This viral video of Mahakumbh fame Monalisa dancing is an AI face-swapped video
A video (here, here and here) of a young woman dancing in a black dress has gone viral on social media. It is being shared with the claim that the woman is Monalisa, who first rose to fame after a video of her selling rudraksha malas at the Kumbh Mela went viral. She reportedly gained popularity overnight and later appeared in songs and movies. The viral posts, shared with captions like “OMG!! She is Monalisa from Mahakumbh Mela, Money can change everything”, suggest that her appearance has completely changed after gaining fame and money. Let’s find out the truth behind this claim.
Claim: The viral video shows Kumbh Mela fame Monalisa dancing in a black dress, implying she has “changed after getting money.”
Fact: The video is not of Monalisa. It is an AI face-swap video using the face of Monalisa on a clip originally uploaded by dancer and vlogger Tanu Rawat on her YouTube channel, with the same dress and background. Hence the claim is FALSE.
To verify the claim, we closely examined the viral video and noticed a watermark that read “ni8.out9.” A search for this handle led us to the Instagram page ni8.out9, where we found the same viral video along with several other videos of the same woman.
The bio of this Instagram handle clearly mentions that the page is dedicated to “Best AI Face Swap,” indicating that the viral video was also created using face-swap technology. Some of the other Monalisa videos on the page even include a disclaimer stating that they were made with AI face-swap.
Further research led us to the original video, which was uploaded on the YouTube channel of Tanu Rawat, a dancer and vlogger. The original video shows Tanu Rawat performing in the same dress and background as the viral video.
A side-by-side comparison of the viral video and the original video clearly shows the difference in faces. This confirms that the viral video was created using AI face-swap technology, and the woman in the video is not Monalisa.
To sum up, this viral video showing Mahakumbh fame Monalisa dancing is an AI face-swapped video.