A video purportedly showing a woman bathing in the Ganga wearing a bikini in Haridwar is being widely shared on social media. Users sharing the video are criticising the woman and claiming that she violated the decorum of the religious site.
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NM VERIFIED
NewsMobile verified the claim and found that the image is AI-generated.
The NM team initiated its verification by running key frames from the viral video through a reverse image search. The search led us to the original video, which was shared by the Instagram account ‘sonam_yadav777’ on June 6, 2026.
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In the original video, the woman can be seen bathing in the Ganga while wearing a salwar suit. A comparison of the viral and original videos on social media showed that the footage had been digitally manipulated to make it appear as though she was wearing revealing clothing.
Further checking the Instagram profile revealed that the woman, identified as Sonam Yadav, is a social media creator who regularly posts videos related to Ganga bathing. The profile also contained videos in which she addressed the viral footage, stating that the video had been altered using AI. She also said that she had filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime Branch.
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We also analysed key frames from the viral video using the Hive Moderation AI detection tool. The tool indicated a high probability of AI-generated content, with the analysis estimating around 62% likelihood that the frames were AI-generated.
Hence, it is evident that the viral video showing a woman bathing in the Ganga in a bikini is AI-generated. The original video shows the woman wearing a salwar suit, and the viral version has been digitally manipulated and shared with a false claim.
