Fact Check: Viral Photo of Rahul Gandhi, Dipke, Soros, and Pannun is Fake

New Delhi (Vishvas News). The student protest led by the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ (CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak case and reforms in the examination system has ended after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, but the issue of the arrest of students and protesters remains a hot topic. Claims related to the CJP protest are still being shared on social media. In this context, a photo is going viral in which CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, American investor George Soros, environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the founder of the banned organization ‘Sikhs for Justice’ and a Khalistani leader, Gurpatwant Singh Pannu are allegedly seen together.

Vishvas News investigated and found this image to be fake, and was created using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool. Rahul Gandhi had criticized the government over the police action during the CJP student movement, but the viral image is fictitious. It is now being shared with a false claim.

What is viral?

Facebook user Satish Kumar Garg shared the viral image (archived link ) on July 30, 2026, and wrote, “Friends, this is a gang of traitors. They all want to destroy India together. George, the owner of the Gandhi family, is in the middle…the rest of you are smart…this cockroach is also part of them.”

Several users on different social media platforms have shared the image with the same claim.

Investigation

The viral photo shows Abhijeet Dipke, Rahul Gandhi and Sam Pitroda with Greta Thunberg, George Soros and Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. The photo is being shared with the claim that Dipke is seen with Khalistani leader Pannu, George Soros, and Greta Thunberg.

Rahul Gandhi had criticized the police action during the CJP (Cockroach Janata Party) student movement and cornered the government. However, we did not find any report during our search that mentioned any meeting between Dipke and Rahul Gandhi.

Furthermore, we found no credible media reports or official records of such a meeting. The other individuals seen in the viral photo, their presence alongside Rahul Gandhi and Abhijeet Dipke appears implausible, raising suspicion that it may be AI-generated. Therefore, we checked the photo using deepfake detection tools.

Hive Moderation’s analysis indicated a very high probability of this image being generated by AI. According to its analysis, the probability of this image being created by GPT-Image is the highest (99.3%).

To confirm this finding, the image was checked with several other deepfake detection tools. The Image Detector also indicated that the viral image was likely AI-generated.

Image Whisperer’s analysis also indicated the possibility of AI-manipulation. Our investigation clearly shows that the viral image is not real, but rather AI-manipulated.

We spoke to AI expert Dr. Azhar Machwe, who explained, “This is an AI-generated image.” He noticed several anomalies in the image that are common in AI-generated images.

Machwe said, “The spelling of ‘Khalistan’ in the image is correct on one side and incorrect on the other. The Khalistan symbol is blue on one side and appears black on the other. Where the face meets the human bodies, all the edges are blurred. This means that the AI ​​tool has not been able to recreate the details properly. This is proof that a weak AI model was used to create the viral image. The person in the ‘grey T-shirt’ (Dipke) has a larger right hand than his left.”

What is the context?

The protest by the Cockroach Janata Party at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the NEET paper leak and irregularities in other examinations has ended after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

According to news reports , the CJP’s protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi has officially ended. On July 25, 2026, the protesters declared victory and ended the sit-in after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the government’s acceptance of the CJP’s demands.

Meanwhile, according to another report, the Supreme Court has ordered that no harsh action be taken against minors and students without criminal records involved in the protests. However, investigations against those with criminal backgrounds will continue.

Some CJP leaders (like Saurabh Das, Dipke and Ashutosh Ranka) have expressed displeasure over the Supreme Court verdict, imposing the criminal record condition, and have threatened to start protests again if their demands are not met.

The user who shared the viral post has nearly 9,000 followers on Facebook. Fact-check reports on the viral claims regarding the Cockroach Janata Party can be read here.

Conclusion: The photo of Rahul Gandhi and Abhijeet Dipke with Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and George Soros is not real, but fake. This image was created using a weak AI tool.

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