{"id":310347,"date":"2026-02-13T13:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=310347"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:15:28","slug":"video-of-shashi-tharoor-praising-pakistans-cricket-diplomacy-is-a-deepfake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-shashi-tharoor-praising-pakistans-cricket-diplomacy-is-a-deepfake\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of Shashi Tharoor praising Pakistan&#8217;s cricket diplomacy is a deepfake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A video purportedly showing Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaking to media persons is being widely circulated on social media. In it, Tharoor is seen praising Pakistan for \u201cgood diplomacy\u201d and \u201ccompletely pinning down\u201d the Indian cricket board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the 24-second clip, Tharoor says: \u201cI think how Pakistan played is indeed brilliant. I don&#8217;t know what they would do on the field, but what they did diplomatically is absolute brilliance. Indian cricket board was completely pinned. Hands down. This serves as a lesson that good diplomacy can make a weak nation appear as a Goliath. Pakistan has done it. I would want to appreciate them for it. It&#8217;s unthinkable.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tharoor &#039;Praising&#039; Pakistan&#039;s Cricket Diplomacy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1164600320?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On February 1 Pakistan had <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/sports\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026-pakistan-to-boycott-match-against-india\/articleshow\/127847330.cms?from=mdr&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">announced <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that it would not take the field against India in their scheduled Group A fixture on February 15, 2026, of the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The Pakistan government stated that while they would continue to participate in the rest of the tournament, they intended to boycott the highly anticipated match against India, citing claims of unfair treatment. The International Cricket Council (ICC) responded strongly to this threat of a boycott, emphasizing that skipping a match while remaining in the tournament undermines the spirit of global sports. Following rounds of deliberations,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icc-cricket.com\/tournaments\/mens-t20-world-cup-2026\/news\/pakistan-to-play-against-india-in-t20-world-cup-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on February 9<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Pakistan decided to abandon its plan for a boycott.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video is being shared in this context.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistani X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZahidGishkori\/status\/2021630123083280736?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zahid Gishkori<\/a> shared the purported video with a caption that suggested Tharoor had commended Pakistan for its \u201cbold stand\u201d and \u201cbrilliant diplomacy\u201d. Gishkori describes himself as an \u201cEditor Investigation at HumNewsPakistan\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-310364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-13-122706.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"808\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-13-122706.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-13-122706-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-13-122706-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The post has been viewed over 700,000 times.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another account, The Whistle Blower (@InsiderWB), shared the same video on February 11, alleging that Shashi Tharoor made a \u201cstartling revelation\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-310348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-223916.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-223916.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-223916-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This post has currently been deleted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multiple social media users since then have circulated this clip with similar assertions and presented:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-310347 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href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-shashi-tharoor-praising-pakistans-cricket-diplomacy-is-a-deepfake\/screenshot-2026-02-12-224432\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-224432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-224432.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-224432-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-shashi-tharoor-praising-pakistans-cricket-diplomacy-is-a-deepfake\/screenshot-2026-02-12-224336\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-224336.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-224336.png 715w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-224336-300x284.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To begin with, there are no news reports of the Thiruvananthapuram MP showering accolades on Pakistan. The booms of three news agencies are visible in the clip &#8212; PTI, ANI and IANS. None of them shared any such content.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A reverse image search led us to the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ANI\/status\/2021158268387606831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original video clip<\/a> of Shashi Tharoor\u2019s interaction with the media from February 10, 2026. In that byte, delivered in Hindi, the Congress MP stated that he did not believe in conflating politics with sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The two videos are identical frame to frame.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-310365 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-FI-Kit-53-1024x369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-FI-Kit-53-1024x369.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-FI-Kit-53-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-FI-Kit-53-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-FI-Kit-53.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the actual footage, Tharoor states, \u201cI am a politician, but I don\u2019t like to involve politics in cricket or sports. I think sports is a different field, a different game. Let the players play, and let the politicians engage in their politics elsewhere. Let the diplomats handle their diplomacy, while the cricketers focus on the game. I\u2019m glad that cricket will move forward with this match, regardless of the outcome. We will all support our national team, but this match must take place. We should respect the integrity of the sporting team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: On Pakistan to play against India in T20 World Cup, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, &#8220;I am a politician, but I don&#8217;t like politics in cricket and sports. I think sports are a different field, a different game. Let politicians do their politics somewhere else,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/paL4uhRQQu\">pic.twitter.com\/paL4uhRQQu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/2021158268387606831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At no point in the original video does Tharoor make the remarks that the viral video shows him as making.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also noteworthy that Tharoor&#8217;s voice and intonation in the viral video do not match Tharoor\u2019s usual speaking style.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also noted that Tharoor himself shared a post on X dismissing the video as AI-generated. \u201cNeither my language, nor my voice,\u201d he wrote while re-sharing Zahid Gishkori&#8217;s post.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ai-generated \u201cfake news\u201d \u2014 and not even very good. Neither my language nor my voice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J48OMoasyR\">https:\/\/t.co\/J48OMoasyR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShashiTharoor\/status\/2021931884322898229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To sum up, the video showing Shashi Tharoor lauding Pakistan&#8217;s diplomacy is AI generated. It is a deepfake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video purportedly showing Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaking to media persons is being widely circulated on social media. In it, Tharoor is seen praising Pakistan for \u201cgood diplomacy\u201d and \u201ccompletely pinning down\u201d the Indian cricket board. In the 24-second clip, Tharoor says: \u201cI think how Pakistan played is indeed brilliant. 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