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(Archives of similar claims can be found here<\/a> and here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Is the claim true?<\/strong>: No, the claim is false.<\/p>\n
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These images are generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What we found<\/strong>: At first, we went through the book mentioned in the claim, “The Mitrokhin Archive II The KGB in the World.”<\/p>\n
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We downloaded the book from a free E-library and went through the portions about India. The book accounts experiences of Vasili Nikitich Mitrokhin, a former Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB) archivist who went to the United Kingdom after the fall of the Soviet Union.<\/li>\n
In Chapter 17, titled, “The Special Relationship with India. Part 1: The Supremacy of the Indian National Congress,” it mentioned Russia and India relations along with former Russian security agency KGB influence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Here is a preview from the book.<\/p>\n
(Source: The Mitrokhin Archive II The KGB in the World\/Screenshot)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The portion about India spans across two chapters however, mentions nothing about Mrs Gandhi’s personal relationship with the Russians.<\/li>\n
In the index section, there is a portion for the illustrations. In that section, it shows an image of a portrait of Mrs Gandhi with two men posing alongside.<\/li>\n
It noted, “An episode in the prolonged charm offensive against Indira Gandhi. Viktor Cherkashin of the New Delhi residency (second from the right) at the presentation of a portrait of Mrs Gandhi by the Soviet artist Ilya Glazunov (next to Cherkashin).” (sic.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Here is preview of the portrait.<\/p>\n
(Source: The Mitrokhin Archive II The KGB in the World\/Screenshot)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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None of the viral images were featured in this book.<\/li>\n
We ran a Google reverse image on some of them and found that they were uploaded on Deviant Art<\/a>, a digital social platform for artists and art lovers where users submit thousands of unique artworks daily, ranging from paintings and sculptures to digital creations, pixel art, movies, and anime.<\/li>\n
A user named “HerSofterSide” uploaded these images of Mrs Gandhi in May 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Here is a preview of the user’s profile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
(Source: Deviant Art)\u00a0<\/p>\n
AI-dectection websites: We ran the image on two AI-detection websites such as Hive Moderation and Sightengine AI. Both platforms declared all images as AI-generated.<\/p>\n
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Conclusion<\/strong>: AI-generated images of former PM Indira Gandhi showing her in a provocative manner have gone viral as real.<\/p>\n
(This story was originally published by\u00a0The Quint<\/a>, and republished by NDTV as part of the Shakti Collective)<\/em><\/p>\n
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