As the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) heats up, a set of images featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad CEO Kavya Maran alongside team captain Pat Cummins has surfaced on social media.
The caption with the picture collage reads: “Pat Cummins’ romance with Kavya Maran 🥰💋❣️💕”
The above picture can be seen here (archive)
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked these images, and found them to be AI-generated.
A Reverse Image Search of the viral picture finds no credible news reports or original sources linking to a real-life event or appearance. Neither Kavya Maran nor Pat Cummins has posted or acknowledged the images on their official social media platforms.
A closer analysis of the visuals revealed clear signs of AI manipulation — odd lighting, awkward facial symmetry, unnatural expressions, and distorted background elements. Some frames even show inconsistencies around the eyes and mouth, which are common tell-tale signs of generative AI tools.
Additionally, running the images through Hive Moderation, an AI detection tool, NewsMobile found the visuals to be artificially generated.
So in conclusion, we can say that the viral images claiming to show Kavya Maran and Pat Cummins in a romantic setting are fake and AI-generated.
