Does This Image Show MS Dhoni Joining the BJP? No, It's AI Generated!

An image of Prime Minister with former Indian cricket team captain is going viral on the internet with a claim that it shows the latter joining the Bharatiya Janata Party ().

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Is this claim true?: The viral image has been generated using the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and does not show a real visual.

• Additionally, there is no available evidence to support the claim that Dhoni has joined the BJP.

Discrepancies in the viral image: On closely analysing the viral image, we found that PM Modi's glasses appeared to be merging with his face. This is a common anomaly spotted in AI-generated images.

• A lotus symbol could be seen on PM Modi's shirt, which also indicated that the image could be generated using AI tools.

The viral image had multiple discrepancies.

What did detection tools show?: Team WebQoof passed the image through two AI detection tools namely — '' and ''.

• While the first tool showed 99 percent probability, the second one indicated over 97 percent chance of the image being AI-generated.

The tool showed about 99 percent probability.

The tool showed over 97 percent probability.

No news reports: We did not find any news reports or information available in the public domain that supported the claim about MS Dhoni joining the BJP.

Conclusion: This image of MS Dhoni with PM Modi has been generated using AI and is not a real visual.

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