Fact Check: Hotstar did not win the streaming rights for Anant Ambani’s wedding
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are all set to tie the knot on July 12, 2024, in Mumbai. The pre-wedding celebrations have kickstarted on June 5, 2024, with the couple hosting a grand Sangeet at Jio World BKC and the Ambanis invited pop star Justin Bieber for a special performance.
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Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are all set to tie the knot on July 12, 2024, in Mumbai. The pre-wedding celebrations have kickstarted on June 5, 2024, with the couple hosting a grand Sangeet at Jio World BKC and the Ambanis invited pop star Justin Bieber for a special performance.
Amidst all this pomp and fervor, a social media post claiming that Hotstar has won the streaming rights for the Ambani wedding, defeating Mukesh Ambani in an auction is going viral. A few social media users shared the image with a narrative that Mukesh Ambani organized the auction to demonstrate his fairness as a businessman, offering equal opportunities to all, and believing that no one would dare bid against him. However, the CEO of Hotstar, still resentful over Ambani snatching the IPL streaming rights, decided to teach him a lesson and began bidding. Ambani, who easily outbid Hotstar previously, faced a humiliating defeat this time as he was short on funds due to lavish spending on pre-wedding events. He attempted to raise funds by hiking Jio prices in the midst of the auction, but to his surprise, Jio users started porting out instead of recharging.
Fact Check:
The claim is False. No such auction took place and Hotstar did not win the streaming rights for Anant Ambani's wedding.
When searched with the appropriate keywords, we found that the origin of these claims is an article published on a website named The Fauxy. Some of the social media users who shared the viral posts shared the exact text published in this article. The Fauxy published an article with the title ‘Breaking: Hotstar wins streaming rights of Anant Ambani’s wedding’. The article goes on to claim that Hotstar’s CEO spoke to them and told them that Revenge is a dish best-served cold.
Ambani took away IPL rights from us, resulting in millions of lost users. Now, we will profit from the wedding; he spent millions on marketing and he himself will pay to watch his own son’s wedding. The wedding will be live streamed on July 12, 2024, where viewers will be able to comment on preparations just like angry ‘fufaji’ in any wedding.
But Fauxy is a satirical website, none of the articles published on the website are real, they publish satirical articles which are works of fiction. Their articles are not factual.
The About Us page shares a disclaimer stating “Fauxy is a satirical web portal. The material published on this website is based on fiction. Readers are advised not to consider articles in the fauxy to be factual."
The About Us reads Fauxy is a media company that connects the young, intelligent and diverse audiences who are shaping our future. Through fearless journalism (heehi), thought-provoking comedy, and high-impact storytelling, we aim to start a conversation on topics that are generally seen as taboo for today's youth.
According to an article published on Latestly.com, "The Fauxy" hosts satiric articles, and the material published on this website is based on fiction. Readers are advised not to consider articles in the Fauxy as factual or true. It must be noted that the alleged claim made by the Fauxy is false, and there is no truth to the story”.
Therefore, the claim that Hotstar has won the streaming rights for Anant Ambani’s wedding in an auction conducted by Mukesh Ambani is False. The claim originated because of an article published by ‘The Fauxy’, a satirical website that publishes articles intended for puns.