Fact Check: No, These Aren’t Shahrukh Khan’s Childhood Pictures, AI-Generated Images Viral with Fake Narrative
Vishvas News found that the viral pictures claiming to depict Shahrukh Khan’s childhood are, in fact, artificially generated through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- By: Pallavi Mishra
- Published: Feb 22, 2024 at 08:29 PM
New Delhi (Vishvas News): A couple of pictures circulating on social media are making claims that they show Shahrukh Khan’s childhood.
Vishvas News found in its investigation that the viral pictures are not of Shahrukh Khan’s childhood, but have been created with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What is going viral?
On February 16, a Facebook user named ‘Bollywood Post’ shared the images with a caption praising Shahrukh Khan’s childhood charm.
View the archive link of the post here.
Investigation:
Upon close examination, Vishvas News observed that the viral pictures differ significantly from other known childhood pictures of Shahrukh Khan on the internet. To verify their authenticity, we checked both pictures individually.
First Picture:
A Google reverse image search revealed the first picture was featured in a gallery uploaded on the Filmfare magazine website on August 31, 2023. The information indicated that this picture was artificially generated.
The link to the Filmfare Magazine gallery is here.
Second Picture:
A reverse image search for the second picture led to its presence on an Instagram channel named Bollywood Tantrik on October 9, 2023, explicitly stating its creation through Artificial Intelligence. Subsequent checks on various social media platforms confirmed the AI-generated nature of the image.
Using Hive Moderation, a tool used for assessing AI-generated images, the probability that the photo was AI-created was 99.9%.
Additionally, AI expert PhD Azahar Machwe confirmed the artificial nature of the images stating, “These are AI-generated images. These are not real. These have been created with the help of AI tools. You can see errors on the right hand image where the shirt is not drawn properly.”
Comparison with Real Childhood Pictures:
Vishvas News then compared the viral images with authentic childhood photos of Shahrukh Khan, found on reliable sources such as inuth.com and indiatvnews.com. The dissimilarities confirmed that the viral images were indeed fabricated.
At last, we scanned the profile of the user ‘Bollywood Post,’ who shared the misleading claim. It was found that this user is followed by more than 10 thousand people on Facebook.
Conclusion: Vishvas News found that the viral pictures claiming to depict Shahrukh Khan’s childhood are, in fact, artificially generated through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- Claim Review : Shahrukh Khan's childhood images
- Claimed By : Facebook user named 'Bollywood Post'
- Fact Check : False
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