What is the claim?
Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, the official picture Shared, in which a person is shown riding a motorcycle on potholes filled with water. It was claimed with this picture that it is a picture of the country’s capital Delhi after the recent heavy rains. It is written on the picture: “Your lie, roads like London-Paris… Delhi’s truth, potholes on the roads.”
BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya While sharing the picture he also wrote, “After a little rain.” Apart from this, other X accounts and party leaders associated with BJP also shared this picture, which Here, Here And Here Can be seen. On December 28, 2024, 101 years in the month of December in Delhi. heaviest rainfall A record of .
Screenshots of viral posts. (Source: X/Screenshot)However, we found that the viral picture has been edited. The original photo is of September 30, 2024 and many craters filled with water are not visible in it.
How did the truth come out?
By reverse image searching the viral image, we found the original image on Getty Images, which shows only a single pothole on the road, whereas the viral image shows several potholes filled with water. real picture (archive Here), titled, “Delhi CM Atishi and other ministers inspect road condition with PWD officials”, was uploaded on September 30, 2024, before the recent December rains.
When we compared the original and viral images, both showed the same motorcyclist carrying a bag and had similar floral paintings in the background. Although the color of the motorcycle rider’s helmet is different and the number plate is blurred, everything else in both the pictures is the same, which shows that the original picture has been edited.
The original photo from September 30, 2024 shows the same motorist and the painting of flowers, but without the potholes filled with water. (Source: Getty Images/Screenshot)According to the caption of Getty Images, this photo shows a pothole on the Outer Ring Road near the NSIC Complex in New Delhi. This picture, of pictures a series It is part of the survey, which was taken when Delhi Chief Minister Atishi along with other officials inspected the roads on September 30, 2024. That same day, Getty Images took a photo from a different angle. second picture Was also uploaded, in which the same road is visible, but there were no potholes filled with water near the graffiti decorated structure, whereas many potholes are visible in the viral picture.
Additionally, on October 1, 2024 The Hindu An article said Atishi and his cabinet members inspected the city’s roads on September 30, 2024, to identify areas in need of repair. The exercise came after the Delhi government announced a campaign to ensure “pothole-free Delhi” ahead of Diwali.
decision
The original photo uploaded on Getty Images shows only a pothole on the road, while the viral photo shared by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi unit and other party leaders was edited to add water-filled potholes.