The rumour that Virat Kohli consumed beef in Florida is spreading via a screenshot of an unidentified restaurant bill. An Instagram post from October 19, 2021, thanking Virat Kohli for tasting flavours, is depicted in the screenshot.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @ImHydro45 made the claim that Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s viral restaurant bill in Florida, USA shows he was eating beef, despite, being a Hindu.
JUST IN 🚨 : Viral restaurant bill of Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma in Florida, USA.
— 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝕏 (@ImHydro45) December 8, 2023
He was eating beef despite being Hindu. pic.twitter.com/2lGHVVUJXg
Several other accounts, including @RofiedAyush, Mohammed Zubair (“@zoo_bear“), @45Fan_Prathm, @NishaRo45_ also made the same claim that When Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were in Florida, USA, they ate beef. Doing this and being a Hindu is incredibly dishonourable.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this screenshot is fake and unrelated to anything real. The mentioned date is October 19, 2021. Virat Kohli was in Dubai for the 2021 T20 World Cup, not Florida, at that time. According to the Wikipedia, The 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament, held from 17 October to 14 November 2021. t20worldcup also confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman will get underway from 17 October, with the Final to be played in Dubai on 14 November.
On October 20, 2021, he shared a picture of himself and his family at a restaurant in Dubai.The restaurant bill is outdated and someone else’s, and Pedrogonzalez’s Instagram account is nonexistent. According to the Indian Cricket Player, Virat Kohli, he is a vegetarian.
Virat Kohli (“@imVkohli“) shared his picture with his family on Oct 20, 2021.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 20, 2021
We also visited India Today, which published an article on this incident on Oct 20, 2021 with the headline “Virat Kohli winds down ahead of Australia warm-up match: Breakfast with Anushka Sharma and Vamika – See photo”
We also visited TIMES NOW, which clarified that Virat Kohli turned into a vegetarian in the year of 2018 for health reasons. News 18 clarified the details of the incident in an article published on Dec 9, 2021with the headline “US Man Ends Up Paying Rs 45K at Gordon Ramsay Restaurant After Misreading Menu”.
A tweet was also made by LADbible (“@ladbible“) which tweeted that At a USA Gordon Ramsay restaurant, a couple misread the menu and ended up with an eye-watering bill. It also published an article on the website with the headline “Couple Left With Huge Bill At Gordon Ramsay’s Restaurant After Reading Menu Wrong” on Aug 6, 2021.
💰😱 – A couple were left with an eye-watering bill after reading the menu wrong at one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants in the USA. pic.twitter.com/wCl6I8c2ah
— LADbible (@ladbible) August 6, 2021
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 8, 2023
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A screenshot of a random restaurant bill is making rounds with the claim that Virat Kohli consumed beef in Florida. The screenshot shows an Instagram post uploaded on 19 October 2021 thanking Virat Kohli for tasting flavours. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/2VlRGFhV3h
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating invented stories from a screenshot with false claims to target Kohli, that he consumed beef in a restaurant, being a Hindu. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the truth is that this screenshot is fictitious and unrelated to anything real. Virat Kohli shared a picture of himself and his family at a restaurant in Dubai on October 20, 2021. The date mentioned is October 19, 2021, and Virat was in Dubai for the 2021 T20 World Cup, not Florida.The restaurant bill is outdated and someone else’s, and the Instagram account Pedrogonzalez is nonexistent. In his own words, Virat Kohli is a vegetarian.
Conclusion:
Claim : There’s a screenshot circulating of a random restaurant bill that purports to show that Virat Kohli ate beef in Florida. An Instagram post thanking Virat Kohli for tasting flavours was uploaded on October 19, 2021, as seen in the screenshot.
Fact : The screenshot in question is, in fact, fake and unrelated to anything real. On October 19, 2021, Virat Kohli shared a picture of himself with his family at a restaurant in Dubai. At that time, he was in Dubai for the T20 World Cup, not Florida.Both the restaurant bill and the Instagram account Pedrogonzalez are outdated and belong to someone else. Virat Kohli became a vegetarian, according to him.
