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From AI-generated audio clips of NCP SP leader Supriya Sule to false claims of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter marrying a Muslim man, and a deepfake of Nirmala Sitharaman endorsing an investment platform, here are our top fact checks from this week:
Did Om Birla’s Daughter Anjali Tie The Knot With A Muslim Man? No, Viral Claim Is False
Many social media users claimed that Anjali Birla, the daughter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, has married a Muslim man. A user wrote on the X handle, “BJP Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has got his daughter Anjali married to Anees. After all, what is the reason that all the anti-Muslim leaders in their country choose their sons-in-law Anees and Mukhtar?” Newsschecker, however, found the claim to be false. Read more here.
Waqf Board Stakes Claim On Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple? Viral Social Media Posts Are False
Several social media users are alleging that the Waqf board has now claimed the iconic Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple at Prabhadevi in Mumbai, triggering reactions of outrage. The social media posts went viral ahead of voting day for the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra on November 20, with results set to be declared on November 23. Newschecker, however, found the allegations to be untrue. Read more here.
As Maharashtra Witnesses Political Row Over ‘Bitcoin Exposé’, Here’s What We Found About The Viral Audio Notes
A day before the Maharashtra Polls, former-IPS officer from Pune, Ravindranath Patil stirred up a political storm by accusing Supriya Sule, Nana Patole and former Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta in a 2018 Cryptocurrency Fraud Case. Multiple purported audio notes of Sule, Patole, Gupta have since gone viral online with users claiming to “expose” the politicians. Newschecker found multiple such audio clips to be AI-generated. Read more here.
Deepfake Video Of Nirmala Sitharaman and Shaktikanta Das Promoting Investment Scheme Goes Viral
Videos of Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI governor Shaktikanta Das allegedly endorsing the government’s new investment project have gone viral on social media platforms. Newschecker, however, found the viral videos of Nirmala Sitharaman and Shaktikanta Das endorsing an investment project found to be deepfake. Read more here.
‘Ram Bhajan’ At CPM Event? No, Viral Video Is Digitally Altered
A video of a man purportedly singing a Hindu devotional song in front of a banner displaying the CPI(M)’s logo has gone viral on social media platforms. Several users shared the clip claiming to show ‘Ram Bhajan’ recital at an event organised by the CPM. Newschecker, however, found the video to be edited. Read more here.
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