Social media’s at it again—privacy’s in the spotlight after a new video leak allegedly involving a big-name gaming creator set off a wave of rumors online. This time, it’s Payal Dhare, better known as Payal Gaming, who’s caught in the storm. A private video, supposedly of her, popped up on different platforms and suddenly everyone was talking.
Payal Gaming is not just a streamer—she’s also a leading figure in India’s gaming community. She launched her YouTube channel in 2019, sharing gameplay videos of popular titles such as BGMI, PUBG, and GTA V. Her channel quickly soared in popularity, making her the first Indian female gamer reportedly to surpass three million subscribers. Not only in gaming but also in other areas her influence goes far; she was one of the very few creators who had a meet-up with Prime Minister Modi and a photo of her from the occasion became pretty famous. Just a few weeks back, rumors have begun to circulate regarding her potential participation in the next season of Bigg Boss, specifically Bigg Boss 19.
Where did this digital maelstrom ignite? It erupted when a video began rapidly circulating across X (formerly known as Twitter), with some users asserting it featured Payal Gaming. In the absence of any official verification of the video’s authenticity, her steadfast supporters have rallied to her side, denouncing the footage as almost certainly fabricated—quite possibly an AI-generated deepfake engineered to undermine her reputation.
This case serves as a clear example of how fast false stories and advanced digital fakes can spread out through the internet, thereby revealing the greater weaknesses that the public figures must endure in this constantly connected and technology-driven time.
