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      AI Generated Photo Shows Russian President Vladimir Putin As Buddhist Monk

      BOOM found that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s images where he can be seen wearing a monk's robe, were created using Midjourney, a generative-AI image creation tool.

      By - Sk Badiruddin |
      Published -  10 April 2023 3:59 PM IST
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      AI Generated Photo Shows Russian President Vladimir Putin As Buddhist Monk

      At least two photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing robes worn by Buddhist monks are being circulated on social media with a false claim that Putin has embraced Buddhism.

      BOOM found that Putin’s image has been created using Midjourney, a generative AI tool that can create hyperrealistic images following prompted commands.

      The Facebook post featuring two images of Putin in a monk's robe is captioned as, “Putin denounced his old life and became a Buddhist monk.”

      View the post here.



      Putin’s images are viral on Facebook with captions in English and Bangla.

      The Facebook post in Bangla claims, “Russian President Putin became a Buddhist monk for a week and practiced the religion.”

      View the post here.



      (Original caption in Bangla: “রাশিয়ার প্রেসিডেন্ট পুতিন। মাত্র ৭ দিনের জন্য বৌদ্ধ ধর্মের শ্রামন হয়েছিলেন এবং বৌদ্ধধর্ম চর্চা করেছিলেন।”)

      Also Read:Viral Posts Falsely Claim Tatas Charged Only ₹1 To Build New Parliament

      Fact Check

      BOOM ran a reverse search on Google and found that Putin’s images were originally posted by a Thai user on a Facebook group named 'AI CREATIVES THAILAND' on March 15, 2023.

      The Facebook post shows four images, two of which are Putin's and the other two are of United States President Joe Biden. Biden is also seen wearing a monk's robe in the image.

      The post has been captioned in Thai as, “When two escape leaders come to ordain. All photos are not real. Created by AI Midjourney.”




      (Original caption in Thai language: เมื่อ 2 ผู้นำหนีมาบวช ทุกภาพไม่ใช่ภาพจริงนะครับสร้างโดย AI Midjourney #แก้ไขเดี๋ยวคนเข้าใจผิด)

      BOOM also noticed that the user identified himself as a digital creator who has been posting such AI generated images on his Facebook page.



      Midjourney is an AI-powered tool that can generate hyper-realistic images with simple text prompts.




      We used the tool to create a different image of Putin using similar commands - Vladimir Putin meditating as Buddhist monk. BOOM was able to create images similar to the ones viral. See below.




      Additionally, BOOM was not able to find any credible news source that stated that Putin had embraced Buddhism or become a monk.

      BOOM has recently debunked such AI generated images of Pope Francis and former US President Donald Trump which went viral on social media with false claims.

      Also Read:Viral Posts Falsely Claim Presidency University Hosted An Iftar Party


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      Claim :   Photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin became a Buddhist monk
      Claimed By :  Facebook Posts
      Fact Check :  False
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