DHAKA, Dec 10, 2024 (BSS) - The fact checking organization 'Rumor Scanner' has called old the photo of an elderly man picking up leftovers from a garbage dump on the sidewalk in Bangladesh that has recently gone viral on social media.

The fact checking body in an investigation found that it is not a recent photo rather it is clicked in 2023, saying the viral photo is misleading.

The Rumor Scanner published the report on its website on Monday, saying the photo is being posted with the captions 'Bangladesh's Famine' and 'Bangladesh's status', claiming that it is a recent photo of Bangladesh.

The investigation shows that the same photo was posted on the Facebook page of photographer GMB Akash on Sunday, December 8. The same photo was also shared on his Instagram account.

Akash mentioned in the caption of the posts that the photo was taken on November 17, 2023.

However, questions have also been raised about the authenticity of the photo. Some claimed that it was created using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. In this context, the Rumor Scanner team contacted photographer GMB Akash and collected the original photo.

Metadata analysis of the original photo confirmed that the photo is authentic and was taken on November 17, 2023.

So, an old photo of an elderly man taking leftovers has been circulated on social media claiming that it is a recent photo which is misleading, the fact check body ended.