A video is being widely circulated on social media, purportedly showing former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni alongside young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
In the viral video, Dhoni can allegedly be heard praising Sooryavanshi and urging his fans to support the young cricketer.
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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 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 Dhoni and Sooryavanshi together in the manner depicted in the viral clip.
Further, neither Dhoni nor Sooryavanshi has shared the video on their verified social media accounts.
A frame-by-frame analysis of the footage also 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 video using Hive Moderation, an AI detection tool. The tool flagged the footage as AI-generated with a high probability, providing further evidence that the viral clip is digitally fabricated.
In conclusion, the viral video claiming to show MS Dhoni praising Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and urging fans to support him is AI-generated and digitally manipulated. The claim is false.
