Mumbai, February 20: Is the viral video showing a street vendor removing a live rat from pani puri water served to customers a real or an AI-generated video? The question comes as a video going viral on social media shows the vendor pulling a live rat from the golgappa masala. Soon after the video surfaced online, the clip triggered widespread concern about food safety. The viral video was shared on Instagram by content creator Karanbir Singh.

Since being shared online, the video has garnered over 60 million views since being shared online. "Rat In Pani Puri", the caption of the post on the photo and video sharing platform read. Many viewers who saw the video dismissed the viral clip as AI-generated. Some even flooded the comments section with "AI". However, after the incident, Karanbir Singh revealed the truth behind the viral clip. ‘Golgappe Wale Pani Me Nikla Chuha’: Viral Video Allegedly Shows Street Vendor Removing Live Rat From Pani Puri Water Served to Customers.

Viral Video Shows Street Vendor Removing Live Rat from Pani Puri Water

 

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Speaking to the Indian Express, Singh said that the video is 100 per cent original and went on to dismiss claims of the clip being AI-generated. Karanbir Singh said that he visited the pani puri (golgappa) stall with his challenger, whose name he did not reveal. The duo had visited the street stall as part of a bet in which the creator promised to pay INR 50 for every pani puri his friend ate. Narrating the rodent incident, Singh said that the rat appeared midway through the challenge and jumped out of the spiced water before running off.

Singh also revealed the action they took after spotting a rat in the pani puri water. "I forced him to throw that water and he threw," he added. Singh further clarified that no other customers were present at the time of the incident. "There was no one else except me and my challenger for that video," he said. Meanwhile, the content creator has refused to reveal the name of the city where the incident took place. Despite a rodent incident, Singh and his friend continued their food challenge at another stall. ‘Got Only 4 Golgappas Instead of 6 for INR 20’: Vadodara Woman Sits on Busy Road in Bizarre Protest, Halts Traffic Until Police Convince Her to Leave; Videos Go Viral.

A video shared by Sigh shows the challenger consuming 31 gol gappas and winning a prize of INR 2,100. Hence, the alleged claim that the video is AI-generated is not true. As clarified by Karanbir Singh, the incident is true, and the video is 100 per cent original. Singh has strongly denied rumours of the viral video showing a rat in pani puri water as AI generated clip.

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Is the ‘Golgappe Wale Pani Me Nikla Chuha’ Video Real or Fake? Content Creator Karanbir Singh Says Viral Clip Is 100% Original
Claim :

Viral video showing street vendor removing live rat from Pani Puri water is AI generated.

Conclusion :

The viral video is of actual incident. Content creator Karanbir Singh confirmed that the clip is 100 per cent original and not AI generated.

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