Claim
The undercover footage aired by the channel is not an AI-generated video; it was recorded by the channel's own reporter on the ground.
“ये एआई वीडियो नहीं है। दिस इज़ दिस इज़ आवर रिपोर्टर ऑन द ग्राउंड डूइंग एंड अंडर कवर इन्वेस्टीगेशन”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Central assertion — the footage is a genuine undercover recording by the channel's own reporter on the ground, not an AI-generated video — is supported by multiple descriptions of a hidden-camera sting conducted in person at the trust guest house. No evidence suggests AI fabrication.
Evidence
- https://www.medianews4u.com/times-now-s-i-t-exposes-massive-accountability-lapses-in-ram-mandir-trust-via-undercover-sting-operation-chanda-chori/ Describes Times Now's S.I.T reporters 'posing as wealthy donors from Kanpur,' 'armed with hidden cameras, carrying fake gold jewelry,' gaining access to the guest house — an in-person on-ground undercover operation, 'Operation Chanda Chori.' pending audit
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-fund-theft-tinnu-yadav-and-anukalp-mishra-the-lesser-known-faces-amid-donation-row-4061170 Independent outlet coverage of the same donation-theft nexus and named individuals, consistent with a real ground investigation rather than fabricated/AI content. pending audit