Fact Check: Baking Soda Can’t Treat Diabetes, Video Featuring News Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary Is Digitally Created

New Delhi (Vishvas News): A video is going viral on social media claiming that baking soda can cure diabetes. It features TV anchor Sudhir Chaudhary and Faizabad Member of Parliament (MP) Awadhesh Prasad allegedly discussing a baking soda-based remedy for diabetes. The post also includes a link, with Prasad appearing to encourage viewers to click on it for more information.

Vishvas News found the video is tampered with, using AI tools. The audio is AI-generated, and the link provided is a phishing attempt that may lead to possible data theft. Medical experts have also clarified that there is no scientific evidence supporting the treatment of diabetes with baking soda (or sodium bicarbonate).

Viral Post

Facebook user Llm07 posted the video on May 26, 2025, with the caption, “67-year-old man from Jaipur got rid of diabetes permanently with baking soda – doctors are surprised.”

Investigation

To verify the viral claim, we checked the video, investigated the link, and consulted various sources regarding the treatment of diabetes using baking soda.

Video

First, we analysed the video carefully – which is about 10 minutes long and composed of three separate clips. In the first clip, Chaudhary is seen discussing with a Jaipur-based couple who allegedly cured their diabetes using the baking soda method. The second clip features a woman with the news agency PTI’s mic visible. The third clip shows Prasad, and an ANI (another news agency) mic is visible in this clip. The presence of different mic IDs and seemingly unrelated footage raised suspicions about the video’s authenticity.

Additionally, we conducted a keyword search on Google to find any news related to the Jaipur couple mentioned by Chaudhary, but found no such story reported anywhere.

We extracted key frames from the video clip featuring the woman and searched them using Google Lens, but found no relevant information.

Next, we took a relevant frame from the video clip of Prasad and searched it using Google Lens. We found a video posted on May 5, 2025, from ANI’s official X handle, in which he is seen giving a statement on the Pahalgam attack. In that video, he is expressing solidarity with the government. However, the statement attributed to him in the viral video is not present in the original footage.

#WATCH | Delhi: On #PahalgamTerroristAttack, Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad says, " We unitedly told govt that we will support them on whatever decisions they take in the interest of nation…but the govt is only making statements…people of the country are waiting for govt… pic.twitter.com/1Xy5RRlTo7

— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2025

We also contacted our partner, the Deepfakes Analysis Unit (DAU), for expert input on the viral video. The DAU (an initiative of MCA), analysed the video. Using Hive AI’s audio detector, the team found that approximately 60 seconds of the audio appeared genuine, while the rest showed signs of possible AI manipulation. Specifically, traces of tampering were detected in segments featuring Chaudhary.

Hiya, an audio analysis tool, also indicated a high possibility that the audio track was either AI-created or altered using AI.

This shows that AI tools were used in creating the video.

Questionable links

Next, keeping cybersecurity in mind, we clicked on the link provided in the viral post. It led to a blank page with no visible video or information.

Cybersecurity expert and Indian Cyber ​​Army founder Kislay Chaudhary warned against clicking such links, as they could lead to both data breaches and financial loss. These links may contain hidden malicious code designed to steal personal information.

This confirms that the post contains a phishing link, which could potentially compromise users’ personal data.

Baking soda treatment claims

We spoke to Dr Gladbin Tyagi, Chief Medical Officer of Swami Dayanand Hospital, Delhi. He clarified that there is no scientific evidence supporting the claim that baking soda can treat diabetes. No such study supports this method. He advises those with diabetes to consult a qualified doctor and focus on lifestyle modifications for effective management.

This indicates that there is no scientific evidence supporting the claim.

We also reviewed the profile of the user who shared the digitally created video. The account appears to have been created recently, on April 1.

Conclusion: This video featuring Sudhir Chaudhary and SP MP Awadhesh Prasad promoting baking soda as a treatment for diabetes is digitally created using AI tools. Experts have confirmed signs of audio tampering. Medical professionals state that there is no scientific evidence supporting the use of baking soda as a treatment for diabetes.

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