
Photo Of AAP Leader Raghav Chadha With Makeup At Fashion Week Is Morphed
The image has been digitally altered to show the Rajya Sabha MP with burgundy hair and make-up.

A viral photo of newly elected Rajya Sabha member and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha with coloured hair and make-up at the Lakmé Fashion Week in Delhi, is morphed.
The digitally altered image shows Chadha with burgundy hair, eye shadow and lipstick.
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted the doctored photo asking his followers to guess whose image it was.
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Fact Check
BOOM did a reverse image search and found the original picture on AAP's national social media team member Ankita Shah's tweet published on March 27, 2022.
Shah uploaded three images of Chadha at the event. "Youth icon and youngest Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha is setting Lakme fashion week stage on fire," she wrote.
Youth icon and youngest Rajya Sabha MP @raghav_chadha is setting Lakme fashion week stage on fire 😎 #LakmeFashionWeek2022 pic.twitter.com/RfyoJkUPba
— Ankita Shah (@Ankita_Shah8) March 27, 2022
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The comparison between the viral picture and original image can be seen below.
Comparison
Taking a cue from this, we also did a relevant keyword search and found a video of Raghav Chadha on Fashion Design Council of India's (FDCI) official Instagram handle uploaded on March 27, 2022. Other images and videos of the event clearly show the viral image with excessive makeup is altered.
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Claim : Photo shows AAP leader Raghav Chadha is wearing an extensive makeup and bright lipstick on his face.
Claimed By : Social Media Users
Fact Check : False
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