Congress used AI-generated image to show massive crowd at Ramlila Maidan rally: Kiren Rijiju

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_11_02_592a78a0
Date source: article_published_at_fallback
Country: India
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Synthetic Image Fraud
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Misinformation Political Impersonation Reputational Harm

Topics

Synthetic Image Image Manipulation Authenticity Harm

Summary

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju alleged that Congress leaders circulated an AI-generated image to exaggerate crowd size at an INDIA bloc rally held at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, citing a post by Congress MP Vamsi Gaddam. The article reports that multiple users flagged the image as AI-generated and that the picture included AI-generated depictions of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi on a stage that differed from the actual venue.

The BJP disputed the rally’s turnout, sharing images and videos it said showed empty areas, while Congress released drone footage and images asserting a large attendance. The report presents Rijiju’s allegation but does not establish whether the shared image was definitively AI-generated.

Sources

Congress used AI-generated image to show massive crowd at Ramlila Maidan rally: Kiren Rijiju - The Tribune

tribuneindia.com · 2026-11-02 · Primary