A photograph featuring India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, is being widely circulated on social media along with a story claiming that a woman once grabbed Nehru’s collar after he stepped out of Parliament.
According to the viral post, the woman allegedly confronted Nehru and said, “The country is free now, and you became the Prime Minister, but what did we get?” The post further claims that Nehru responded with a smile, saying that the woman had the freedom to grab the Prime Minister’s collar.
The post uses this alleged incident to make a political comparison with the present government. It claims that if someone questioned those in power in a similar manner today, they would be arrested or sent to jail.
Fact Check:
DFRAC investigated the viral photograph and the claim associated with it.We first conducted a reverse image search of the viral photograph to determine whether the image had previously appeared in credible historical archives, news reports, books, or other reliable sources.The search did not lead to any credible or authoritative source documenting the alleged incident. We also could not find reliable historical evidence establishing that a woman had confronted Nehru outside Parliament in the manner described in the viral post.The absence of credible historical documentation prompted us to further examine the authenticity of the photograph itself.
DFRAC subjected the viral photograph to multiple AI-image detection tools, including Hive Moderation,Sightengine and Open AI. The results indicated that the image was highly likely to have been generated using artificial intelligence.
Hive Moderation assessed the image as 99.9% likely to be AI-generated.
Sightengine also indicated that the photograph was very likely to be AI-generated.
The image was further examined using an OpenAI detection tool, which indicated that the content was generated using OpenAI tools based on a detected SynthID watermark. These findings provide multiple indicators that the viral photograph is not an authentic historical photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru.
DFRAC also contacted AI expert Kumar Aniket for an independent assessment of the viral image.After examining the photograph, he confirmed that the image showed characteristics consistent with AI generation and agreed that the viral photograph was AI-generated.
Conclusion:
The photograph being circulated as evidence of an alleged confrontation involving Jawaharlal Nehru is AI-generated. DFRAC found no credible historical source verifying the claimed incident or the conversation attributed to Nehru. Therefore, the viral social media post is false. An AI-generated image has been presented as an authentic historical photograph and used to support an unverified political narrative about Jawaharlal Nehru and the present government.
| Claim Review | A photograph Falsely Shows Woman Grabbing Nehru’s Collar Outside Parliament |
| Claim By | Instagram User |
| Fact check | AI-Generated image |
Sources:
- Hive Moderation AI tool
- Sightengine AI tool
- Open AI tool
- AI Expert
