Does This Image Show Gautam Adani Being Arrested? No, It’s AI-Generated!

The viral image carried several anomalies, which are normally seen in AI-generated images.

Fact-Check | The image has been generated using the help of AI tools.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Following businessman and founder of Adani group of industries Gautam Adani's indictment in the United States of America, an image of him being held by security personnel is going viral on the internet to claim that he has been arrested.

What do viral posts say?: An X (formerly Twitter) premium user shared the image with a caption that said, "BIG BREAKING : The US Federal Court has issued arrest warrants for Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani. This Arrest warrant will also be sent to foreign law enforcement agencies. Massive shame for the Modi Gov."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

The post has gained over seven lakh views on the platform. More archives of similar claims can be found here, here, and here.

Is this image real?: No, the image has been generated using the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.

Discrepancies in the viral image: On taking a closer look on the viral image, we noticed several discrepancies that are commonly spotted in AI-generated images.

• We found that there were several deformed faces in the background and the insignia seen on the security personnel's uniform did not carry any meaningful text.

• One of the security personnel could be seen having six fingers. The overall texture of the image was smooth, which is another indicator of an AI-generated image.

Several discrepancies can be seen in the viral image. 

(Source: Viral image/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

What did detection tools show?: Team WebQoof passed the image through two detection tools namely — 'Hive Moderation' and 'TrueMedia' to further check the authenticity.

• Both of them showed results indicated that the image was generated using the help of AI tools.

The result showed 99.9 percent probability of the image being AI.

The result showed that there was substantial evidence of manipulation.

Conclusion: This image is AI-generated and does not show a real visual.

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