Audi’s old ad photo is shared as a real incident where a cheetah refused to race with dogs - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 2, 2022
A photo is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows a real incident where a cheetah refused to race with dogs. The post also claims that the race coordinator said to the people – “Sometimes trying to prove that you are the best is an insult”. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Photo shows a real incident where a cheetah refused to race with dogs.
Fact: The posted photo shows an old advertisement of Audi – “The Audi S4 Quattro. Nothing to prove”. Also, there are several instances where a cheetah raced with a dog. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When the posted photo was run through Google Reverse Image search, many similar images were found in the search results. The same photo was found on several websites with the following description – “The Audi S4 Quattro. Nothing to prove”. Those websites can be found here, here, and here. The photo reportedly shows an old advertisement of Audi.
Also, there are several instances where a cheetah raced with a dog. Some of those reports can be seen here, here, here, and here.
To sum it up, Audi’s old ad photo is shared as a real incident where a cheetah refused to race with dogs.