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
Mike Tyson poses with the Palestinian flag ahead of his blockbuster boxing bout with Jake Paul.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul
The legendary 58-year-old boxer slapped 27-year-old Paul, a social media influencer-turned-boxer, during Thursday’s final weigh-in ahead of their highly anticipated heavyweight showdown at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.
Fact
Newschecker noticed the lack of detail around Tyson’s eyes, raising our doubts on whether the image was digitally altered. We also did not find any credible news reports about such a photo.
We next ran the photo past TrueMedia, an AI image-detection tool, which found “substantial evidence of manipulation”.
“The image depicts a well-known individual draped in a flag that resembles the Palestinian flag. However, his association with this flag is not documented or widely known in public records. The flag seems to have been digitally altered or added to the image, as it is not typical for this individual to be associated with this particular flag in such settings. The lighting, edges, and drape of the flag suggest it might be an edit,” read the tool’s review. A scan by another similar tool, AI Detect Content, too, stated that the viral image is “likely AI generated/deepfaked”.
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Result: Altered Media
Source
TrueMedia tool
AI Detect Content tool
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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.
