A digitally manipulated video claiming to show a Punjab Police officer making a statement about the recent incident at Lovely Professional University (LPU) is circulating on social media.
The video makes several claims about the LPU incident and presents them as information from Punjab Police officials. However, the video has been found to be fake and digitally altered using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
According to the fact-check information, the video falsely claims that the person allegedly involved in the LPU incident was related to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. It further claims that the incident took place in room number 116 of the GH3 hostel.
The circulated video also claims that Punjab Police officials had confirmed the alleged connection and that special police teams had been sent to Delhi to arrest the person.
These claims are false. The video does not represent an authentic statement issued by a Punjab Police official. Its content has been digitally manipulated to create the impression that a police officer is making the claims shown in the video.
The fake video is circulating amid heightened attention around recent incidents at private universities in Punjab. Over the past few days, protests, violence and unverified claims have emerged around two major universities in the state.
At LPU, students had gathered amid developments surrounding a female student and subsequent protests on the campus. The situation later escalated, with reports of violence and the entry of people into the university premises. Various claims related to the incident have since circulated on social media.
The latest video adds a political angle to the LPU incident by falsely mentioning Amit Shah and claiming a family connection with the alleged accused.
The circulation of the manipulated video highlights how AI-generated or digitally altered content can be presented as an official statement during a developing situation. Such videos can make unverified claims appear credible, particularly when they use the appearance or voice of a government official.
The fact-check information advises people not to share the video or accept its claims as verified information. Information related to the LPU incident should be checked against official statements and independently verifiable sources before being shared.
The video currently circulating should therefore not be treated as an authentic Punjab Police statement or as evidence supporting the claims made in it.
