“This photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin in the attire of a Buddhist Monk”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Aug 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This photo was generated using the Artificial Intelligence tool Mid Journey
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 August 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 September 2023, 18 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1032586844412002&set=gm.1313344409296330&idorvanity=…
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