“The photo shows AAP MLA Gopal Italia with the man who attacked Delhi CM Rekha Gupta.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral photo is digitally altered; the man beside Gopal Italia in the original video from 02 August 2025 was replaced with the accused Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai. AI detection tools confirm it as a deepfake. Gopal Italia also denied the photo’s authenticity on 20 August 2025 and called it fake.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 August 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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