Pictures of Katy Perry attending Met Gala 2024

Rating Justification

The iVerify Pakistan team has checked this content and concluded that it is false.

In reaching this verdict, the team investigated the viral images of American popstar Katy Perry alongside her recent Instagram post.

HOW IT STARTED

Images of Katy Perry attending the Met Gala 2024 began doing the rounds on social media on May 6, 2024.

An X user shared a picture on May 7 with the caption, “Katy Perry looks absolutely gorgeous on Met Gala 2024.”

The post gained 4.8 million views.

Another image of her was circulating wearing a floral gown.

An X user said: “Katy Perry Met Gala 2024” with her picture. The post gained 31,200 views.

The pictures were also shared here, here, here and here.

METHODOLOGY

The iVerify Pakistan team initiated an investigation into the images of the American popstar Katy Perry due to their high virality and because some reports were questioning the authenticity of the images.

The team went to Perry’s official Instagram account and found a May 7 post whose caption said, “Couldn’t make it to the Met, had to work.”

Sharing the viral images, Petty also shared a screenshot of an exchange with her mother. The exchange is reproduced below:

Perry’s mother: Ha feather! Didn’t know you went to the Met. What a gorgeous gown, you look like the Rose Parade, you are your own float lol.

Perry: Lol Mom the AI got you too, beware!

The popstar thus herself confirmed that she never went to the event and the images were AI-generated.

BACKGROUND

The Met Gala, short for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, is a prestigious annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City.

It marks the opening of the institute’s fashion exhibit. Every year attendees include celebrities, fashion icons, and designers, who interpret a specific theme through their attire, making bold fashion statements. The gala is highly anticipated and widely covered, serving as a showcase for cutting-edge fashion and raising funds for the arts.

According to Vogue, this year, the 2024 Met Gala theme was “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”. The exhibit featured approximately 250 rare items drawn from the Costume Institute’s permanent collection.

CONCLUSION

The iVerify team has concluded that the claim about Perry attending the Met Gala 2024 is false.

The singer herself clarified that she did not attend the event and that the circulating images were AI-generated.

Evidence and References

Katy Perry’s May 7, 2024, Instagram Post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6pivKUNWxQ/?img_index=1