“The video shows Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut hugging each other”
What FACTLY found
The viral video of CM Yogi Adityanath hugging Kangana Ranaut is AI-edited. Watermarks of “Minimax” and “Hailuo AI” indicate AI generation. “Minimax” and “Hailuo AI” are AI tools that allow users to generate videos using text and images. The visuals are used from Kangana’s meeting with CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on 01 October 2021 during her Tejas shoot, where she was named the brand ambassador of the ‘One District-One Product’ programme.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 March 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 March 2025, 12 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/648810111155639
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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.