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

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A video extensively circulating on social media shows philanthropist and Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy promoting an investment app. She is allegedly encouraging people to earn up to ₹35,000 per day with an initial investment of ₹21,000. In the video, Sudha Murthy is seen speaking on stage, with her husband, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, seated beside her.

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FACT CHECK

NewsMobile fact-checked the video in question, and found it to be a deepfake.

Putting the video keyframes through Reverse Image Search, the NM team detected the original video uploaded on the verified YouTube channel of Moneycontrol on July 7, 2023, showing Sudha Murthy speaking about the wives of entrepreneurs.

Upon analysing both the original and viral videos meticulously, we identified many similar visuals. However, at no point in the original video does Sudha Murthy mention about any investment app.

Additionally, the deepfake tool — TrueMedia’s deepfake detector — reveals significant signs of manipulation with a 97% confidence score, indicating AI-generated audio or cloning. It also detected AI-driven alterations to the faces of up to 76% in the video, strongly suggesting the use of deepfake technology.

So, we can conclusively say that the viral video circulating on social media is digitally manipulated using deepfake technology with false narratives.

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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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