A Sikh man is trying to set the record straight after a doctored selfie went viral, making it seem like he was one of the Paris attackers.

Many of those using the photograph of Veerender Jubbal, including journalists, did not seem to realise the image had been digitally altered.

Veerender's original selfie shows him in a bathroom, wearing his turban, an important part of the Sikh religion.

Now Veerender is trying to correct the mistake.

The altered image shows him wearing a vest with what appears to be explosives and his iPad has been made to look like a religious text.

A picture of a sex toy has also been added..

Veerender has asked for people to tell him about any publications which are still using the photoshopped image to suggest he is a "terrorist".

A huge search is going on for surviving members and accomplices of the Islamist group that killed 129 people in Paris on Friday night.

Police say Salah Abdeslam, 26, is a key suspect. He was born in Brussels, Belgium.

Veerender says "millions upon millions of people" have seen the picture of him and may falsely assume he is associated with the Islamist group.

He says he is now in a "bad position" and is worried he could be "harmed and/or hurt" because of the image.

Grasswire's social media fact checker picked up on the photographs, alerting users to the discrepancies and original photograph.

Veerender has previously spoken out against GamerGate. Many on the internet fail to agree on what Gamergate stands for: whether it's about misogynist harassment, ethics in gaming journalism, or something else altogether.

He suspects someone from GamerGate may be responsible for altering and sharing the image of him, although it does not yet appear anyone has taken responsibility.

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