Fact checkers debunk viral misinformation about Maha Kumbh 2025 and Saif Ali Khan
thequint.com — January 27, 2025, 11:01 AM UTC
This week, several viral misinformation claims were debunked. A video falsely linked a Muslim man to a Kumbh poster incident in Raebareli, but police confirmed the man was named Vinod and not from the Muslim community. Another claim misidentified a man calling for a boycott of Reliance and Patanjali as the Himalaya company owner. The individual was actually a lawyer named Bhanu Pratap Singh, speaking at a protest in 2020. Additionally, a photo of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was incorrectly claimed to be from the Maha Kumbh Mela. The image was taken in Kochi. Lastly, AI-generated images of Salman Khan visiting Saif Ali Khan in the hospital after a knife attack were shared, but they were not real.