A video showing Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn shaking hands with Pakistani cricketers is doing the rounds on social media. Many users claim it shows a recent interaction between the actor and Pakistan team.
One such Instagram post reads: “Ajay Devgan meet Pakistani team…❤😍 #cricket #cricketlovers #PakVsIndia #foryou”
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim and found it to be false.
Conducting a Reverse Image Search of the video keyframes, the NM team found an Instagram post, dated July 7, 2024, carrying the original clip. As per the post, Ajay Devgn met players from both India and Pakistan at Edgbaston Stadium in England during the World Championship of Legends (WCL) held in July 2024.
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We also found the same video posted on the official WCL page, dated July 6, 2024. According to the post, Ajay Devgn is the Co-Owner of WCL, and he was seen alongside Nishant Pitti, CEO of EaseMyTrip, and Harshit Tomar, CEO & Founder of WCL, meeting both the Indian and Pakistani players.
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Thus, we can conclusively say that a video from July 2024 has gone viral falsely claiming that it shows a recent interaction between Ajay Devgn and Pakistani cricket team.
