Every year on Diwali we see certain images of lit up India. Not all these images are real. Here’s looking at some of these images shared widely by people but 100% fake.
1. This fake image was circulated by a Facebook user saying this was India at night during Diwali and the picture was by NASA.
This was the original image at that time in 2012.
The image was actually colour-composite, created in 2003 by NOAA scientist Chris Elvidge to highlight population growth over time.
2. India on Diwali. Courtesy: NASA once again.
THE REAL PIX OF INDIA DURING DIWALI… what if the previous is real or fake it’s after all is of my India..
— DrUgrabhatah (@DrUgrabhatah) November 4, 2021
So don’t worry.. Its INDIA ON DIWALI..
courtesy :NASA
JAI HIND KI DIWALI ALWAYS https://t.co/gvXIt5xVNB pic.twitter.com/5dMG72pZbO
3. Same pics. Another year.
Diwali is incomplete without NASA sharing this pictures.#HappyDiwali pic.twitter.com/fEMxK3PqYu
— Mr. dwivedi 🔥 (@vivekdwivedi287) November 11, 2020
4. This apparently is a night time picture of Diwali lights in India.
That beautiful image of nighttime Diwali lights in India? It’s a really old fake https://t.co/u3wtMAYxyO pic.twitter.com/ByrR4sxJWz
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) November 12, 2015
5. Virender Sehwag also shared this pic which turned out be fake.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 10, 2015