In the wake of ongoing farmers' protest in the country, an image is going viral on social media platforms showing a man and woman eating together claiming that the couple rather than going on a honeymoon or returning to their lucrative careers in California have decided to take part in the protests in Delhi.

A Facebook user named Surendra Batra shared the image with some text written on it that can be roughly translated to, "They got married on November 25, the boy is an engineer and the girl is a doctor in California. They came to India to get married, but instead of going back to California or to the honeymoon and even after earning in crores, they are living in such conditions in farmers protest. They are concerned about the farmers of their own country."

This image is being widely circulated on Facebook with the same claim. 

Since November 26, 2020, farmers Farmers, majorly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting against the central government's newly formed farm laws and have organized the 'Delhi Chalo' march.

The truth behind the claim

In our investigation, we found the claim shared with the viral image is false. The viral image does not show a newly married couple, but it shows Punjabi actress Sonia Mann and singer Mehtab Virk.

With the help of a reverse image search, we found this viral image uploaded by Mann on November 5, 2020, on her verified Facebook profile. She uploaded the picture with a caption that reads: "Guru da langar #kisaanektazindabad #kisaan_Andata #kisaani #dharna @iammehtabvirk". The same image was also uploaded on her verified Instagram handle as well.

We checked the Social media accounts of Mann and Virk indicate that they support the farmers' protest and have several recent pictures of themselves from protest sites.

In conclusion, an image of Punjabi actress Sonia Mann and singer Mehtab Virk is being widely shared on social media platforms with a false claim that a doctor-engineer couple from California, USA, has participated in farmers' protest.