Viral Video Claiming Live TV Attack on Dr Devi Shetty Revealed to be False
A video is being shared on several social media accounts which claims that Indian entrepreneur and cardiac surgeon, Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, was attacked by fellow panelist on live TV during a news debate. The video, containing the symbol of news channel ‘Aaj Tak’, features a news anchor reporting the news, followed by a video showing the alleged attack. The video also includes clippings of the doctor explaining the incident. He then goes on to describe about a heart medicine he created for prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Several accounts on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram shared the video with similar claims.
Truth
This video that is getting viral on social media has been found to be false, owing to various cues present in the video. The Quint debunked these cues, which are listed below.
AI generated voiceover
The words used by the anchor and the doctor in the video seemed to not match with their lip movements. The Quint analyzed the videos through AI detection tools and based on their findings, it was found that the results indicated usage of AI in the voiceover.
Old clip of onscreen attack used
It was found that the videos of panelists fighting on a news show was originally from a video by News Nation. The video features late Swami Om engaging in a fight with others on the show. Furthermore, the video does not include Dr Devi Shetty, who is being wrongly connected to this attack in the viral video.
Old Video of Dr Devi Shetty used
A clip from the viral video shows Dr Devi Shetty describing the incident in detail. However, it was found that the video is from an interview by NDTV Profit with Dr Devi Shetty. He discussed various topics related to health sector in India in this video, proving that the voiceover from the video is false.
Clips from other sources included
Some clips of the video show scenes from hospital. The videos were found to be from the ‘Indian Hospital’ (episode 5) by Al Jazeera on Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore.
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