A video widely circulating on social media (here, here) claims to show a street vendor preparing food in unhygienic conditions. The man is seen using his feet to make pav bhaji on a large tawa, sneezing into the food, and then serving the same food on a plate. The post is being shared as if it shows a real incident. Let’s verify the claim made in the post in this article.
Claim: The video shows a real incident of a street vendor making pav bhaji with his feet in unhygienic conditions.
Fact: This viral video does not depict a real incident. It was created using Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI detection tool Hive AI confirmed a 99.5% likelihood that the visuals are AI-generated. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Upon closer examination, the video showing a street vendor making pav bhaji appears unrealistic and contains several inconsistencies. The handle of the cooking spoon changes towards the end of the video, and the person’s body movements look unnatural. Such anomalies are often found in AI-generated or deepfake videos (here and here), indicating that these videos were likely created using AI.
To further verify whether the viral video is AI-generated, we analysed it using the Hive AI content detection tool. The tool flagged the video with an aggregate score of 99.5%, indicating that it is likely fake.
To sum up, this viral video showing a street vendor making pav bhaji with his feet in unhygienic conditions is AI-generated.
