Fact check
Fact check: On the day of social media, some videos or photos go viral. Many of them do not have any connection with the truth. Or simply say that posts and videos are made viral with incorrect or misleading claims. A photo of Suhana Khan, daughter of actress and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was recently shared on social media on social media, in which she is standing in front of a black luxury car. It was claimed with this picture that Suhana had bought the car. However, when we investigated the viral claim, the truth came out.
What is going viral?
Bollywood actress Suhana Khan’s Facebook fan page recently shared a post, allegedly a photo with a brilliant black car. On this post posted on 7 April, the caption was written “My new car,” that there is speculation that Suhana has bought this magnificent car.
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How did you know the truth?
To investigate this viral claim, we investigated all the official social media accounts of Suhana Khan, but we did not find any post that confirms the claim to be shared widely online. Apart from this, when we put the viral photo on Google Lens, many social media posts came out, in which the same background was seen as a viral photo. However, after checking closely, it was found that Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi was actually seen in the photo, who bought a BMW 5-Series car in 2020, not Suhana Khan.
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In the next phase of the investigation, we used the information already collected and searched Customized Keywords on Google. From this we received a report of News18, in December 2020, Nora Fatehi asked to buy a new luxury car. The headline of this news is, “Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi bought a new BMW 5-Series of Rs 60.90 lakh.”
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What came out in the fact check?
The fact check conducted by India TV has confirmed that this claim is false. Suhana Khan has not bought any car and viral photos have been replaced digitally. The original picture featured Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi, who allegedly bought a new BMW 5-series of Rs 60.90 lakh in December 2020. This photo was shared digitally edited version on social media with false claims. In such a situation, people are advised to beware of such misinformation.
