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The claim

The video shows Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar supporting Jyoti Singh and criticising Pawan Singh amid their marital dispute.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review says the viral clip was edited and falsely linked to the marital dispute. It identifies the video as Akshay Kumar addressing women’s safety after the Bengaluru New Year’s celebrations.[S1]

Additional context

The review says an extended version was uploaded to Akshay Kumar’s official X account on 05 January 2017, with a caption referring to the Bengaluru incident. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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