Authors
Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
Claim
Photo of Indian cricketer Shubman Gill with Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter, Sara, confirming the rumours of their relationship.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Fact
Newschecker saw that the viral photo has not been shared by either Sara Tendulkar or Shubman Gill on their official social media accounts.
Newschecker then ran a reverse image search of the photo, which led us to this Zee News report, dated September 24, 2023, stating that in a heartwarming Instagram post on her younger brother Arjun’s 24th birthday, Sara shared a series of adorable images of the two, one of which closely resembled the viral photo. Similar reports on Sara’s post for her brother’s birthday can be seen here and here.
We then looked up the Instagram post by Sara Tendulkar, dated September 24, 2023, which read, “Baby bro turns 24 on the 24th!!! Happiest birthday… Your sister has always got your back.”
A comparison with the viral image (left) confirms that the Instagram photo of the Tendulkar siblings (right) has been doctored, mainly by superimposing Gill’s face over Arjun’s. Media reports on the morphed photo can be seen here and here.
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Result: Altered Photo
Sources
Zee News report, September 24, 2023
Instagram post, Sara Tendulkar, September 24, 2023
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Authors
Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
