An image showing houses along a straight road was widely shared on social media, claiming it depicted a village in Poland and another claimed that it is a newly built neighborhood in Russia’s Moscow city. This assertion garnered numerous shares, reactions, and comments from users. However, after running Google Reverse Image Search, we concluded that this claim is false.
SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM
An image of houses along a single road circulated on social media, claiming it shows a newly built neighborhood in Moscow, Russia.
The claim has circulated widely on social media, gaining many shares, reactions, and comments from users, most of whom believe it is true.
Below is a screenshot of the claim circulated on Facebook on February 10, 2025, stating: “A beautiful newly built neighborhood in Moscow, Russia.”
The same image circulated on social media, with various users claiming it depicted a village in Poland that housed 6,000 inhabitants.
Below is the screenshot of the claim posted on Facebook on February 10, 2025, stating: “Sułoszowa – the Polish village where 6,000 people share the same road […]”
Below is the screenshot from another Facebook post on February 10, 2025, claiming the image is of Suloszow village, which is home to 6,000 residents living along a single road.
Below is the same image tweeted on X (formerly Twitter) four days ago with a similar caption stating: “There is a unique village in Poland where 6000 houses are built, and the special thing is that all the houses are built on a single long road and this road is 9 kilometers long.”
Below is a screenshot of the claim on Meta’s newly formed social media platform Threads, which stated: “A beautiful newly built neighborhood in Moscow, Russia.”
Given its trendiness on social media, you can discover similar claims via the links provided here: Link 1 (archived), Link 2 (archived), Link 3 (archived), Link 4 (archived), and Link 5 (archived).
FACT CHECK
Fact Crescendo began debunking the claim above by running a Google Reverse Image Search, which led us to discover the following findings.
Through a reverse image search, we discovered a post on X where a user clarified that the previously mentioned image is not an authentic photo of Sułoszowa.
He speculated that the image was generated using AI and shared the genuine view of Sułoszowa village.
Below is a screenshot of a tweet posted on X on February 11, 2025, which comes with a photo depicting the single road in Sułoszowa that is not straight at all.
To verify if the image was generated by artificial intelligence, we conducted an analysis using an AI-detection tool, which confirmed that the image was indeed created by AI.
Sułoszowa, a village in the southern region of Poland, is home to approximately 6,000 residents. The village boasts a unique layout with houses lining both sides of a single, central road, as reported by the Daily Express nearly two years ago.
Here is a screenshot of a photo of Sułoszowa village, which was published in a Daily Mail report about two years ago. The caption states that it is a Polish village known as a “hidden gem” in Europe.
Daily Mail’s Report | Archived Link
Below is the video of the Sułoszowa village, which was published on YouTube.
CONCLUSION
Fact Crescendo found out that the claim is false. The viral image is not the authentic photo of the Sułoszowa village in Poland. It was generated using artificial intelligence. The authentic photo of Sułoszowa village shows the single road is not straight at all.
Title:AI-Generated Image Falsely Claimed as Photo of Sułoszowa Village
Fact Check By: Jay UdomResult: False
