New Delhi, April 9 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor flagged AI-generated deepfake videos of him circulating on social media and urged the viewers to verify them using "one simple rule of thumb" before commenting.

This comes after digitally manipulated clips portraying him praising Pakistan for "good diplomacy" and "completely pinning down" the Indian cricket board were making rounds on social media.

On February 1, Pakistan had announced that it would not take the field against India in their scheduled Group A fixture on 15 February 2026 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Fact-checkers like AltNews and India Today have also confirmed that the viral videos of Tharoor were fabricated. The audio, lip sync, and framing from actual interviews were...