Fact Check: Ranveer Allahbadia crying after India’s Got Latent controversy? | Details inside

New Delhi: A video of podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia crying inconsolably and speaking about his work being impacted was recently shared on social media. Users claimed it was his reaction to the recent controversy over his remarks on comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube show, India’s Got Latent.

However, the PTI Fact Check Desk found this claim to be false. The investigation revealed that the video was originally from April 2021, when Allahbadia had tested positive for COVID-19, leading to a temporary halt in his team’s work. Despite this, social media users shared the nearly three-year-old video with a false claim, presenting it as recent.

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An X (formerly Twitter) user shared a video on February 12 showing podcaster and content creator Ranveer Allahbadia (also popularly known as BeerBiceps) getting emotional on camera. Users shared the video, claiming it was Allahbadia's reaction (where he was crying inconsolably and talking about his work being impacted) over a recent controversy surrounding his statement on comedian Samay Raina's show India's Got Latent.

Here is the link and archive link to the post, along with a screenshot of the same.

The Desk ran the viral video through the InVid tool search and found multiple keyframes. On running one of the keyframes through Google Lens, the Desk found several other users shared the video with similar claims.

Two such posts can be seen here and here, and their archived versions can be found here and here.

In the next part of the investigation, the Desk conducted a customised keyword search on Google to find details about Allahbadia's reaction to the controversy surrounding his statement. The search results led the Desk to a video posted on his official X handle on February 10, in which Allahbadia apologised to the public for his comment. However, this video does not match the one seen in the viral post.

Here is the original link to the video of Allahbadia apologising to the public for his controversial statement. Below is also a screenshot of the same:

Additionally, to find details about when the viral video of Allahbadia crying inconsolably was originally shot, the Desk ran keyframes of it through Google Lens and came across a video uploaded on his official YouTube channel on April 7, 2021.

The video contained the clipped portion shared in the viral post; however, the timeline and description confirmed it was from the COVID-19 period. The video was titled "This Is NOT Clickbait—My COVID-19 Experience."

Further, as the Desk carefully watched the video, it heard Ranveer say that his COVID test came back positive, so he had to stay in quarantine for 14 days. He further states that he is feeling bad because all the work has stopped because of him.

Here is the link to the video, along with a screenshot:

Below, a combination image has been attached, showing that the content seen in the viral video matches that of the YouTube video.

Subsequently, the Desk concluded that the viral video's origins date back to April 2021, when Ranveer Allahbadia tested positive for COVID-19. Users are sharing a nearly three-year-old video with a false claim, calling it recent.

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