A video going viral on social media shows Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin working on a computer with a blank screen while three or four cameramen focus their lenses on him.
Some users on social media platforms have spread this video mocking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi.
X user @rvaidya2000 went viral on December 2 when he posted this clip of Udhayanidhi sarcastically saying he’s “so good that he can work on a computer without turning it on.” As of this writing, the post has been viewed more than 200,000 times and reshared approximately 2,500 times. (archive)
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Deputy CM TN – One of the greatest Dravidian minds to have graced the planet – a powerful amalgamation of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sundar Pichai and Steve Jobs. He is so good that he can work on the computer without turning it on. :)))))RT pic.twitter.com/uxpN7ykegN
— RVAIDYA2000 🕉️ (@rvaidya2000) December 2, 2025
X user @wokeflix also posted a viral clip. (archive)
grandfather’s 40 years
father’s 20 years
Still he can’t figure out how to turn on the computer. pic.twitter.com/wtcJ159h9l— Walkflix (@wokeflix) December 3, 2025
So do several other users (@pkspathi),(@Kaustubh_SSS) and (@MVinothOffl) also posted a viral clip. Archives: 1, 2, 3
fact check
To verify the authenticity of the video clip, we divided the video clip into several keyframes. A reverse image search of one of these keyframes led me to this report published by The Hindu on October 28th. It shows Udhayanidhi Stalin sitting in front of a computer at the command and control center of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in Riponville, taking preparatory measures in preparation for Cyclone Monta, which affected parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Tamil Nadu in October this year.
ANI has also uploaded footage of Udhayanidhi’s visit to the GCC from October 28, where he can be seen using a computer and interacting with staff. Here you can clearly see that the computer screen is on when he is using it.
#clock |Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin conducts surprise inspection of Greater Chennai Corporation’s command and control center. This center was established to continuously monitor various aspects of the city, such as rainfall levels in different areas. pic.twitter.com/58E73tKfNJ
— Ani (@ANI) October 28, 2025
In the viral video, Udhayanidhi Stalin’s hand movements appear distorted, indicating that it may contain AI-generated content. Additionally, there is a camera flashgun that appears to be floating in the air.
We then sought corroborating media about Udhayanidhi Stalin’s visit to the command and control center to verify whether the computer screen was actually turned off during use, as claimed.
We found that Udhayanidhi Stalin himself posted on X about his October 28 GCC visit. In one of the attached photos, the computer screen he is sitting in front of is turned on.
சென்னையில் பரவலாக மழை பெய்து வரும் நிலையில், பெருநகர சென்னை மாநகராட்சியின் தலைமை அலுவலகத்தில் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Log in to add translation கேட்டறிந்தோம். pic.twitter.com/lyHI9hYnKD
— Uday – தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@Udhaystalin) October 27, 2025
We also ran the video through HIVE’s AI detection tool. According to this, 94.3% of the time, viral videos contain AI-generated material.
In conclusion, the video that claims to show Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin working on a computer with the screen turned off is doctored.
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