It’s outright scary how AI is being used to generate fake and morphed pictures. In the world of social media, such pictures quickly go viral and spread misinformation among users. Recently, actor Preity Zinta became a victim of this, after her pictures with the young IPL cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi spread on social media. The actor also expressed shock at how easily people accepted the morphed pictures to be real. Read on to know more.
What Did Preity Zinta Say?
A picture of Preity Zinta talking and hugging the Rajasthan Royals’ cricketer Vaibhav Suyavanshi surfaced on social media. It was also claimed that the video was from Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Preity Zinta quickly took note of this and acted accordingly. She tweeted and clarified that the images were morphed and that it was fake news. She further expressed her shock at how it was circulated as a new item by some channels.
The image was removed after Preity Zinta gave her clarification on it. Many people reacted to the actor’s tweet and called it ridiculous. They also urged Preity Zinta to take quick action against people spreading fake news. A short video was earlier shared by the Rajasthan Royals on their social media in which Preity Zinta was seen having a brief chat with the 14-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
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For the unversed, the actor is also a co-owner of the IPL team Punjab Kings, and she recently posted a long note in appreciation of her team.
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This is so scary and despite all the awareness, it’s shocking how people are still believing the morphed pictures to be real, even media.