Overview
- ARY News aired an altered clip presented by host Shoaib Malik that inserted a line claiming BCCI made “repeated requests” to convince Pakistan to play India.
- Shukla said the audio was manipulated using AI, asked people not to circulate it, and tagged Malik and ARY while sharing his authentic video.
- In his genuine comments, Shukla thanked the ICC for facilitating talks and described the outcome as an amicable solution that prioritised cricket.
- Independent checks highlighted mismatched cadence and tone in the broadcast clip, and a Quint test on DeepFake-O-Meter indicated AI-generated likelihood.
- A separate AI video falsely attributing praise of Pakistan to MP Shashi Tharoor was also debunked after he rejected it as neither his voice nor language, and the India–Pakistan match remains set for February 15 in Colombo following ICC-led discussions.