Six-year old fan art of Vin Diesel is shared as 3D model of Adam, the first human
Claim
Scientists reconstructed 3D model of how Adam, the first human created by God, might have looked and how humans will look in 300 years.
Human body will physically changed due to consistent use of smartphones, laptops, and other tech, scientists explain
Source – Daily Mail
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Explanation
An image of a person is shared on social media platforms with a claim that Scientists reconstructed 3D model of how Adam, the first human created by God, might have looked and how humans will look in 300 years. The post also further explains on how Human body will physically change due to consistent use of smartphones, laptops, and other technology. One of the posts by ‘Mpasho News’ mentioned ‘Daily Mail’ as its source. Other such claims can be seen here and here.
What is the truth?
When searching for keywords from the claim, 27, October 2022 dated NDTV article titled ’Looks Like Vin Diesel? 3D Model Of “First Human Made By God” Is Viral’ is found. This article reveals how the image went viral.
It all started when Twitter account ‘Alamo Drafthouse NYC’ shared this image on 27, October 2022. It was also mentioned in the following tweet on 28, October 2022 as “Just a reminder that we’re a movie theater, not an academic journal. That said, here’s our soundcloud: drafthouse.com/nyc”.
Just a reminder that we’re a movie theater, not an academic journal. That said, here’s our soundcloud: https://t.co/xXIPBVOMen
— Alamo Drafthouse NYC (@AlamoNYC) October 27, 2022
The same image was found published on ‘Art Station’ website six years ago with the caption “Riddick (Vin Diesel) fan art. At last I finish texturing, fix some forms and did some render in keyshot.”
Vitaly Tenishev, a 3D character artist from Russia have designed the art. Several other similar images are found on the website.
Though this claim was debunked by many of the fact checkers, it is still being shared even by the verified social media accounts including news media outlets.
Conclusion
A six-year old image is shared now with a claim that Scientists reconstructed 3D model of how Adam, the first human looked.
