“The video shows an ice cream vendor being portrayed on a billboard as an IIMT alumnus who received a ₹1.8 crore package.”
What FACTLY found
The video is not real, and the ice cream vendor is not the person on the billboard. The vendor, identified as Shailendra from Etawah, U.P., clarified that the video was recorded as a prank, and he apologised for it. IIMT College confirmed that the viral video is fake, stating that both individuals are different and the billboard features alumnus Puneet Gautam, a 2011 B.Tech graduate, who secured a package in London with Salesforce.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 September 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/685373077171802
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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.