An image showing that recent heavy rainfall has caused a large, deep crack running along the centre of a road in Islamabad’s F-8 road, with muddy water flowing beneath it has gone viral in recent days. 

 

The image bears the headline: “Islamabad F-8 road collapses after heavy rain, just 45 days after construction”.

 

Traffic cones can be seen placed along the road to warn pedestrians and restrict access. Several people are walking nearby, some taking photos or videos, indicating this is a recent incident.

 

The footage has been widely shared on social media platforms, particularly on X (formerly Twitter), which can be seen here, here, here and here.

 

Is the image real?

Upon close examination and analysis, The Current has found out that the image has been generated by using Artificial Intelligence (AI). A similar image, showing a gigantic crack in the middle of the road can be seen here with some differences from the previous image, indicating that these images have been generated by giving a prompt to AI.

 

What actually happened:

 

Last week, it was reported that heavy rain damaged a portion of the road at the F-8 Interchange, in Islamabad, which was reportedly constructed in nearly 45 days.

 

The F-8 Interchange was built in a ‘record time’ some months ago. However, heavy rains exposed the quality of the work  

 

Verdict: Genuine footage of the affected road, which can be seen here showed that the cracks were not as large as the exaggerated ones in the AI images which misrepresents the extent of actual damage. 

 

Hence, the image with headline “Islamabad F-8 road collapses after heavy rain, just 45 days after construction” is fake and AI generated.