Fact check: Videos Claiming Cardiologist Dr. Bimal Chhajer’s Death in Car Explosion is Fake
A video posted on Facebook claims that Cardiologist Dr. Bimal Chhajer’s Death in a Car Explosion. The video is proven to be fake and was created using AI.
Claim
The Medical Dialogues Fact Check Team came across a couple of posts on facebook containing a video, where it was claimed that Cardiologist Dr. Bimal Chhajer Died in a Car Explosion. A video shows News Anchor Rajat Sharma reporting that Dr. Bimal Chhajer was killed is being shared on social media. In the clip, the voice of Rajat Sharma says, "Today, following a controversial interview, Dr. Bimal's car exploded. Dr. Bimal had been fighting for justice for many years, often calling pharmaceutical companies deceitful and even foolish." In light of this incident, a policeman is talking about the incident. He says, "Dr. Bimal’s car was blown up, and he had been receiving threats before this tragic event. Unfortunately, we could not save Dr. Bimal Sajid. Currently, an investigation is underway to uncover the conspiracy behind the crime, and the search for the perpetrators continues."
Rajat Sharma in the video says that let's look at the last video by Dr. Bimal where he says, "The mafia threatens me, but I cannot remain silent. I am a doctor, and I have taken an oath to treat people, not to engage in crime. They threaten me because I developed a product that is not beneficial to them. They profit from your illnesses."
The video is going viral on social media platforms and can be accessed here and here.
Fact Check
This video is False. The video is AI-generated. Dr Bimal is very much alive and has come on social media and confirmed that this video is false
Explanation
This video of news anchor Rajat Sharma reporting that Cardiologist Dr. Bimal Chhajer is Fake. This video is generated by AI.
This video itself has been debunked by the doctor who through the YouTube channel of the clinic confirmed that he is very much alive and that the video is AI-generated.
While searching for this video Medical Dialogues Fact Check Team came across a fact check on similar videos posted by other handles like Boom, Vishvas News, Factly
The Medical Dialogues Fact Check Team also counter-checked the video. The research was conducted using the reverse search image of the frames that were involved in the video. The reverse image search was done using Google Lens.
A reverse image search of the frame from the viral video featuring news anchor Rajat Sharma traced it to a news report uploaded on India TV’s YouTube channel on October 2, 2024. In this video, Rajat Sharma appears wearing the same outfit as in the viral clip, delivering updates about the Israel-Iran conflict. The video contains no information about Dr Bimal.
Another screenshot from the video was reverse-searched using Google Lens, revealing that it came from a viral clip featuring a police officer. This led us to a video uploaded on The Statesman's Facebook page on September 28, 2024. In the video, Kashmir’s IGP VK Birdi discusses the Kulgam encounter. Once again, there is no mention of Dr. Bimal Chhajed in the original video.
A Google Lens search of another screenshot from the viral clip featuring Dr. Bimal Chhajed traced it to a podcast video uploaded on July 20, 2024, on the YouTube channel “GetsetflySCIENCE by Gaurav Thakur.” It is found that the audio in the viral clip has been manipulated.
The Medical Dialogues fact-check team also used the Hive AI detector to analyze the video’s audio, which determined that 99.9% of it was AI-generated.
Medical Dialogues Final Take
The Medical Dialogues Fact-Check Team upon fact check found that the video claiming cardiologist Dr. Bimal Chhajed died in a car explosion is false. The video was artificially generated using AI.
