An image of Indian cricketer Rinku Singh has gone viral for allegedly showing the cricketer shirtless with a tattoo of Dr BR Ambedkar on the left side of his chest.
A social media user shared the image with the caption, “Rinku Bhai.” Similar posts can be found here and here.
SouthCheck found that the claim is false. The image is AI-generated.
We searched with relevant keywords but found no credible news reports which stated that the cricketer had inked Ambedkar’s tattoo on his chest. We also couldn’t find any relevant updates on Rinku Singh’s social media accounts.
Suspecting it to be AI, we analysed the image using AI tools. Ai or Not flagged the image as being 99.99% AI-generated and Decopy AI also termed the image as ‘likely AI-generated.’
Therefore, we conclude that the image is AI-generated.
