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FACTLYCulture & entertainment

Actor Prabhas in a recent press meet lauded Pathaan’s trailer getting displayed on Burj Khalifa

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns a viral video said to show actor Prabhas praising Pathaan’s trailer after it was displayed on the Burj Khalifa. FACTLY reports that it found no news reports substantiating the alleged remarks and no such comments on Prabhas’s Instagram page. Its review says the video instead uses edited footage from a 2019 Film Companion interview with Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor. To trace the clip, the review says it searched YouTube for Prabhas interview videos and identified the Film Companion interview as the source. It specifies that the viral video takes material from 17:42 to 18:02. According to the review, the circulating version was altered by adding microphones in front of Prabhas and a Pathaan poster in the background, changes that made the older interview appear to depict the claimed press interaction. The review’s conclusion is that Prabhas did not make the alleged comment about the trailer’s Burj Khalifa display. The key evidence it presents is the clip’s provenance and its description of edits, alongside its reported searches for corroborating news coverage and Prabhas’s own posts.

FACTLYCulture & entertainment

Visuals of dancers performing an Indian patriotic song in an American talent show

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns a video presented as showing dancers performing an Indian patriotic song during an American talent show. FACTLY reports that the footage originated as a dance performance by ZURCORAH, while the patriotic song heard in the circulating version was added through editing. The investigation describes a reverse image search of screenshots from the viral clip, which led to a video on the YouTube channel Top Talent Kids. FACTLY says the viral clip uses the segment from 0:36 to 3:10 of that video and that its audio differs. The YouTube caption identifies the performance as “ZURCORAH Aerial Dance Group GOLDEN BUZZER America’s Got Talent 2018.” FACTLY says it also found the full performance on ZURCORAH’s Facebook account, where it reports that no patriotic song about India is heard. It identifies the replacement track in the viral clip as “Jai Ho India,” sung by Vicky Parekh. Taken together, the account supports the conclusion that the video’s visuals and soundtrack do not show the dancers performing that song at the talent show: the dance footage and the audio were combined in an edited version.

FACTLYCulture & entertainment

Video showing cup and saucer sets that have won the Guinness Book of World Records for beautification

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns a video of rounded, reflective cups and saucers, said to have won a Guinness Book of World Records recognition “for beautification.” FACTLY identifies the objects as mirror cups designed by Luycho, a Korea-based company, and says its review found they were not listed in Guinness World Records. The review’s conclusion rests on checking both the objects’ provenance and whether a corresponding record could be found: “These rounded mirrored cups designed by Luycho are never listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.” (S1) To trace the video, the review says it used reverse image search on screenshots and found a video with similar visuals on YouTube, titled “Look at these amazing coffee cups from Luycho.” It also reports seeing a Luycho watermark in the footage and finding the same visuals on Luycho’s Instagram account. That account’s description identifies the Amur leopard as one of Luycho’s popular designs. (S1) The review further reports searching online for a Guinness listing and finding none. It says neither Luycho’s about section nor product descriptions on e-commerce sites stated that the cups were listed in Guinness World Records. Taken together, its findings identify the cups as Luycho designs and provide no support for the claimed record; the review concludes they were not listed. (S1)

El Detector / Univision NoticiasCulture & entertainment

Casio respondió a Shakira, a propósito de la letra de su canción con Bizarrap, que “al menos no nos han dejado por Clara Chía”.

Publisher’s rating: Falso

The claim is that Casio itself replied to Shakira’s song with the line “at least they haven’t left us for Clara Chía.” The review distinguishes the viral post from Casio’s actual social-media accounts: it says the Twitter profile that displayed the line was not official, although Casio accounts did make other comments referring to the song. To check the viral post’s origin, the investigators searched Twitter for the account shown in the circulating posts. They found that @CasioOficial had only one message—the Shakira-song post—and that the profile had been created in January 2023. The profile also linked to an Instagram account with the same name that had no posts. Casio Spain separately told Maldita.es that, despite using the brand’s image and name, the account was not official. The review also describes genuine Casio responses, which help explain why the false attribution could seem plausible. Casio Relojes Spain posted an indirect, joking reference to the song on Instagram, and an educational Casio account also commented on the attention the song brought. Those real posts do not authenticate the separate Twitter account or establish that Casio made the quoted Clara Chía reply.

FACTLYCulture & entertainment

Muslim Advocate Adeel Ahmed recently filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on Gadar-2 film

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerned a social-media post alleging that Muslim Supreme Court Advocate Adeel Ahmed had petitioned India’s Supreme Court to ban Gadar 2, accusing its filmmakers of hurting Muslim religious sentiments. The post also said the film was due to release on 26 January 2023. FACTLY examined whether such a petition had been filed and whether the film had an announced release date. The review reports that its search found no news of a petition matching those details. More directly, it cites a video in which Adeel Ahmed addressed the circulating allegation and said he had not filed a petition seeking a ban. The review also says that Zee Studios had confirmed a 2023 release but had not announced an official release date, contradicting the post’s specific date claim. The review distinguishes this allegation from other disputes connected to the film. It says the social-media message circulated from at least August 2022, while separate complaints concerned the filming location and alleged property damage; neither was the claimed Supreme Court petition. It also notes a petition about the original Gadar film in 2001, but says that case was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and concerned alleged offence to Sikh religious sentiments—not Gadar 2, Adeel Ahmed, or the alleged Supreme Court filing.

FACTLYCulture & entertainment

Shark Tank India’s Judge Vineeta Singh played the role of Raju’s Mother in ‘3 Idiots’ movie

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns the identity of the actor who played Mrs. Rastogi, Raju’s mother, in ‘3 Idiots’. FACTLY says it checked the film’s end credits and IMDb, and identifies actress Amardeep Jha as the performer. Its account therefore contradicts the post’s attribution of the role to Vineeta Singh: “As per the end credits of the movie and IMDb, Raju’s Mother character (Mrs. Rastogi) was played by actress Amardeep Jha, 62.” The review also distinguishes Singh’s response to the claim from actually appearing in the film. It reports that she recreated a scene in a meme video after a similar post circulated in 2022, and quotes her message about the altered image: “Vineeta recreated the scene of ‘rising vegetable prices’ from 3 Idiots and tweeted, ‘All is not well! Stop with the Photoshopping’”. That episode helps explain how an image or post could associate her with the film, but the review does not treat it as evidence that she played the role. FACTLY further says that Singh had not acted in the movie and describes her work at the time by reference to her LinkedIn profile: “Vineeta Singh has not acted in this movie. As per Vineeta’s LinkedIn profile, at that time, she was working as a director for a private company.” The role attribution is supported by the review’s account of the end credits and IMDb; the meme recreation is presented as the context for the misleading association, not as a film performance.