A video featuring senior journalist Ravish Kumar is being widely circulated on social media with claims that he questioned Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), Abhijeet Deepke, and Aam Aadmi Party leaders Sanjay Singh and Manish Sisodia. Users sharing the clip allege that Ravish Kumar exposed or criticized CJP and Abhijeet Deepke.
The video has surfaced amid discussions surrounding protests over the education system and examination reforms at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, reportedly led by CJP. At the same time, students in Ranchi, Jharkhand, have also been protesting over issues related to education. Some social media users have raised questions regarding the absence of CJP and Abhijeet Deepke from the Ranchi protests.
What is the viral claim?
An X user named Arun Yadav shared the clip and wrote: “Ravish Kumar exposing CJP and Abhijeet Deepke.”
Another X user, Abhishek Tyagi, posted the video with the caption: “Ravish Kumar exposing Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and Abhijeet Deepke! Even journalists who support the opposition are angry with Abhijeet Deepke and his group!!”
Several other users have also shared the clip and its screenshots across social media platforms, including Facebook.
Fact check
Times Headline’s investigation found that the viral video is not authentic. The audio in the clip appears to have been manipulated, and statements that do not exist in the original video were added.
As part of the verification process, keyframes from the viral clip were subjected to reverse image searches. This led to the discovery of Ravish Kumar’s original video, uploaded on his official YouTube channel on July 29.
The original video was titled: “Rahul Gandhi Cornered Amit Shah, Demanded His Resignation — Will Shah Respond?”
According to the video description, the discussion focused on Rahul Gandhi’s questions to Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the Delhi violence issue and his demand for answers.
Times Headline reviewed the full original video and found that there was no mention of CJP, Abhijeet Deepke, Sanjay Singh, or Manish Sisodia in the context shown in the viral clip.
Signs of AI-generated audio manipulation
The viral video was also examined using AI detection tools, including Hive Moderation and Deepfake-o-meter.
Hive Moderation indicated a 98.1 percent probability of AI-generated speech in the clip. Meanwhile, the LIPINC tool on Deepfake-o-meter classified the video as 60 percent AI-generated.
These findings suggest that the original audio from Ravish Kumar’s video was altered and fabricated statements were inserted.
Ravish Kumar calls it an AI clip
Times Headline also contacted senior journalist Ravish Kumar regarding the viral video. He described it as an AI-generated clip.
Therefore, the claim that Ravish Kumar made the statements seen in the viral video is misleading. The remarks related to CJP and Abhijeet Deepke do not appear in the original broadcast.
Conclusion
Times Headline’s investigation confirms that the viral clip featuring Ravish Kumar is AI-manipulated. The original video was about Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against Amit Shah regarding the Delhi violence issue and his demand for the Home Minister’s resignation.
Hence, claims circulating on social media that Ravish Kumar made the remarks shown in the viral clip about CJP and Abhijeet Deepke are false and misleading.