Viral Claim Says AI-Edited Egg Photo Won Instamart Refund

Overview

• A founder’s LinkedIn account and a widely shared X post allege a customer used Google’s Gemini Nano to add cracks to a tray of eggs and then secured a full refund from Swiggy Instamart.
• The posts describe a simple prompt—“apply more cracks”—that produced an image showing 20+ broken eggs, which support staff allegedly accepted as proof.
• News18, Times Now and NDTV Profit reported the viral claim but noted they could not independently verify the incident.
• Coverage centers on the vulnerability of photo‑based refund checks and warns that realistic AI edits could scale fraud and squeeze quick‑commerce margins.
• Commentary points to fixes such as provenance markers like SynthID or visible Gemini marks, automated detection checks and operational steps such as open‑box or video‑recorded deliveries.