{"id":1354,"date":"2021-03-17T04:55:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T04:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2022-02-21T09:55:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T09:55:29","slug":"former-indian-cricket-captain-mahendra-singh-dhoni-has-converted-to-buddhism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/former-indian-cricket-captain-mahendra-singh-dhoni-has-converted-to-buddhism\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has NOT converted Buddhism."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Thubnail-Post-No-20--1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Thubnail-Post-No-20--1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Thubnail-Post-No-20--300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Thubnail-Post-No-20--768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Thubnail-Post-No-20--1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Thubnail-Post-No-20-.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An image of former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wearing monk robes is circulating on social media claiming that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has converted to Buddhism and thus we can see him in the robe attire. The image is going viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/naveen.ranga.3939\/posts\/2927744254149832?__tn__=%2CO*F\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%20%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%20%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE&amp;src=recent_search_click\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caption of the post mentions that \u201cWorld cup winning, former Indian cricket captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni converted to Buddhism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/905-4.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fact Check-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We started our investigation by running a Google Reverse Image search which led us to a tweet by Star Sports dated 13th March, which carried images of the cricketer\u2019s new avatar asking internet users, what could the new look be about. The tweet states that \u201cour faces since we saw <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/o\/3braA\/https:\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MSDhoni?src=hash\">#MSDhoni<\/a>&#8216;s new avatar that could just break the Internet! What do you think is it about?\u201d<\/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\">\ud83d\ude2e\ud83d\ude2e\ud83d\ude2e &#8211; our faces since we saw <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MSDhoni?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MSDhoni<\/a>&#39;s new avatar that could just break the Internet! \ud83d\ude4aWhat do you think is it about? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mx27w3uqQh\">pic.twitter.com\/Mx27w3uqQh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarSportsIndia\/status\/1370743957223698433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/3braA\">Archive Link<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we found another tweet by the official account of Star Sports revealing the mystery behind the new look, Star Sports on 14th March launched an ad-campaign for IPL 2021 featuring Dhoni in his new look. The tweet stated that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VIVOIPL?src=hashtag_click\">#VIVOIPL<\/a> salutes the new Indian spirit that is eager to innovate and rewrite the rulebook. Will history be created yet again this IPL? Join us in celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndiaKaApnaMantra?src=hashtag_click\">#IndiaKaApnaMantra<\/a>. LIVE from Apr 9 | Broadcast starts 6 PM, Match starts 7:30 PM | Star Sports &amp; Disney+Hotstar VIP.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tweet also attached the advertisement where one can see Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a guru preaching his students about IPL.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VIVOIPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VIVOIPL<\/a> salutes the new Indian spirit that is eager to innovate and rewrite the rulebook.<br><br>Will history be created yet again this IPL?<br><br>Join us in celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndiaKaApnaMantra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndiaKaApnaMantra<\/a>.<br><br>LIVE from Apr 9 | Broadcast starts 6 PM, Match starts 7:30 PM | Star Sports &amp; Disney+Hotstar VIP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IcKGwy4np\">pic.twitter.com\/6IcKGwy4np<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarSportsIndia\/status\/1371085863493406722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/gSv7e\">Archive Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion-<\/strong> Fact Crescendo found the above-mentioned post to be <strong>False.<\/strong> The viral image on social media does not show former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni accepting Buddhism, but in fact it is an advertisement for IPL. Social media users mistook Dhoni\u2019s new ad campaign as a real image of him suggesting that he had converted to Buddhism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n\t\t<html>\n\t\t<head>\n\t\t<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t.container {\n\t\t  border: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t  background-color: #eee;\n\t\t  border-radius: 5px;\n\t\t  padding: 16px;\n\t\t  margin: 16px 0\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.container::after {\n\t\t  content: \"\";\n\t\t  clear: both;\n\t\t  display: table;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.container img {\n\t\t  float: left;\n\t\t  margin-right: 20px;\n\t\t  border-radius: 50%;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.container span {\n\t\t  font-size: 20px;\n\t\t  margin-right: 15px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t@media (max-width: 500px) {\n\t\t  .container {\n\t\t\t  text-align: center;\n\t\t  }\n\t\t  .container img {\n\t\t\t  margin: auto;\n\t\t\t  float: none;\n\t\t\t  display: block;\n\t\t  }\n\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<\/head>\n\t\t<body>\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/False.png\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has NOT converted Buddhism<\/p>\n\t\t  <strong>Fact Check By:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@factcrescendo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fact Crescendo Team<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\t\t  <p><strong>Result:<\/strong> False <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/body>\n\t\t<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wearing monk robes is circulating on social media claiming that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has converted to Buddhism and thus we can see him in the robe attire. 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