Morphed Image Showing Smriti Irani Dressed as Belly Dancer Goes Viral as Real

This is an edited image and doesn't show Smriti Irani dressed as a belly dancer.

A photo purportedly showing Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani dressed as a belly dancer is going viral on social media.

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This is an edited image and doesn't show Irani.

• The original image shows a belly dancer from an event held at Club Exelsior in the Turkish city of Marmaris and dates back to 2012.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a simple reverse image search which led us to an image shared as a review on Trip Advisor for Club Exelsior in the Turkish city of Marmaris.

• This was shared in June 2012.

• We compared the two images and noticed that the viral image is clearly edited to add Irani's face on the dancer.

Conclusion: An edited image of Smriti Irani dressed as a belly dancer is going viral as real.

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