FACT CHECK: Viral video of excavation of Kumbhakarna’s sword is AI- Generated

Claim:

Recently, a video shared on social media showed four visuals of a huge sword with the venue as Sri Lanka. It claims that it belongs to Kumbhakarna, younger brother of Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Fact:

The huge sword seen in the video is AI-generated.

Process of fact – checking:

Step 1:

This video was verified using keyword search in Google. The searches led to various articles that indicated that this video was “fake.”

Step 2:

After thorough analysis of the video, it can be observed that the faces of the people in the video are blurred, it can also be noted that the size of the sword is huge, which contradicts with reality.

Fact-checking tools:

After the usage of Google fact-check tools like keyword search and Google Lens, we get to know that this video was fake. Then with the help of the Winston AI tool, we get to know that this video was AI generated, and hence it is proven that no sword was excavated in Sri Lanka.

Conclusion

Therefore, the video shared on social media showing visuals of a huge sword excavated in Sri Lanka is AI- generated.

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