“The photo shows Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi posing together.”
What FACTLY found
The viral photo of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi with cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi is digitally altered. The original photo was posted by Vaibhav in March 2024, which featured him with former cricketer Wasim Jaffer at a cricket event in Andhra Pradesh. Wasim Jaffer’s photo was replaced with Colonel Qureshi’s. Additionally, no credible evidence was found showing them posing together.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 May 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.