sana touching the feet of Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is AI-generated. No credible reports confirm such an incident, and the full match commentary on Cricbuzz makes no mention of it. Analysis using AI image detection tools such as Sightengine, DeCopy AI, and SynthID confirmed the image was AI-generated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 October 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/smritimandhanalovers/posts/pfbid0HiSwRnTJL5YaMRDkKZnX74KNDjZVLph…
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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.