Deepfake Video of Harsha Richhariya Kissing a Policeman at Kumbh Mela Goes Viral

A video showing spiritual content creator and anchor Harsha Richhariya stepping out of a car and then kissing a policeman is going viral on social media.

It further states that this was recorded at the Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

But the truth is: This video is a deepfake.

Richhariya shared the original video on her official Instagram account which differs from the altered version.

How did we find out the truth?: We checked Richhariya's Instagram account and found the original video shared on 19 January.

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A post shared by Anchor harsha richhariya (@host_harsha)

• The original version does not show Richhariya kissing a policeman but just shows them posing for a picture.

• The video also shows her hand shrinking to a very small size.

• The viral video also carries logo of 'pixverse.ai' app top-right.

• We then ran the video through ConTrails AI, an AI detection tool which concluded that this is an AI-generated deepfake video.

Conclusion: A deepfake video of Harsha Richhariya kissing a policeman at the Maha Kumbh Mela is going viral as real.

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