Fact check: Fake image of Jaya Kishori pursuing modelling goes viral

The viral image of spiritual leader Jaya Kishori suggesting she has entered the world of modelling is generated using AI or image editing tools. The viral image is fake.

AI generated image of Jaya Kishori
Screenshot of synthetic image of Jaya Kishori being shared on social media platforms. (PC: X)

29-year-old spiritual leader and storyteller, Jaya Kishori was recently in the news owing to a controversy about a luxury bag she carried while travelling. Lighthouse Journalism now, came across an image of the motivational speaker Kishori being shared on social media platforms. It is being claimed along with the picture that she is now modelling which is inappropriate. We found that the image was generated using AI tools during the investigation. The viral claim is false.

Claim:

X user Kshtriya shared the image on his profile.

Other users too are sharing the same image.

Investigation:

The first giveaway prompting us that the image is AI generated was the flawless finish of the image.

We then ran the image through a few AI detectors.

HIVE Moderation suggested that the image is either AI-generated or deepfake content.

Optic AI or Not AI detector tool gave the output that the image could be AI-generated.

Another fake image detector concluded that the image was either computer-generated or modified.

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We also checked the image using sightengine.com. The detector suggested that the image was made using GenAI and was made using stable diffusion.

Conclusion: The viral image of spiritual leader Jaya Kishori suggesting she has entered the world of modelling is generated using AI or image editing tools. The viral image is fake.