Viral Video of '188-Year-Old' Man Debunked: He's 110-Year-Old Saint

A viral video claiming to show a 188-year-old man rescued from a cave in Bengaluru has been debunked as misinformation, revealing the man to be a 110-year-old Hindu saint from Madhya Pradesh.

• The video, which quickly went viral, was originally posted by a user named 'Concerned Citizen' and amassed over 34 million views.
• Fact-checkers and social media platform X have clarified that the man in the video is Siyaram Baba, a Hindu saint from Madhya Pradesh, aged around 110.
• X labeled the video as misinformation, emphasizing that the claims of the man being 188 years old are false.
• Siyaram Baba is well-known in his region for his spiritual practices and is respected by many devotees.
• The misinformation highlights the trend of influencers sharing exaggerated claims to gain attention on social media.

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