India TV Fact Check: In the age of social media and the internet, the dissemination of misleading information has become widespread. Furthermore, advancements in technology have made it possible to manipulate images and videos to appear entirely authentic. It's easy for people to be deceived by such deceptive news and images. To safeguard you against such misleading content, India TV Fact Check is here. We have a recent case related to Ayodhya. On social media, there are images circulating with claims that they depict the first look of an Ayodhya Metro station. Let's conduct a fact-check on these viral images.
Preparations are underway in Ayodhya for the consecration of the idol of Ramlala in the Ram temple being built in the district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is scheduled to visit Ayodhya for this event. Amid these preparations, posts and images related to Ayodhya Metro are being shared on social media, but they are unrelated to the temple construction.
What is the claim?
Posts related to an Ayodhya Metro station are going viral on social media, with many users sharing these images. On the Facebook platform, a user named Surendra Sharma Shivpuri shared an image with the caption, "This is Ayodhya's Metro station. Imagine how beautiful the city will be. Ayodhya's railway station has become 'Ramayana,' embracing spirituality. The architecture is such that as soon as you see it, you'll be amazed. Wonderful, unforgettable, unimaginable, unique, Jai Shri Ram."
Similarly, another user named Gagan Tiwari has shared a similar image and post. These posts have garnered numerous likes, comments, and shares.
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India TV investigated
Since posts related to the Ayodhya Metro were going viral on social media, we decided to investigate this claim. Our first step was to conduct a Google Open Search to look for information about the Ayodhya Metro station. However, we couldn't find any authentic images related to it. We also visited the website of UP Metro for more information. On checking the metro routes, we only found information about the Lucknow Metro route. Further research led us to a picture of Ayodhya's railway station, which was grand in its own right but not at all like the viral images being shared.
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When we couldn't find the source of the viral image through a reverse image search, we turned to Google Lens for assistance. Using this method, we got closer to the truth. We found similar images posted by "The Madhya Pradesh Index" on October 27. Below the post, it was mentioned that these images were not real but created by AI.
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In the comment section, we found a reply from a user named Mohit, claiming that he had created the AI-generated image. When we checked Mohit's profile, it became evident that he had posted these images on October 22.
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What was found in Fact Check?
The claim about Ayodhya Metro going viral on social media is misleading. To date, no such metro has been constructed. These images have been created using AI. People are advised to be cautious about such posts.
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