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Dolly Chaiwala Named Windows 12 Brand Ambassador After Bill Gates Meet Up? Truth Behind Viral Claim

Bill Gates meets Dolly Chaiwala for ‘Chai pe charcha’ | @thisisbillgates/Instagram

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Dolly Chaiwala met Bill Gates during the Microsoft co-founder and CEO’s India visit earlier this year.
  • The tea seller, who runs the stall Dolly Ki Tapri in Nagpur, became a viral internet sensation after the meet-up.
  • A claim that Dolly Chaiwala has been named the brand ambassador for Microsoft’s Windows 12 is going viral online.

Has Microsoft named Dolly Chaiwala the brand ambassador for its upcoming operating system update, Windows 12, following the Nagpur tea seller’s meet-up with Bill Gates? Here’s what we found out after fact-checking the claim that went viral on social media.

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For the uninitiated, Dolly Chaiwala is a YouTuber who became an internet sensation for his unique showmanship that goes on display everyday at Dolly Ki Tapri, a tea shop located in Sadar Bazaar, near the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) stadium.

Why did Bill Gates meet Dolly Chaiwala?

The tech billionaire was in India for a near-week-long visit, which included a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and concluded with his attendance at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event, earlier this year, when he “collaborated” with the stylish tea-maker.

Bill Gates then shared a video of himself drinking tea at Dolly Chaiwala’s stall on Instagram. The clip shows him asking the teamaker “One chai, please” and being treated to his flamboyant style of serving the beverage.

Their collaboration went viral, with the influencer briefly capturing national attention for hosting a high-profile customer.

Claim

Shortly after the Gates-Chaiwala video, there were whispers on the internet about the vlogger being revealed as the “brand ambassador” for Windows 12.

Fact-check

Microsoft has not announced a release date for Windows 12, or that it is working on the OS at all, let alone make Dolly Chaiwala the face of it.

Any such development in the business world is typically accompanied by a press release or communication of some sort. Neither Microsoft nor Bill Gates have released any statement regarding the same.

Claim of parodistic nature

Dolly Chaiwala’s Windows 12 ambassadorship is a falsehood for which gullible social media users fell. The claim is traceable to a post by The Bindu Times, a satirical news parody account on Instagram.

The update, dated February 29, itself states that the content is “only for satire” purposes.