A video is being widely circulated on social media, purportedly showing Bollywood superstar Salman Khan cooking pizza.
The video has sparked interest online, with users sharing it as an authentic clip featuring the actor.
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NewsMobile investigated the viral video and found it to be AI-generated and digitally manipulated.
To verify the claim, NewsMobile conducted reverse image searches of multiple keyframes from the video and carried out relevant keyword searches. However, the investigation did not yield any credible evidence confirming that Salman Khan appeared in the footage.
NewsMobile also found no verified video, official social media post or credible media report showing the actor cooking pizza in the manner depicted in the viral clip.
Furthermore, Salman Khan has not shared the video on his verified social media accounts.
A frame-by-frame analysis of the footage revealed several telltale signs of AI manipulation, including unnatural facial features, inaccurate lip-sync, distorted body movements, inconsistent body proportions, and irregular lighting and shadows. The background also appears unusually smooth, lacking the depth and texture typically found in authentic footage.
To further assess the video’s authenticity, NewsMobile analysed the footage using Hive Moderation, an AI detection tool. The tool flagged the video as AI-generated with a high probability, providing additional evidence that the footage had been digitally fabricated.
