“Tanmay Bakshi, a 13-year-old Indian, has been recruited by Google with a salary of ₹66 lakhs per month.”
What FACTLY found
Tanmay Bakshi was not recruited by Google at a salary of ₹66 lakh per month at the age of 13. The viral video is old, dating back to 2017, and shows Tanmay Bakshi speaking on a TV show called AM. This viral video was originally posted by AM on their official Facebook page on 19 August 2017. When the video went viral in 2017 with the same claim, Tanmay Bakshi clarified on his X (formerly Twitter) account on 2 September 2017 that he was not working with Google or Facebook
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 January 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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