Picture of the viral mango tree is AI-generated
Not a real mango tree though.
By Sunanda Naik Published on 3 July 2023 7:04 AM GMT
An image of a mango tree full of juicy mangoes has taken the internet by storm.
The viral image was posted on a verified Twitter handle with the username Arab World. The caption to the viral post claims that the tree is located somewhere in Yemen.
The viral image seems nothing less than heaven for Mango lovers, isn't it?
But let's take a pause and find out if much talked about mango tree is even real or not.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found the claim to be false as the image is AI-generated.
We started our investigation by performing a reverse image search taking the viral image and found the same image to be uploaded on multiple social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter claiming the tree to be located in different locations.
On one such Twitter post, it is claimed that the tree is located in Kenya.
On closely analyzing the viral image, we found a logo on the extreme left corner of the viral image. Through a search, we found that the logo is from a website called Bing image creator which is an AI image-generating tool.
Not only this, but we also found a tweet by Hoaxeye, acknowledging the same tweet by the Arab world as AI generated using Bing Image Creator.
With this, it is evident that the viral image of this mango tree is as unreal as it seems to be.
