Image of massive crowd falsely shared as Chennai Super Kings fans in Ahmedabad

Hyderabad: An image showing a massive crowd wearing yellow t-shirts and walking along a road is being shared with the claim that it shows Chennai Super Kings fans in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

A Twitter user shared the image with the caption “Chennai Super Kings fans are crazy on a whole new level at Ahmedabad. #CSKvGT #IPL2023Final.”

The IPL 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans, which was scheduled to take place on 28 May, was postponed due to heavy rains. It will now be played on 29 May.

Fact Check

NewsMeter found that the image shows the Great Ethiopian Run.

On performing a reverse image search, we found the image posted by several Twitter users in 2017, saying it shows The Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Click here and here to see the posts.)

Further, we also found the image in an article by CNN Travel from 2017. The photo is credited to the Eithopia tourism organisation, and the description reads, “The annual Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa is popular among tourists.”

We also found the image published by CNN in 2016. It said the photo shows the annual Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa.

Finally, we found the image posted by a Facebook account, Tangible Ethiopia Tourism & Environment for Social Change, in 2015. “The Great Ethiopian Run is Africa’s biggest running event, attracting more than 39,000 thousand (sic) of people across Africa and around the globe to historic Addis Ababa each year…,” reads the caption.

The image can be traced back to at least 2015. Hence, we conclude it does not show Chennai Super Kings fans gathering in Ahmedabad for IPL 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. The claim is false.