Alia Bhatt, DiCaprio share wrong/fake images of Amazon rainforest fires

On Thursday, Alia retweeted four images, purportedly of the Amazon fires.

However, the image on the top-left was taken in November 2014 in the Amazon basin in Ze Doca by Mario Tama.

The top-right image is of the 1989 Amazon rainforest fires taken by Sipa Press.

The bottom-right image is an Alamy stock photo, clicked by photojournalist Loren McIntyre, who died in 2003.

Actor/environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio also shared the outdated Alamy stock image by McIntyre, and so did the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

Tweeting about the devastating fires, Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo shared another image, which is from a March 2013 fire at the Taim Ecological Station, in Rio Grande do Sul.

Pop-star Madonna also shared a cropped image from the 1989 Amazon fires.

While many other celebrities, journalists, activists, and politicians shared misleading photos of the Amazon fires, the fact remains that the rainforest has been burning alarmingly, billowing smoke thousands of miles away, reaching the city of Sao Paolo.

Although the rainforest doesn't catch fire so often as it remains damp, official data reports there have been 78,383 forest fires this year, the highest since 2013.

According to experts, the reason behind the rising number in forest fires is the increased deforestation in the region during the months-long drought.

Environmental activists blame Bolsonaro's policies for the fires, while the President accused non-government organizations of setting the fires.

As the authorities continue to point fingers at each other, the Amazon, which produces 20% of the world's oxygen, is facing irreparable damage.