A video is being circulated that appears to show a man performing on a TV reality show, with claims suggesting that it features an Indian participant on ‘America’s Got Talent’. In the video, the man performs magic tricks, surprising the judges (here & here). This article fact-checks the authenticity of the video and the claims made in the post.
Claim: Viral video shows an Indian participant performing magic tricks on ‘America’s Got Talent’.
Fact: This video is a digital creation, composed by combining various visuals taken from shows such as ‘America’s Got Talent’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, to give the impression that the judges are reacting to a magic act. Additionally, many of the magic tricks depicted are impractical, indicating they were likely created using digital techniques. Further, the individual featured in the video has never appeared on ‘America’s Got Talent’. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The background of the viral video features graphics similar to those seen in talent shows like ‘America’s Got Talent’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, and it includes reactions from judges like Simon Cowell and Sofia Vergara. However, this video has been digitally altered by combining clips from different TV shows.
Careful observation of the viral video reveals multiple visuals of the judges’ reactions, with each visual showing a different judge or the same judge in a different costume. This suggests that the video was created by digitally combining various clips from different talent shows.
Additionally, a reverse image search of screenshots from the viral video led us to talent show videos featuring visuals similar to those of the judges’ reactions in the viral video. For instance, at the 4:01 timestamp of the viral video, there is a reaction from a judge. This particular visual was taken from a 2020 episode of ‘Britain’s Got Talent,’ where the judges were amazed by a dance performance by an Indian crew (here)..
Similarly, another visual in the viral video, showing Sofia Vergara’s reaction, was extracted from a 2023 episode of ‘America’s Got Talent’. This confirms that the viral video was created by digitally adding such clips to make it appear as though these reactions were in response to the magic show. However, the individual featured in the viral video has never appeared on ‘America’s Got Talent’. And the magic act shown in the viral video also appears to be digitally created, since acts like creating an identical man or cutting himself into two pieces are not practical tricks.
To sum up, a digitally edited clip is being shared, falsely claiming to show an Indian performing on ‘America’s Got Talent’.
