A video featuring Indian cricketers Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan is being widely shared on social media, purportedly showing the two cricketers addressing fans.
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NewsMobile investigated the viral video and found it to be AI-generated and digitally manipulated.
A reverse image search of multiple keyframes from the viral video, along with relevant keyword searches, yielded no credible evidence to support the claim. NewsMobile could not find any authentic video, official social media post, or credible media report showing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan together in the manner depicted in the viral footage.
Further, neither Vaibhav nor Ishan has shared any such video on their verified social media accounts.
A frame-by-frame analysis of the viral clip also revealed several tell-tale signs of digital manipulation. These include unnatural facial features, inaccurate lip-syncing, distorted body movements, inconsistent body proportions, irregular lighting and shadows, and overly smooth backgrounds lacking realistic depth and texture.
To further verify the claim, NewsMobile analysed the video using the AI detection tool Hive Moderation. The tool flagged the footage as AI-generated with a high probability, providing additional evidence that the viral video has been digitally fabricated.
Therefore, the viral video claiming to show Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan addressing fans is AI-generated and digitally manipulated.
