“The video shows Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar bowing at the feet of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Nov 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is a deepfake. The visuals match a 2023 event where Gyanesh Kumar, then Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation, felicitated Amit Shah with a shawl. The livestream of the event shows no such bowing, and AI-detection tools indicate the viral clip is likely AI-generated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 November 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 November 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DRJfisrjaeF/
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