This Video Doesn’t Show Ashutosh Dixit 'Celebrating' Becoming IAF Chief
We traced the video back to an Instagram user, 'Charanjeet Sehgal'.
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A video is going viral on social media, claiming to show Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit celebrating after being appointed as the new Chief of the Indian Air Force.
Is it true?: No, the claim is false, as the video doesn't show Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit.
How did we find out?: We noticed a watermark that said 'Baba Thoka' in the video.
We ran a Google search and found the X account of 'Baba Thoka', which originally shared the viral video with the claim.
The account has previously shared similar false claims.
Here's the video uploaded by Baba Thoka
(Source: X/Screenshot)
We divided the viral video into multiple screenshots, ran reverse image searches on a few of them with Google Lens, and found a video uploaded by an Instagram user named Charanjeet Sehgal with similar visuals.
The video uploaded by Charanjeet Sehgal has visuals similar to the viral clip.
(Source: Instagram/ Screenshot)
We went through the user's Instagram page and found a video with the same visuals as the viral claim.
The video has the exact same visuals as the viral claim.
(Source: Instagram/ Screenshot)
We compared the viral video with an image of Ashutosh Dixit and concluded that it does not show him.
Comparison of the viral video and an image of Ashutosh Dixit.
(Source: PIB/ Screenshot)
Conclusion: The video shows a user, 'Charanjeet Sehgal', and not Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit.
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