Viral video of thousands at Jantar Mantar anti-CEC protest is AI-generated, finds PTI
Viral video of thousands at Jantar Mantar anti-CEC protest is AI-generated, finds PTI
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video claims to show thousands of protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar during the ongoing agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim false. The video was made with Google’s AI tools and does not show a real gathering.A viral video claims to show thousands of protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar during the ongoing agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim false. The video was made with Google’s AI tools and does not show a real gathering.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
A video carrying the graphic "दिल्ली जंतर-मंतर बड़ा प्रदर्शन" (Delhi Jantar Mantar big protest) has been spreading on social media amid the agitation over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. It shows a vast crowd packed into an open ground with a government building in the background. PTI Fact Check found that the video is AI-generated. When checked with Google’s SynthID detector, it was flagged as “Made with Google AI (Audio & Video)”, with SynthID watermarks detected in all or part of the content. The setting also does not match Jantar Mantar, which is a narrow, tree-lined street rather than a wide open ground. The clip adds to a growing number of fake and recycled visuals used to exaggerate turnout at the protest, so crowd videos should be verified before being shared .
A video carrying the graphic "दिल्ली जंतर-मंतर बड़ा प्रदर्शन" (Delhi Jantar Mantar big protest) has been spreading on social media amid the agitation over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. It shows a vast crowd packed into an open ground with a government building in the background. PTI Fact Check found that the video is AI-generated. When checked with Google’s SynthID detector, it was flagged as “Made with Google AI (Audio & Video)”, with SynthID watermarks detected in all or part of the content. The setting also does not match Jantar Mantar, which is a narrow, tree-lined street rather than a wide open ground. The clip adds to a growing number of fake and recycled visuals used to exaggerate turnout at the protest, so crowd videos should be verified before being shared .