The Siri voice claiming Kejriwal would clean the Yamuna in 5 years during the AAP meeting is edited
A video (here, here and here) is going viral on social media showing a gathering of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is seen on stage along with Delhi Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj addressing the audience. In the video, Bharadwaj introduces Siri, stating that it is using ChatGPT to answer questions. He then plays a question for Siri: “Who promised that the Yamuna River would be cleaned within five years?” In response, Siri’s voice says, “Arvind Kejriwal used the term ‘Yamuna will be cleaned within five years’ in 2015.” Let’s investigate the truth behind this video.
Claim: A viral video shows Saurabh Bharadwaj in an AAP gathering, asking Siri who promised to clean the Yamuna River within five years, with Siri responding that Arvind Kejriwal made the promise in 2015.
Fact: The video in question has been edited, distorting the original context. While Arvind Kejriwal has indeed made several public statements and proposed plans for cleaning the Yamuna River over the years, the viral video misrepresents a conversation from the 2025 AAP Manifesto launch on 27 January 2025. In the original clip, Saurabh Bharadwaj asks Siri who introduced the word “guarantee” in Indian politics, to which Siri responds with “AAP party.” The issue of Yamuna water was not discussed in the original video. Hence the claim MISLEADING.
A reverse image search led us to a similar video posted by the X handle of BJP Delhi on 27 January 2025. In this version, Siri states that Arvind Kejriwal promised to clean the Yamuna within five years in 2022. Additionally, at the end of the clip, Kejriwal is heard saying, “If I don’t clean the Yamuna by 2025, no one should vote for me.” This clip has gained significant traction, with multiple handles, including media outlets (here, here and here) sharing it widely.
Further research led us to the original version of the clip, where the voice and body language of Saurabh Bharadwaj match the video posted by New Delhi Post on 28 January 2025. In that video, the question posed to ChatGPT was, “Who used the word ‘guarantee’ first in Indian politics?” In response, Siri states that the word ‘guarantee’ was prominently used by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) during the 2020 Delhi elections. Additionally, in the same clip, Saurabh Bharadwaj mentions that after AAP used the term, others started copying it.
Further search into the topic led us to the full version of the viral clip, a 25-minute video posted by the official Aam Aadmi Party YouTube account on 27 January 2025, titled “Arvind Kejriwal 15 Guarantees | AAP Manifesto Launch.” At the 2:00-minute mark, we found the original clip where Saurabh Bharadwaj asks Siri about the word “guarantee.” Siri responds that the word was prominently introduced by AAP in the 2020 Delhi elections and later copied by others. This confirms that the viral video was manipulated by editing the original voice and replacing it with another audio clip.
The 2025 Delhi Assembly elections are set for 5 February 2025, and with campaigning in full swing amid the ongoing concerns about Delhi’s pollution particularly regarding the Yamuna water (here, here and here), numerous instances of Arvind Kejriwal discussing the cleaning of the Yamuna River have resurfaced. Over the years, Kejriwal has frequently presented plans for cleaning the Yamuna (here, here, here) and reports (here and here) state that nearly ₹6,856.91 crore was spent over five years, from 2017-21, to clean the Delhi stretch of river Yamuna. Some reports also mentioned that Kejriwal promised to clean Yamuna water as early as 2015. However, there is no mention of the Yamuna issue in this video and this video has been edited to distort the original conversation.
To sum up, the Siri voice claiming that Kejriwal would clean the Yamuna River in 5 years during the AAP meeting is edited.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
