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Thank you so much for asking very important question.

Of course, no one was sending messages with fake pictures of Guru Sahibs during the Guru Sahib’s times and hence there is no direct mention of Guru Pictures in the SGGS Bani.

May I state that it is so difficult to unlearn. Those who are sending these pictures actually grew up in this environment.

Most Sikhs have grown up with fake / imaginary Guru pictures around them. And no one, even SGPC, ever stopped this practice. Actually, SGPC may have encouraged it as it was good business around the Darbar Sahib Amritsar complex.
The next part of your question is even more important. How can such people be educated so they know not to forward or make such messages with fake / imaginary Guru pictures?
They best way I know is to tell them each time they do it.

There may be other ways to accomplish it, however what I practice and works for me, might work for others as well. Every time I receive such a message, I humbly request the sender to please not to send me such messages adulterated with fake/imaginary pictures purported to be of Sikh Guru Sahibs. I find fakeness / adulteration of the message with such pictures disrespectful to me and to the Guru Sahib. Senders normally apologizes and stop it for future. Sometime they need to be reminded twice or more but it effective.