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Fact Check: Video Of Google CEO Sundar Pichai Endorsing An Invest Platform Is A Deepfake

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A video circulating on social media claims that the CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, is endorsing an investment platform — Google Invest. In the video, Pichai allegedly promotes the scheme, suggesting that an investment of ₹20,000 could yield monthly returns as high as ₹1,80,000.

The above post can be seen here (archive). Another such post can be seen here.

FACT CHECK

NewsMobile fact-checked the claim, and found it to be a deepfake.

Upon close analysis, the NM team identified several discrepancies, including noticeable lip-sync issues between the audio and visuals.

Running the video keyframes through Reverse Image Search, we traced the original footage to a live stream on the official YouTube channel of Google India, broadcast on July 13, 2020. In this video, Sundar Pichai spoke at the Google for India event, announcing several initiatives for the country. Pichai’s appearance is visible between the 12:33 and 20:57 timestamps in the 57:46-minute stream.

Closely analysing both videos, we found that the visuals are quite identical, including Pichai’s clothing and the background. However, despite these similarities, the original video contains no mention of any investment platform.

Additionally, the deepfake analysis tool — TrueMedia’s deepfake detector — reveals strong evidence of manipulation, with a 100% confidence score indicating AI-generated audio. The tool also detected AI-driven alterations in up to 69% of the facial features in the video, further confirming the use of deepfake technology.

NewsMobile recently debunked such deepfake videos of Sudha Murthy and Sundar Pichai promoting investment platforms.

Fact Check: Sudha Murthy Did Not Promote Investment App; Don’t Believe This Deepfake Video

Fact Check: Don’t Fall For This Deepfake Video Of Sundar Pichai Endorsing Investment Platform

Based on the findings, we can conclude that the video in question is a deepfake, and Sundar Pichai did not endorse any investment platform.

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    Abheet Raghav
    With close to a decade of journalistic experience, Abheet has been a part of NewsMobile since 2015. He is involved with fact-checking and newsroom management and leaves no stone unturned when it comes to verifying facts. He has conducted several workshops for NewsMobile and also does ground reporting. He spent a year in the UK after he was awarded a scholarship from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. His logical approach, eye for detail and process orientation help ensure the team maintains high levels of professionalism and commitment to work and ethics.

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