Is Katy Perry’s photo at the Met Gala real?

10 May 2024

15:09

False

True

Manipulated

Result

The photo is a fake; it was generated with artificial intelligence.
Katy Perry, the American singer, shared her AI-generated photo on her Instagram account, along with a screenshot of a chat with her mom. In the conversation, her mom remarks, ‘I didn’t know you went to the Met Gala.’ Perry replies with a laughing expression and says, ‘Lol mom AI got you too. BEWARE!.’

Claim Spread

Social media accounts and pages circulated a photo, purportedly showing American star Katy Perry at this year’s Met Gala. The image garnered millions of views on X (formerly Twitter) and spread extensively.

The photo depicts the American star in a flower-covered dress, standing on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York during the Met Gala.

Evidence

The photo was generated with artificial intelligence.

In the process of verifying the claim, we found a post by the American star on her Instagram account, where she shared her AI-edited photo and wrote in the caption, ‘couldn’t make it to the Met Gala, had to work.

Alongside this photo, the American singer also shared another picture of herself in a tight metallic top and a flowered skirt.

In the same post, Perry included a screenshot of a conversation with her mom. Her mom remarked, ‘I didn’t know you went to the Met Gala,’ and the singer responded with a laugh, saying, Lol mom AI got you too. BEWARE!”

The post by artist Katy Perry on Instagram, featuring fake photos of her at the Met Gala, garnered over 1.2 million likes.

Fake photos and videos of other stars who didn’t attend this year’s event also circulated, featuring celebrities like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Selena Gomez.”

American star Katy Perry was absent from this year’s Met Gala, along with other artists like Rihanna.

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