Claim
A photograph purportedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi posing during a photoshoot from his recent visit to Kerala while campaigning for the NDA ahead of the state Assembly elections on April 9.
Fact
- A reverse image search did not yield any credible news reports or official social media posts by the Prime Minister featuring the viral image.
- On close inspection, the Prime Minister's face appears slightly smudged, with unnatural blending and overly smooth textures, common indicators of AI-generated visuals.
- The overall image texture looks artificially smooth, lacking the natural sharpness and depth typically seen in real photographs.
- The image was tested on AI detection tools:
– Hive Moderation flagged it as likely containing AI-generated/deepfake content.
– Sightengine returned a 99% likelihood of the image being AI-generated.
– IsItAI also found it to be AI-generated.
Screengrab from Hive Moderation website 
Screengrab from IsItAI
Screengrab from Sightengine website - A version of the image carries a visible watermark associated with Google Gemini, further indicating it was artificially created.
Sources
Hive Moderation Website
Sightengine Website
IsItAI Website