AI-Generated Images of Flooded Streets Shared as Real Ones From Bangladesh

The images were shared to claim that India was responsible for the flooding in Bangladesh.

A set of four images are going viral on social media, and it claims that they were clicked recently during the floods in Bangladesh.

The claims also blame India and state that the floods in Bangladesh were caused by the opening of the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gumti river in Tripura.

First image shows a pregnant woman in distress and stuck in waist-length water. It also shows several bodies floating on water.

The second image shows a scared child with only his/her head out of the water.

The third image shows a man resting his back on a shop's shutter with a baby on his chest, covered with a sheet. It also shows water all around him.

Fourth image also shows a child standing in almost neck-deep water.

(Archives similar to the claim can be seen here, here and here.)

What's the truth?: All these images are AI-generated and not real, as claimed.

• Moreover, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has denied the 'rumours and fake videos' about India's role in the floods.

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How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on all three images on Google and no credible news report came up in the results.

Following which we ran the images through different AI-detection tools and found out that all these images are AI-generated.

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We ran the image of two AI-detection tools namely, Hugging Face and Illuminarty and both of them concluded that this image is AI-generated.

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AI-detection tool, True Media stated that this is a manipulated image with 94 percent chance that it was generated on MidJourney.

Hive Moderation also concluded that this image is AI-generated.

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Analysis on True Media detected this is image to be an AI-generated image.

The analysis also concluded with 100 percent results that this was made using Dall-E.

Hive Moderation also concluded that this image is AI-generated.

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Results on Hive Moderation concluded with 99.8 percent that this image is AI-generated.

True Media also stated that this is a manipulated image with 100 percent chance that it was generated on MidJourney.

India's role in Bangladesh floods: India's MEA, on 26 August, clarified that the “fake videos, rumours and fear-mongering” linked to flood-affected Bangladesh are creating misunderstandings about the release of water by India from the Farakka Barrage.

• Randhir Jaiswal, an official spokesperson of MEA took to X (formerly Twitter) to rubbish the claims and clarified that India has no role to play in the floods.

Our response to media queries regarding Farakka barrage:https://t.co/AbHoQiYwUN pic.twitter.com/601TnH5wJC

— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) August 26, 2024

Team WebQoof has debunked similar false claims about India's alleged role in the Bangladesh floods, for example, this video from Pakistan being shared as one from Bangladesh and this video from Srisailam shared as the opening of the Dumbur dam in Tripura.

Conclusion: Images created using AI are going viral on social media to claim that they are real pictures from Bangladesh floods.

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