A video is purportedly going viral on social media, allegedly showing Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in an intoxicated state. In the nearly 30-second clip, Mann can be seen sitting on a chair inside a hall, making unusual sounds and gestures. Social media users have shared the footage to mock and criticise the Punjab Chief Minister, claiming it shows him under the influence of alcohol.
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NM VERIFIED
NewsMobile verified the claim and found that the video is AI-generated.
The NM team initiated its verification by extracting keyframes from the viral video and running them through a reverse image search. During the examination, we noticed several visual inconsistencies that raised questions about the authenticity of the footage.
At one point in the video, the hands of a person standing behind Mann appear visibly distorted. Additionally, the individuals in the background appear unusually blurred, with a lack of natural visual details. These irregularities suggested that the footage could have been artificially generated.
To establish the authenticity of the video, the viral clip was checked using Hive Moderation, which indicated a 52% likelihood of the footage containing AI-generated or deepfake content.
Based on the visual inconsistencies and findings from AI-detection tools, the viral video claiming to show Bhagwant Mann in an intoxicated state is not authentic and appears to be AI-generated.
