9 hrs ago
Fact-Check Finds Viral Rajdeep Sardesai–IIT Bombay Exchange Fake
A picture is spreading online that supposedly shows a conversation between Rajdeep Sardesai and Professor Rajkumar Pant.
The conversation talks about students protesting against Professor Doolla.
It also mentions a student who had died and a student accused of cheating.
The post includes comments about the student’s caste.
It says Sardesai ended the discussion by announcing a break.
However, the fact-check says the conversation is fake.
The information provided here does not explain how the fact-check proved it was fake.
People should therefore avoid treating the viral post as a real transcript.
A social-media post claims to show a conversation between Rajdeep Sardesai and IIT Bombay professor Rajkumar Pant.
The purported exchange discusses student protests against Professor Doolla after a student’s death.
The post attributes comments about cheating and the student’s caste to Sardesai and Pant.
The alleged conversation ends with Sardesai saying it was time for a break.
The fact-check identifies the viral exchange as fake; the supplied report does not detail the evidence used.
- Who
- The post names Rajdeep Sardesai, Rajkumar Pant, Professor Doolla, and students.
- What
- A viral post claims to show a conversation about protests, cheating, and caste, but the exchange is identified as fake.
- Where
- The post is circulating on social media; the conversation is presented as involving an IIT Bombay professor and an India Today anchor.
- When
- Why
- The stated purpose of the fact-check is to challenge the authenticity of the viral exchange.
Viral Claim
Fact-Check
Authenticity of the conversation
Viral Claim
The social-media post presents the quoted exchange as a real conversation between Rajdeep Sardesai and Rajkumar Pant.
Fact-Check
The fact-check says the purported exchange is fake, although the supplied report does not provide the supporting evidence or verification method.
Key facts
- Claim
- A viral post purports to show a conversation between Rajdeep Sardesai and Rajkumar Pant.
- Verdict
- The exchange is identified as fake.
- Platform
- Social media
- Named anchor
- Rajdeep Sardesai, described as an India Today anchor
- Named professor
- Rajkumar Pant, described as an IIT Bombay professor
- Topics in alleged exchange
- Student protests, a student’s death, cheating, and caste
- Reported closing remark
- The post says Sardesai ended the exchange by saying, “It’s time for a break.”
Quotes
Rajdeep Sardesai
India Today anchor identified in the viral post
“It's time for a break.”
thequint.com
Sources
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