This Video of Anjana Om Kashyap Apologising to People Is AI-Manipulated

The original clip dated back to October 2023 and showed Kashyap praising Bihar.

Abhishek Anand
WebQoof
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>Fact-Check | The video has been manipulated using AI tools and does not show real visuals.</p></div>
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Fact-Check | The video has been manipulated using AI tools and does not show real visuals.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

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A video of anchor Anjana Om Kashyap purportedly apologising to people for flattering the government and not becoming the voice of common public is going viral on social media platforms.

What did the video show?: The clip further showed Kashyap saying, "Journalism was called the fourth pillar of democracy. Today, that journalism has been sold off and is now sitting in the lap of power. One face is coming out with an apology. Greetings, my name is Anjana Om Kashyap, I am today standing in front of the camera as a human and not as a journalist. I have come to apologise to all of you..."

An archive of the post can be found here.

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This post had gained over two lakh views on the platform. Archives of similar such claims can be found here, here, and here.

What is the truth?: The video has been manipulated using the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and does not show real visuals. The original clip dated back to October 2023 and showed Kashyap praising Bihar.

How did we find that out?: At first, we noticed that Kashyap's lip movement did not seem to match the words that were heard in the viral clip. This indicated a possibility of the video being an AI-generated one.

  • We conducted a reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral clip and found similar visuals uploaded on an Instagram handle named 'bihar_vibes'.

  • It was shared on 4 October 2024 with a caption that said, "My Journey from Bihar to Achieving My Dreams Anjana Om Kashyap."

  • The video shared the anchor wearing the same outfit as seen in the viral clip.

Finding the original clip: Team WebQoof performed a keyword search on YouTube and found the original clip shared on an unverified YouTube channel called 'Anjana Om Kashyap'.

  • It was posted on 17 October 2023 with a title that loosely translated to, "Today I am a Bihari standing in front of you...#TomorrowMeetInDubai."

  • The video showed Kashyap talking about her journey and praising the state of Bihar.

Comparing visuals: On comparing keyframes from the viral video to the visuals available in the YouTube clip, we found that the former had been manipulated using AI.

A comparison clearly highlights the similarities.

(Source: YouTube/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

What did detection tools show?: We passed the video through an AI detection tool named 'Contrails', which showed clear sign of "AI-generation or manipulation".

  • The tool detection manipulation in the audio as well as the video.

Conclusion: It is evident that this video of anchor Anjana Om Kashyap apologising to people is AI-manipulated.

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