Does this clip show Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udayanidhi Stalin using computer that is switched off? Fact Check
Claim : Clip allegedly shows Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin using a computer while it’s switched off.
Conclusion : The claim is totally false. The video has been manipulated using AI and there are inconsistencies. Original footage showcases Stalin and the team reviewing information.
Rating : Totally False — 
Several social media users have been claiming that Deputy CM Of Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin was using a computer while it’s powered off. X user ‘rvaidya2000’ shared such a claim with the caption : “Udhayanidhi Stalin Deputy CM TN – one of the finest Dravidian minds ever to grace the earth — a powerhouse blend of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sundar Pichai, and Steve Jobs. He’s so brilliant that he can work on a computer even without switching it on! :))))) RT”.
Accompanying the text is a 9-second video clip depicting Stalin at a desk, typing on a keyboard and moving a mouse in front of a powered-off monitor. The post gained over 250,000 views and can be viewed below –
Udhayanidhi Stalin Deputy CM TN – one of the finest Dravidian minds ever to grace the earth — a powerhouse blend of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sundar Pichai, and Steve Jobs. He’s so brilliant that he can work on a computer even without switching it on! :))))) RT pic.twitter.com/uxpN7ykegN
— RVAIDYA2000 🕉️ (@rvaidya2000) December 2, 2025
Other users have also shared similar claims which can be seen here and here.
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and found that it is totally false. The video has been manipulated using AI to fabricate a false narrative. There are inconsistencies with the video and the fact check unit of the Tamil Nadu Government has also flagged this.
Details:
We first began by performing a reverse image search on various keyframes in the video to learn about the claim. Our search took us to a report published by The News Minute on October 28, 2025, titled : “Udhayanidhi Stalin reviews Chennai’s preparations as Cyclone Montha nears Andhra Pradesh coast.”
The report mentions how “Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin conducted an inspection at the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) Command and Control Centre at Ripon Buildings on Tuesday to assess the city’s readiness.” View a screenshot of this below –
Other news reports have also confirmed this which can be seen here and here. Moreover, Deputy Stalin himself took to X on 28 October, 2025 and posted about this. Translated from Tamil to English, his post states how his team “conducted a brief inspection a little while ago at the Integrated Command and Service Centre established at the head office of the Greater Chennai Corporation.” View the post here:
சென்னையில் பரவலாக மழை பெய்து வரும் நிலையில், பெருநகர சென்னை மாநகராட்சியின் தலைமை அலுவலகத்தில் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள ஒருங்கிணைந்த கட்டளை மற்றும் சேவை மையத்தில் சற்று முன் ஆய்வு செய்தோம்.
மழை தொடர்பாக வரும் கோரிக்கைகள் – தேவைகள் பற்றி அங்கு பணியில் இருந்தோர்களிடம் கேட்டறிந்தோம். pic.twitter.com/lyHI9hYnKD
— Udhay – தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@Udhaystalin) October 27, 2025
In the X post made by him above, the computer is clearly switched on. Upon reviewing the video in the claim, we found that his movement of the hands over the keyword were not natural. Moreover, there was a floating camera nearly blending into a person’s face out of nowhere. View the screenshot below –
Next we put that video into Hive Moderation AI’s content detector to verify. The results turned out to be 95% AI and that the video was likely generated using AI. View the results below –
The Tamil Nadu Fact Check Unit, an arm of the state government, explicitly labeled the video as “AI-generated” in a December 2, 2025, post quoting the viral clip. Their 24-second explanatory video overlays “FAKE” stamps and highlights artificial elements, urging verification before sharing. View the post here:
AI-generated video falsely depicts the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu using a computer without switching it on.@CMOTamilnadu @TNDIPRNEWS https://t.co/csizgvsKN3 pic.twitter.com/5nrOOq2H8Z
— TN Fact Check (@tn_factcheck) December 2, 2025
Thus, the claim is totally false.
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