claim: A dashcam video shows a road rage incident in Russia in which a woman knocks out a much larger man with a roundhouse kick.
origin: In June 2017, anÂ animated gif showing dashcam footage of an incident in which a woman knocked out a much larger man with a roundhouse kick during was circulated on social media: < Tough Muscle guy takes on young girl. pic.twitter.com/1hVInZl44R â€” Only In Russia (@CrazyinRussia) June 17, 2017 > This gif actually shows a scene that is not real, but a footage from a promotional video for the show ÐœÐ°Ñ„Ð¸Ð¾Ð·Ð°Â (Mafiosa). Â The original video, which was uploaded to the YouTube page for the Russian channelÂ ÐœÐ¢Ð Ðš ÐœÐ¸Ñ€, is muchÂ longer and contains clues that itÂ isÂ an advertisement and not a genuine incident; the video contains audio, and a voice on the carâ€™sÂ radio can be heard promoting the show. However, as the gif has no sound, the audio component was lost onÂ viewers.Â The end of the original video also hasÂ a link to a video report about the show: < Ð’ÑÐµ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑŽÐºÐ¸ Ð²Ñ‹Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð½ÐµÐ½Ñ‹ Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ñ„ÐµÑÑÐ¸Ð¾Ð½Ð°Ð»Ð°Ð¼Ð¸, Ð½Ðµ Ð¿Ñ‹Ñ‚Ð°Ð¹Ñ‚ÐµÑÑŒ Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ñ‚ÑŒ ÑÑ‚Ð¾ ÑÐ°Ð¼Ð¾ÑÑ‚Ð¾ÑÑ‚ÐµÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ð¾. All the tricks are done by professionals, do not try to repeat it yourself. > We have not been able to identify the two actors in this video, but the two main actresses inÂ MafiosaÂ are HÃ©lÃ¨ne FilliÃ¨res and Phareelle Onoyan. HereÂ isÂ a much more obvious advertisement for the Russian show: