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Vidya Balan highlighted the prevalence of viral videos on social media and WhatsApp making false claims about connections to famous personalities. She clarified that some videos falsely claimed her presence and emphasized that those videos are entirely AI-generated and fake. She warned her followers to be cautious of such misleading content circulating on social media platforms.

vanillanewsPublished 1 Jan 1970, 5:30 AM IST

AI-modified archive portrait of Vidya Balan at November 2024 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 interviews; original photograph 2024-11-09, not the reported event. — AI-modified editorial image based on a licensed archive photograph. Original: Bollywood Hungama, 2024-11-09; Vidya Balan outside RKF office for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 success interviews, black embroidered outfit. Source: https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/photos-vidya-balan-spotted-rkf-office-bhool-bhulaiyaa-3-success-interviews/photos-vidya-balan-spotted-at-rkf-office-for-bhool-bhulaiyaa-3-success-interviews-3/ Licence: CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ . Changes: landscape reframing, background extension and subtle colour/light correction. Archive image; not a photograph of the reported event.