{"id":299537,"date":"2025-06-02T12:08:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=299537"},"modified":"2025-06-02T12:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:07:10","slug":"republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/","title":{"rendered":"Republic, Times, TV9 et al amplified morphed photo of Preity Zinta hugging Vaibhav Suryavanshi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amid military tensions between India and Pakistan, the managers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on May 9 announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/ipl-2025-to-resume-on-may-17-after-week-long-pause-amid-india-pak-tensions\/#:~:text=Board%20of%20Control%20for%20Cricket,India%20launched%20'Operation%20Sindoor'.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">postponement of the 18th season of the IPL<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for a week. The first match after the break was played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on May 18, in which Punjab Kings won by 10 runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right after this, some media channels ran visuals of Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta embracing Rajasthan Royals&#8217; 14-year-old sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/cricketers\/vaibhav-suryavanshi-1408688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vaibhav Suryavanshi<\/a>, who had played an explosive cameo of 40 runs from 15 balls in the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/GBg2S\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on its website, Republic Bharat stated, &#8216;After the match, Preity Zinta came to meet Vaibhav Suryavanshi and during this time she shook hands with Vaibhav and hugged him&#8217;. The channel also shared it on its official X handle <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Ifoch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@Republic_Bharat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The outlet has now deleted this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-299537 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%ac%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%95-516x1024-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/\u0930\u093f\u092a\u092c\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0915-516x1024-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/\u0930\u093f\u092a\u092c\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0915-516x1024-2.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/\u0930\u093f\u092a\u092c\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0915-516x1024-2-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/republic-%e0%a5%a7-938x1024-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/republic-\u0967-938x1024-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/republic-\u0967-938x1024-2.jpg 938w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/republic-\u0967-938x1024-2-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/republic-\u0967-938x1024-2-768x838.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Times of India&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/1j6GA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maharashtra Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Bc46C\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TV9 Gujarati<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/0HAau\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jagbani Punjab Kesari<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also published news reports making similar claims while using the photo.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-299537 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/img_20250520_175442-477x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_175442-477x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_175442-477x1024-1.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_175442-477x1024-1-140x300.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/img_20250520_175047-520x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_175047-520x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_175047-520x1024-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_175047-520x1024-1-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/img_20250520_174558-503x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_174558-503x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_174558-503x1024-1.jpg 503w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_174558-503x1024-1-147x300.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The photos are widespread on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/cnfjC\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/oeVcz\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/IbRf5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with similar claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-299537 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/ffb-917x1024-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/FFB-917x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/FFB-917x1024-1.jpg 917w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/FFB-917x1024-1-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/FFB-917x1024-1-768x858.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/xx-773x1024-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/XX-773x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/XX-773x1024-1.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/XX-773x1024-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/XX-773x1024-1-768x1017.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-bharat-and-other-use-morphed-image-of-priety-zinta-rajasthan-royals-player-vaibhav-suryavanshi-hugging\/%e0%a4%87%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%be-1024x890-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/\u0907\u0902\u0938\u094d\u091f\u093e-1024x890-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/\u0907\u0902\u0938\u094d\u091f\u093e-1024x890-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/\u0907\u0902\u0938\u094d\u091f\u093e-1024x890-1-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/\u0907\u0902\u0938\u094d\u091f\u093e-1024x890-1-768x668.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><b>Fact Check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News noticed that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realpreityzinta\/status\/1924674409899704748?t=dnHFJuTauUCx6ksmRJ3Fng&amp;s=19\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preity Zinta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> had replied to Republic Bharat\u2019s post taking umbrage at the outlet amplifying a &#8216;fake news&#8217; and a &#8216;morphed photo&#8217;. She wrote, \u201cI am surprised that now news channels are also using morphed images and featuring them as news items.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250520_215213-562x1024.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To crosscheck the actor&#8217;s claim, we looked for the post-match video uploaded on May 19 on the official X handle of Rajasthan Royals, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rajasthanroyals\/status\/1924422879963218234\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@rajasthanroyals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In it, Preity Zinta and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are seen shaking hands and talking. However, the two are not seen hugging each other in the video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We found a longer video on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/NhAj_0TBzP4?si=JcCUHKm5-SJ6lkb9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">YouTube channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of one of the staff working for IPL 2025. In the video, Zinta is seen going up to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, shaking hands with and talking to him, after which she is seen going back to members of her own team to greet them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News examined the viral images.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We found that Vaibhav Suryavanshi is often seen with a black thread tied on his right hand and a watch on his left hand, while the viral photos show the exact opposite.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apart from this, the brand logo of Tata IPL 2025 and Jio is also inverted (mirrored).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We compared it with the Rajasthan Royals team jersey. We found that the team jersey has the Jio and Tata IPL 2025 logo on the right sleeve and the Red Bull logo on the left sleeve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the viral photos, the Jio and Tata IPL logos are seen in inverted letters on the left hand.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/VIRAL-IMAGEsuuu-1024x440.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum up, the viral photos are morphed. Edited and distorted images were circulated to claim Preity Zinta hugged Vaibhav Suryavanshi. A number of prominent media houses shared it as &#8216;news&#8217; without any verification. There are clear signs in the viral image of it being morphed, and they are hard to miss, yet it was used by these outlets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> While one may question what is newsworthy in the image of two persons hugging, and what is the need to sensationalize it, we understand that it remains a matter of editorial choice. Running a morphed image involving a minor (Vaibhav is 14), however, is lousy and unjustifiable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid military tensions between India and Pakistan, the managers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on May 9 announced the postponement of the 18th season of the IPL for a week. 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