Fact check: Image of actor shared as doctor who succumbed to COVID-19
New Delhi, Sep 17: A picture of a young woman has gone viral on social media after it was claimed that she had died of COVID-19.
The post says, "sad news from GUJRAT. #RIP_CORONA_WARRIOR. Very Shocking !! We lost a young gem. Dr Vidhi. Gynecologist, from #Ahmedabad. Succumbed to Covid 19.
Great loss to the family. May god gives strength to the bereaved family to bear this colossal loss . RIP. Nowadays daily INDIA is loosing Young doctors !! Still no one is taking seriously!!! Kindly be safe doctors and peoples!!"
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The image being circulated is not that of a doctors. It is that of South Indian actor and model, Samskruthy Shenoy. The image was in fact shot on the sets of the Malayalam movie Anarkali.
The
actor
too
took
to
Facebook
to
clarify
about
the
image
in
circulation.
Dear
Friends,
This
is
me,
Samskruthy
Shenoy
/
Samy,
aged
22,
from
Kochi.
Some
miscreants
are
spreading
this
photograph
as
that
of
a
#Coronawarrior
Dr.
#Vidhi
from
Gujarat,
who
succumbed
to
#COVID19.
It
is
kind
of
viral
on
Facebook
and
WhatsApp.
I have no idea about Dr. Vidhi. If such a person has really passed away due to Corona, my Pranaams to the departed soul. But the person in the photograph is me. Hence kindly avoid forwarding messages with my photograph and also inform your source from where the message is getting forwarded. Thanks in advance, Sincerely, #Samskruthy," the actor wrote.
The original image can be found on the actor's Facebook page:
However speaking of Vidhi, she passed away on September 9. Vidhi was a medical student from Bihar. She had gone to Ahmedabad for an internship. She passed away due to COVID-19 on September 9.
Fact Check
Claim
This is an image of a doctor from Gujarat who succumbed to COVID-19
Conclusion
This is an image of South Indian actor, Samskruthy Shenoy