“The video shows actor Shah Rukh Khan criticising Saudi Arabia and reprimanding the country over Baljinder Singh’s death sentence.”
What FACTLY found
The video has been digitally altered to depict Shah Rukh Khan criticising Saudi Arabia and speaking about Baljinder Singh’s death sentence. The original footage is from a 2015 event at the University of Edinburgh, where Khan spoke about life lessons. AI voice detection tools, including Hive and Hiya, indicated that the audio was likely AI-generated or manipulated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 September 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 September 2026, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1104978092040281
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.