Overview
- Bajpayee said he has no political ties and called the viral clip a patched-up edit of an old Prime Video advertisement in a post on X on October 16.
- The video was shared by a parody account using Tejashwi Yadav’s name and was later deleted, with reports noting involvement from RJD’s online ecosystem.
- The Quint identified the source footage as a 2023 Amazon Prime Video spot and found the audio 99.4 percent likely AI-generated using Hive Moderation.
- BJP leaders attacked the RJD over the circulation of the edited clip, with spokespersons calling it evidence of fake videos being used in the campaign.
- A Congress spokesperson urged Bajpayee to file a formal police complaint, as the episode renewed calls for stronger personality-rights protections before the Bihar polls on November 6 and 11.