Elvish Yadav’s Photo With Lionel Messi Breaks Internet — 'Real Or AI?'

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single image uploaded by YouTuber Elvish Yadav quickly turned into a talking point across social media, with users debating whether the photograph was real or the result of artificial intelligence.The picture shows Yadav posing alongside football superstar Lionel Messi, with actor and influencer Jannat Zubair also visible in the frame. Yadav kept the caption short — “RaoSahab X Messi” — but it was enough to trigger a flood of reactions. Almost instantly, users began questioning the authenticity of the image, flooding the comments section with doubts, humour and speculation.

Several users were sceptical, openly wondering if the photo had been digitally generated. One comment read, “Even Elvish Yadav got a good photo with Messi, that too for free. Meanwhile, SRK could not get the photo even after paying ₹10 lakh, hence his fans are using AI photo.”Another user went a step further and asked Grok directly, “is it real or Ai ?” The chatbot responded, “It looks real! The photo is from Lionel Messi's meeting with the Puch AI team and influencers like Elvish Yadav and Jannat Zubair during his GOAT India Tour 2025. Confirmed via multiple sources including Puch AI's official posts.”Not all reactions were serious. Some leaned heavily into sarcasm, with one user commenting, “Rare picture of Leo Messi wasting his time.”Others, however, were clearly thrilled by the crossover. A fan wrote, “Raosahab X Messi really delighted & fabulous to see this. You have been living our dreams & that’s great to see.”As the image continued to circulate across platforms, opinions remained divided, with users split between disbelief and excitement.The buzz around the photo also lined up with Messi’s scheduled Delhi stop as part of his GOAT India Tour. According to Free Press Journal, the football star was expected to arrive in the capital on Monday, though his flight was delayed earlier in the day due to heavy fog.