Social

Old video of Sunny Leone from Varanasi falsely shared linking to Prayagraj Maha Kumbh

The viral video shows Sunny Leone’s visit to Varanasi in 2023 to promote her music album; it has no connection to Prayagraj Mahakumbh.

Prayagraj’s Maha Kumbh Mela is nearing completion. Every day lakhs of devotees are taking a holy dip. Many big personalities and celebrities have also taken a dip in the Sangam. Meanwhile, a video of Bollywood actress Sunny Leone is going viral on social media, in which she is seen making a video on the banks of the river. It is being told that this video is of the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. 

Let’s check the truth

Facebook Post| Archive link

Fact Check- 

We started our investigation with a reverse image search on google and the results led us to a news report published on 17 November, 2023 on the website of Dainik Jagran. The report mentions that “Sunny Leone had reached Varanasi for the promotion of a music album. During this, she visited Baba Vishwanath temple and also attended Ganga Aarti.”

Archive link

We also found the viral video on the official YouTube channel of Zee News uploaded on 17 November, 2023. According to the details provided with the video states that it was filmed in Varanasi.

Moving forward, we found the same video was uploaded on Sunny Leone’s official Twitter account also on 3 December, 2023. 

Sunny Leone came to Varanasi in 2023 to promote her music album, then she attended Ganga aarti in Varanasi. This old video has been falsely linked to Prayagraj Maha Kumbh. 

All these evidences confirms that the video is from her visit to Varanasi in 2023 and has no connection to the ongoing Prayagraj Kumbh mela.

Conclusion- 

Fact crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. The viral video shows Sunny Leone’s visit to Varanasi in 2023 to promote her music album; it has no connection to Prayagraj Mahakumbh.

Title:Old video of Sunny Leone from Varanasi falsely shared linking to Prayagraj Maha Kumbh

Written By: Usha Manoj

Result: Misleading

Usha Manoj

Recent Posts

No, The Missile Didn’t Explode While The Gaza Man Was Performing Stunts With His Skateboard.

Recently a video of a person flipping a skateboard and performing stunts on a missile…

18 hours ago

2024 video of Shashi Tharoor’s remarks on Donald Trump goes viral as his recent delegation visits US

This viral video is from the Jaipur Literature Festival in New York in September 2024,…

18 hours ago

Old Video Of A Soldier Being Welcomed By His Family Going Viral Linking To Operation Sindoor.

Recently, a video of a Sikh Indian soldier being welcomed by his family went viral…

2 days ago

Has Jyoti Malhotra actually beaten up by people? Know the truth

This is a video from Bangladesh in February 2025, showing a woman being beaten for…

2 days ago

Coca-Cola, Ariel, KitKat, Garnier, Oreo and KFC are not Turkish Products.

After a recent terrorist attack in India, Turkey showed its support to Pakistan. This led…

2 days ago

Is Ben & Jerry’s Selling a “FREE PALESTINE” Ice Cream?

A viral image circulating on social media appears to show a Ben & Jerry’s flavor…

2 days ago