“The video shows monkeys being fed on the Ghats of Varanasi under police guard on the eve of Shri Krishna Janmashtami.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video does not depict a real incident; it is AI-generated. Several visual inconsistencies, commonly found in deepfake or AI-generated content, can be observed in the video. Moreover, AI content detection tools such as Hive and Google’s SynthID have also flagged the viral video as AI-generated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 August 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.