This Image Claiming To Show Mamata Banerjee's Younger Version Is AI-Manipulated

Banerjee's face has been morphed on the original image using AI technology.

Fact-check: An AI-manipulated image with morphed face of Mamata Banerjee is going viral to claim that it shows her younger version.

(Photo: The Quint)

A black and white photo of wearing wearing a saree is going viral online to claim that it shows West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee when she was 25 years old.

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What's the truth?: Banerjee's face has been morphed from the original image using AI technology.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on Google and it led us to a coloured version of the same photo on Facebook.

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• We then conducted a reverse image search on Google on this coloured picture which led us to the original image shared on Facebook by a page named Jannat Closet which is clothing brand from Bangladesh.

• The page had shared several images of the model in the same outfit at the same location on 15 July.

• The photos showed the original model and not Banerjee.

• We compared the original one with the manipulated images where Banerjee's face had been morphed.

Comparison between the original photo and the altered photo.

(Source: Altered by The Quint)

Comparison between the original photo and the altered photo.

(Source: Altered by The Quint)

AI-detection tools: We ran the viral image through the AI-detection website True Media, and the results showed that there is 95 percent evidence of this image being manipulated using AI technology.

This image has used AI-techonology to morph Banerjee's face on the original image.

(Source: TrueMedia/Screenshot)

Conclusion: An AI-manipulated image with morphed face of Mamata Banerjee is going viral to claim that it shows her younger version.

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