Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Used to Spread False Claims About Imadol Incident

Kathmandu. An AI-generated image is being widely shared on social media with the false claim that it shows the Imadol accused urinating while the victim recorded him for views and monetization. TechPana's Fact Check Desk found that the image, along with accompanying claims that the woman falsely accused the man while he was relieving himself, is misleading.

On Sunday, a young woman shared a video alleging that a man exposed himself and behaved indecently toward her on a street in Imadol, Lalitpur. The video quickly went viral, and on Monday (July 6), police arrested 55-year-old Surendra Bhatt, an education officer working under the Ministry of Defence.