A video circulating widely on social media purportedly shows Indian cricketer Virat Kohli alongside his wife and actress Anushka Sharma, addressing their fans.
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NewsMobile investigated the viral video and found it to be AI-generated and digitally manipulated.
A search across the internet yielded no credible reports corroborating the claim. NewsMobile could not find any authentic video, official social media post or credible media report showing Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma together in the manner depicted in the viral footage.
Moreover, neither Kohli nor Sharma has shared any such video on their verified social media accounts.
A frame-by-frame analysis of the viral clip further revealed several tell-tale signs of manipulation, including 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 viral video using Hive Moderation, an AI detection tool. The tool flagged the footage as AI-generated with a high probability, further indicating that the viral video has been digitally fabricated.
In conclusion, the viral video claiming to show Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma addressing their fans is AI-generated and digitally manipulated.
