AI Image Of Narendra Modi, Amit Shah Viral As Old Photo

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_08_17_def949e1
Date source: article_published_at_fallback
Country: India
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Deepfake Image
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Misinformation Political Impersonation Reputational Harm

Topics

Deepfake Synthetic Image Image Manipulation Authenticity Harm

Summary

BOOM reported that an image circulated on Facebook and Instagram claiming to be an old photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Home Minister Amit Shah was being shared as authentic; BOOM also received the image via its WhatsApp tipline.

BOOM found the image was AI-generated: multiple AI-detection tools flagged it, OpenAI’s image detector identified a SynthID watermark embedded in the image indicating it was generated with OpenAI tools, and a reverse-image search located a Facebook post (dated August 11 in the article) showing the same image with an AI watermark. BOOM concluded the image is not an authentic photograph.

Sources

AI Image Of Narendra Modi, Amit Shah Viral As Old Photo

boomlive.in · 2026-08-17 · Primary