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Editorial illustration of a smartphone showing a paused investment-scam video with a warning symbol, representing the deepfake video falsely showing Nirmala Sitharaman

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The Deepfake of Nirmala Sitharaman Pushing a ₹70,000-a-Day Investment Scam

An AI deepfake shows Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman "endorsing" a scheme promising ₹70,000 a day on a ₹22,000 investment. PIB confirmed it is fake — here is how it was made, why the returns are impossible, and how to spot the next one.

By HeadlineDecoded Desk

AI-generated editorial illustration showing four methods used to verify false and misleading Assam flood imagery

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Anatomy of a disaster-misinformation wave: the fake Assam flood videos

Four viral Assam flood claims reveal four misinformation techniques: staged performance, AI generation, false location and recycled imagery. Here is how fact-checkers exposed them.

By HeadlineDecoded Desk