{"id":12143,"date":"2024-07-02T13:29:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=12143"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:29:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:29:20","slug":"virat-kohli39s-statue-at-new-york39s-times-square-is-not-real-its-cgi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/virat-kohli39s-statue-at-new-york39s-times-square-is-not-real-its-cgi\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli&#8217;s statue at New York&#8217;s Times Square is not real, it\u2019s CGI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This statue is not real but was created using CGI and was part of an advertisement by mattress company Duroflex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Thumbnail-Post-No-04-usha-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22212\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICC T20 World Cup victory celebration is buzzing all over the internet. Meanwhile, a video and an image are widely circulating on social media claiming that the statue of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has been installed in New York&#8217;s Times Square. The image shows a massive golden-plated statue of Virat Kohli is visible in Times Square, and the Duroflex Mattress promotional boards are all around this location. The caption of the post states, Virat Kohli statue in Times Square, New York #T20WorldCup2024 Winner India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s verify what the facts are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeWhM5r1PvHi_yhyyzo0gnO9bPWX86hxq0pL-YxZ2Q4TdI-pKAGmzmwk18MSi3lUZ4_hwDy4NiBPqr6IJK2li5hcP4hTmhaa_iw7eLmwZDqpifXjUI_-wtkK6xHFDEZjT3yjUmT2Xo_NYP--7qQWSvV4sVryHL-QyZ15vd6tedTzaK5OqYaPSM?key=5O9iK8eaOivsgDqWWDM6aQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=460564916930601&amp;set=a.460565376930555\">Facebook Post<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/screenshot-www.facebook.com-2024.07.02-00_00_09\">Archive link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fact Check-&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We began our investigation with a keyword and reverse image search on Google and the results led us to a video shared on the social media handles of bedding company Duroflex. The star cricketer is wearing a cricket pad on its feet and holding a bat in its hand, it was uploaded on 23 June 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just Unveiled :A  larger-than-life statue of Virat Kohli at the iconic Times Square.<br><br>This King&#39;s Duty, we are going global and making history!<br><br>We\u2019re delivering great sleep and great health to Virat Kohli.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GreatSleepGreatHealth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GreatSleepGreatHealth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ViratKohli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ViratKohli<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/worldcup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#worldcup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CGI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CGI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5WpkZcwa7i\">pic.twitter.com\/5WpkZcwa7i<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Duroflex (@Duroflex_world) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Duroflex_world\/status\/1804886130338271638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/duroflex\">Archive link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We noticed that the caption featured the hashtag #CGI. Virat Kohli is the brand ambassador of Duroflex since May 15, 2023 and has featured on several of their posts and ad campaigns. This video has been released as part of their campaign &#8216;Duroflex on King&#8217;s Duty&#8217;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfJYz-L3TmupNAvWj4IbndE19oweHr_i1DLxnSlY_377FFGHdm95xid15-ow1BTgJQoQRqV6QS0j14P1YCs8hDB3ZhkBlb302TQu-qEPBdqyfsZ7Um8brhvE-tpACAjLj1Lz16f_Ex540mLr704_Z03FXNNEIm-KuB2dkQNnzme_jpAMidlWq4?key=5O9iK8eaOivsgDqWWDM6aQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duroflex uploaded this video on its&nbsp;official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8j2RbzCi0a\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">Instagram<\/a> channel also, we saw that the caption featured the hashtag #CGIanimation. Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is a technology that uses computer graphics to create images or videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfBHHkyF64ryN7CKnFtW87F8PCnEJVS6NbdH0v9IhVXYPKe957sjDvbLCMxEsJQB2rxOKMoRi3Yctj5l7cbhj6oV6fFuKdX_Afzummop0-VMdSkXtvcNCZUDBrDS4TOrmVhr2fco5BGiRGndjUcZ5IFUhYTdoMwtr6SafNjtcDYtDJyt20v2W4?key=5O9iK8eaOivsgDqWWDM6aQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/screenshot-www.instagram.com-2024.07.02-00_19_58\">Archive link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also came across an article by the Indian Express regarding this, which you can be read&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/trending\/trending-globally\/virat-kohli-life-size-statue-at-new-york-times-square-viral-video-9413338\/\">here.<\/a> From these evidences, it is clear that Virat Kohli\u2019s statue in the viral image&nbsp;is a computer-generated image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion-&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fact Crescendo found that the claim made along with the viral image to be <strong>False<\/strong>. This statue is not real but was created using CGI and was part of an advertisement by mattress company Duroflex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t\t\t.container {\n\t\t\t\t\t  border: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t\t\t  background-color: #eee;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  padding: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin: 16px 0\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container::after {\n\t\t\t\t\t  content: \"\";\n\t\t\t\t\t  clear: both;\n\t\t\t\t\t  display: table;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t  float: left;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 50%;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container span {\n\t\t\t\t\t  font-size: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 15px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 500px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  text-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  margin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  float: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/False.png\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Virat Kohli&#8217;s statue at New York&#8217;s Times Square is not real, it\u2019s CGI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <strong>Fact Check By:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@factcrescendo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fact Crescendo Team\n<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><strong>Result:<\/strong> False <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/html>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=94771514696&#038;text=Please%20send%20your%20query:%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" src=\"http:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-app-sri-lanka-new.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This statue is not real but was created using CGI and was part of an advertisement by mattress company Duroflex. The ICC T20 World Cup victory celebration is buzzing all over the internet. 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