“The viral video shows journalist Arnab Goswami reporting that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a highly profitable investment platform.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Feb 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is a deepfake created using unrelated footage of Nirmala Sitharaman from the 12th SBI Banking and Economics Conclave 2025 in Mumbai. AI detection tools have flagged the video as deepfake.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 February 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 February 2026, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/2048799602519779
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