Archive · 5 Aug 2025
Fact-Check: Video Falsely Claims Actor Rajinikanth Fell
A video spread online that seemed to show a famous actor named Rajinikanth falling down.
Many people saw it!
But, the video wasn't actually of Rajinikanth.
It was shared on Instagram by a page called 'tv1indialive'.
Millions of people watched the video and believed it.
However, people checked the facts and discovered the video was fake.
The person in the video was not Rajinikanth.
So, the news about the actor falling was not true.
A video, falsely claiming to show actor Rajinikanth falling, went viral on Instagram.
The Instagram post by 'tv1indialive' received over 16 million views and 1.5 lakh likes.
Multiple other posts shared the same incorrect claim.
The video does not feature Rajinikanth.
Fact-checkers debunked the claim that the person in the video was Rajinikanth.
- Who
- The Instagram page 'tv1indialive' and other accounts shared the video. The video does not feature Rajinikanth.
- What
- A video, falsely depicting Rajinikanth falling, went viral on social media.
- When
- At the time of this report.
- Where
- On Instagram and other social media platforms.
- Why
- To mislead the public.
Viral Claim
Truth
Identity of Person in Video
Viral Claim
The video shows actor Rajinikanth.
Truth
The video does not show Rajinikanth.
- Viral Post Views
- Over 16 million
- Likes
- Over 1.5 lakh
- Platform
- Claim
- Rajinikanth fell in a video
- Reality
- Person in video is not Rajinikanth