Poonam Pandey planned death stunt for months, but not for cancer cause
Poonam Pandey, an actor and model, emerged on saturday to announce that she faked her false death to raise awareness for cervical cancer, emphasising that the hoax was a genuine act of advocacy for the greater good. However, the data says otherwise.
Pandey, most known for her erotica work, was proclaimed deceased on her official instagram account on Friday, according to a statement posted by her family and friends. Around 24 hours later, she posted a video announcing that she was still "alive" and directing her viewers to her new website, www.poonampandeyisalive.com, which she said was created to bring "#DeathToCervicalCancer".
She tied her campaign to Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's recent announcement of a cervical cancer vaccine initiative. Nonetheless, a deeper study at the domain registration data indicates that the website was registered on July 18, 2023, indicating that she may have been preparing a death hoax for months that was not specifically tied to cervical cancer.
Pandey, most known for her erotica work, was proclaimed deceased on her official instagram account on Friday, according to a statement posted by her family and friends. Around 24 hours later, she posted a video announcing that she was still "alive" and directing her viewers to her new website, www.poonampandeyisalive.com, which she said was created to bring "#DeathToCervicalCancer".
She tied her campaign to Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's recent announcement of a cervical cancer vaccine initiative. Nonetheless, a deeper study at the domain registration data indicates that the website was registered on July 18, 2023, indicating that she may have been preparing a death hoax for months that was not specifically tied to cervical cancer.
Furthermore, the website's hasty assembly/modification is noticeable. For example, the 'Survivor Stories' section includes the narrative of Delhi's Sangeeta Gupta, which was directly copied and pasted from an American cancer Society paper without additional contributions. Websites dedicated to certain causes frequently include relevant terms in their URLs to improve identification, audience reach, and preferential position on search engines. In this situation, the URL of the website focuses on Pandey's presence rather than cervical cancer. Meanwhile, the star grew her instagram following by more than 1 lakh during this episode, hitting 1.3 million on Saturday.