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Screengrabs from an old scripted comedy video shared as Yogi Adityanth’s intimate pictures with a woman - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 23, 2023
A collage of images is being shared on social media claiming that the pictures depict Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath being in physically close and intimate pose with a woman. Amid Rajnikanth’s defence for his action of bowing to Yogi Adityanath, citing a longstanding tradition of expressing reverence to Yogis or Sanyasis by touching their feet, this post is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Photos of Yogi Adityanath in physically close and intimate pose with a woman.
Fact: The photos shared in the post are from an old scripted comedy video and the man who is seen intimate with a woman in these photos was not Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the photos shared in the post, videos showing similar visuals were found published by several YouTube channels at least since 2016. A few of those videos can be seen here, here, here, and here.
A disclaimer provided in the video stated that all the characters portrayed in the video are fictional and said that the video was made for entertainment purposes.
On comparing the visuals of the man seen in the video with the images of Yogi Adityanath, it is confirmed that the man who was seen intimate with a woman in the photos is not Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. In March 2017, BJP Yuva Morcha filed a complaint in cybercrime against a person for falsely attributing these images to Yogi Adityanath on social media. Though we could not find the original creator of this video, from all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the post shared screengrabs from an old scripted comedy video that has nothing to do with Yogi Adityanath.
To sum it up, screengrabs from an old scripted comedy video are shared as Yogi Adityanth’s intimate pictures with a woman.


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Screenshots from scripted kidnapping videos shared as kidnapping gangs that entered Nepal from India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 9, 2022
A collage of images is being shared on social media claiming that around 500 fake babas and goons from India entered Nepal and are  Kidnapping children in the country. This post claims that 30 of these gangs were arrested by Nawalparasi police while they were trying to transport a child through the Nawalparasi border. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: A collage of images showing the kidnapping gangs that entered Nepal from India.
Fact: The photos shared in the post show the screenshots of different scripted dramas published by a few entertainment YouTube channels. The videos were created for entertainment and awareness purposes. The photos do not show the pictures of real kidnappers and it is nowhere reported that kidnapping gangs from India have recently entered Nepal. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
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On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, a similar visual was found in a video published by a YouTube channel named Praveen Kumar SM on 15 December 2018. Crediting the direction of the video to himself, Praveen Kumar described it as his new video portraying the kidnap of a schoolboy.
A disclaimer mentioned below the video states, “Please don’t go out of your way to or hate on anyone I talk about in my videos, this channel is to entertain people and I usually focus on joking about what the people are doing not the individual themselves, please don’t go spreading hate it’s all for laughs”. So, it can be confirmed that the photo shared in the post shows a screenshot from a scripted drama.
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On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, a similar visual was found as the thumbnail image of a scripted comedy video published by the ‘Comedy Plus with Neetuarya’ YouTube channel.
The ‘Comedy Plus with Neetuarya’ is an entertainment channel that publishes scripted comedy dramas in Hindi and Bhojpuri. This YouTube channel published the video describing it as visuals of how kidney organ thieves kidnap children.
This YouTube channel published a few other scripted child kidnapping videos where we could see the same persons acting in the same roles as kidnappers. They can be seen here and here. At the ending of these videos, we could see actors acknowledging that the videos are made for educational and awareness purposes.
In April 2022, a woman filed an FIR with Delhi Police, accusing her ex-husband and her mother-in-law of kidnapping her daughter and taking her to Nepal. The woman’s husband and her mother-in-law were US citizens. Otherwise, we could not find any news reports confirming the child kidnapping in Nepal by Indian gangs.
To sum it up, screenshots from scripted kidnapping videos are shared as the pictures of kidnapping gangs that entered to Nepal from India.

source: news-factly

created: September 9, 2022

license: Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

author: Sai Krishna Muthyanolla


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Scripted video depicting an immigration officer stealing money from a passenger is shared as a real incident - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 26, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming that an immigration officer is stealing money from a passenger during an immigration check. Many X (Twitter), Facebook users have also shared this video. Through this article let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing an immigration officer stealing passengers’ money and luggage.
Fact: The video is scripted, and the individuals featured in it can be observed playing various roles in other videos released by a YouTube channel, PaulVuTV. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On performing a reverse image search on Google using a keyframe from the viral video, we found that the video was uploaded to a YouTube channel PaulVuTV on  02 November 2023, with the title “Greedy employee takes from passenger!”.
Upon examining the channel, we discovered that it regularly uploads scripted videos. Most of the videos featured on the channel showcase the same actors who appear in the viral videos. Some other videos of them acting can be found here, here, here, and here.
During our search, we found that CNN Philippines, NDTV World, The Hindu, India Today and others reported many incidents regarding theft of passengers’ luggage and money by employees at various airports. However, as explained above, the video shared in the original post is a scripted one.
To sum it up, a scripted video depicting an immigration officer stealing money from a passenger is being shared as a real incident.

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Scripted video is being shared as real visuals of a man kidnapping a child in a suitcase - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 4, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of a man caught kidnapping a child in a broad daylight. This video shows a few people stopping a person who is seen carrying a child in a suitcase. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a person kidnapping a child in a suitcase.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. This video was created only for entertainment and educational purposes. Raju Bharti, a YouTuber had created this scripted video. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the same video was shared with a similar claim on a Facebook page, a user in the comment section recognized the man with red cap in the video as a well-known YouTuber. On reverse image search, it is found that the red-capped man in the video is Raju Bharti, a YouTuber running the ‘Bharti Prank’ channel on YouTube. The Instagram and Facebook pages of Raju Bharti can be seen here and here.
A video with similar visuals was found published on Raju Bharti’s official Facebook page on 27 December 2021. The description of the video states, “This page features fictional videos; All characters appearing in the video are fictitious. The videos made are inspired by true events and are made with a motto to spread social awareness. We anyhow don’t mean to defame, disrespect any religion, caste, nationality, sex, gender or any individual in any manner”.
Several other scripted videos were published on Raju Bharti’s Facebook and YouTube handles. They can be seen here and here.
Earlier, when similar scripted videos were shared as real incident videos on social media, FACTLY published fact-check articles debunking those claims. They can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, a scripted video is falsely shared as real incident visuals of a man kidnapping a child in a suitcase.

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Scripted video is being shared as visuals of an army jawan hitting back a police constable - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 26, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of an army jawan hitting back a police constable who misbehaved with him. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of an army jawan hitting back a police constable for misbehaving with him.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. The man who is seen slamming a policeman in the video is Shanky Singh, a professional wrestler who is working now in WWE. Shanky Singh has nothing to do with the Indian Army. The other two people dressed in Police uniforms were also professional wrestlers working in the Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) in India. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found published by the Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) YouTube channel on 29 March 2017. CWE published this video with a description, “CWE Wrestler Shanky Singh Chokeslam to Police Constable Pandey”.
Dalip Singh, a video creator employed in CWE published the same video on his Facebook page saying- “#CWE Shanky Singh is happy to tell his friend Rajan about his WWE Dubai Tryout. Suddenly, Police Constable Pandey try to stop him and Constable started hitting him. #ShankySingh in anger gave Constable Pandey with a BIG CHOKESLAM”. Dalip Singh published multiple other videos showing the visuals of the same policemen having a fight with wrestlers. A few such videos can be seen here, here and here. Shanky Singh is a professional wrestler who is now with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Shanky Singh has nothing to do with the Indian army.
Speaking to the ‘News Checker’, Singham Dubey said, “This video is scripted and made only for the purpose of creating awareness among the society. The wrestler seen in the video is Shanky Singh and he has nothing to do with the Indian army. Apart from this, all the policemen seen in the video were our wrestling mates and keep making scripted videos with us from time to time. None of them is an actual cop”.
To sum it up, a scripted video is falsely being shared as visuals of an army jawan hitting back a police constable.


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Scripted video is shared as a real incident of two children helping a handicapped man on a road - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 22, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of two children helping a handicapped man to fix the broken chain of his tricycle. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of two children helping a handicapped man to fix the problem in his tricycle.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. Kannada actress Sanjjanaa Galrani had first shared this video on her Facebook page on 16 February 2022. Sanjjanaa Galrani described the video as a scripted drama created for entertainment and educational purposes. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On observing the video carefully, during the final few seconds of the video, we could see a disclaimer displayed at the bottom of the video. The text in the disclaimer states, “Thank you for watching! Please be aware that this page features scripted dramas and parodies as well. These short films are for educational purposes only!”.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found posted on the Kannada actress Sanjjanaa Galrani’s Facebook page on 16 February 2022. Sanjjanaa Galrani described the video as a scripted drama or parody created for educational purposes. Similar scripted dramas on humanity were found posted on Sanjjanaa Galrani’s Facebook page. A few of them can be seen here and here.
Earlier, when similar scripted drama videos were shared as the real incident visuals on social media, FACTLY published fact-check articles debunking those claims. They can be read here and here.
To sum it up, a scripted video is being shared as a real incident of two children helping a handicapped man to fix his tricycle problem on a road.

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Scripted video is shared as real incident of a Muslim woman saving a girl from getting raped using her burqa - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 23, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of a Muslim woman saving a girl from getting raped using her burqa. This video shows a Muslim woman giving her burqa and helping a girl to escape from a mob chasing to rape her. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Muslim woman saving a girl from getting raped using a burqa.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. ‘3RD EYE’ YouTube channel had originally published this video mentioning it as a social awareness video created for entertainment and educational purposes. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals is found published by a YouTube channel on 14 February 2022. This YouTube channel had credited the video to ‘3RD EYE’ YouTube channel. In the description section,  this channel stated that the video was made for teaching, entertainment, and educational purposes.
The ‘3RD EYE’ YouTube channel had originally published this video on 02 February 2022. The ‘3RD EYE’ described it as a social awareness video created for motivation and educational purposes. There are several similar scripted videos published on this YouTube channel. A few of them can be seen here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is a scripted drama, not a real-life incident.
Earlier, when similar scripted dramas were shared as the real incident videos on social media, FACTLY published fact-check articles debunking those claims. A few of those articles can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, a scripted video is being shared as a real incident of a Muslim woman saving a girl from getting raped using her burqa.

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Scripted video made for educational purposes is passed off with a Love Jihad narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 22, 2021
A social media post with a video showing a group of men confronting a young man is being shared widely across platforms. The video shows the young man accompanied by a girl dressed in a school uniform. The post claims that the visuals show Muslim men trapping minor Hindu girls alluding to a case of Love Jihad. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post and the veracity of the video.
Claim: Video of Hindu men catching hold of a Muslim man who trapped a minor Hindu girl in the name of love.
Fact: This is a scripted video made for awareness purposes. The lengthier version of the video carries a disclaimer stating that the video is a fictional work. There are many such awareness videos featuring the same young man and the girl that were created to spread awareness regarding different aspects. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Facebook search with relevant keywords led us to a slightly lengthier version of the same video shared on a Facebook page named Deepika Shah. However, the lengthier version carries a disclaimer at the end of the video which reads ‘this video is fictional work and meant for awareness purpose. And all characters are fictitious. Any harm cause to any person through this video is purely coincidental.’ With this, it is evident the viral visuals do not show any real incident.
Further, many such awareness videos are shared through this account. Few such awareness videos (here, here, and here) feature the same girl and the young man who are seen in the viral video reiterating the fact that the viral video is scripted.
Lately, there has been a growing trend of verified accounts (here, here, and here) sharing such scripted videos made for educational purposes. However, miscreants are sharing these videos as real incidents by editing out the disclaimer part of the original video which is also the case in this particular video. Sometimes, these scripted videos are also being shared with sensitive communal claims. FACTLY has earlier debunked such videos which can be seen here, here, and here.
To sum it up, scripted video made for educational purposes is passed off with a Love Jihad narrative.

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Scripted video made for educational purposes is shared as Women trapping a truck driver - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 8, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming that it shows two women trapping a truck driver. The video shows two women asking for lift and stopping a truck. Let’s fact-check the claim.
Claim: Video shows two women trapping a truck driver by asking for lift.
Fact: The video does not show a real incident. It is a scripted video made for educational purposes and was uploaded by a YouTuber & Bigg Boss Telugu contestant Lobo in August 2021. The video has a disclaimer that says that the page features scripted dramas and parodies. Hence the claim is FALSE.
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Original Video uploaded for awareness: https://www.facebook.com/thisislobo/videos/251102603661408

created: January 8, 2022


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Scripted video of a man adulterating watermelons is being shared with a false communal angle - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 9, 2024
A video of a man who was caught adulterating watermelons is being shared on social media (here, here and here) with a claim implying that he is a Muslim. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows a Muslim man adulterating watermelons.
Fact: The incident shown in the video is not real and does not have any communal angle. It is shared on a Facebook page called “Social Message” with a disclaimer in the video stating that it is complete fiction and all events in the video are scripted and made for awareness. The boy who is seen in the viral video also appears in other scripted videos on this page. In the intro of this page, it is mentioned that some of the videos posted are scripted and made for pure awareness and entertainment. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
When the keyframes of the viral video were searched on the internet, we found a similar video posted on a Facebook page called ‘Social Message’ on 29 April 2024. At the 0:28 seconds mark in the video, a disclaimer was seen, stating that the video is complete fiction and all the events in the video are scripted and made for awareness.
Additionally, in the intro section of this page, it is stated that some of the videos posted on their page were scripted and made for pure awareness and entertainment. We also noticed similar scripted videos on their page. The person who is seen in the viral video is also seen in some of the other videos (here and here) published on this page.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has posted detailed guidelines for detecting adulteration of food materials at home. To detect if Watermelon is adulterated with Erythrosine colour, FSSAI suggests rubbing a cotton ball on the inner succulent part of the watermelon. If the cotton ball turns red, then the watermelon is adulterated. If there is no colour change, the watermelon is unadulterated and safe to consume.
To sum up, a scripted video of a man adulterating watermelons is being shared with a false communal angle.


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Scripted video of a man withdrawing cash from an ATM using Vaseline applied card is shared as real incident - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 14, 2022
Video of a man in police uniform applying Vaseline to an ATM card wrapped with silver foil and inserting the card in ATM to withdraw cash is being shared as real incident. Let’s find out the truth behind the video.
Claim: Video of a man in police uniform applying Vaseline to an ATM card wrapped with silver foil and inserting the card in ATM to withdraw cash.
Fact: The original full-length video was uploaded on the Facebook page of ‘Adley’ on 11 March 2022. However, the uploader mentions it as a scripted video and is meant for entertainment purposes only. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Reverse image search using the keyframes extracted from the viral video led us to the original full length video  uploaded on the Facebook page of ‘Adley’ on 11 March 2022. The title of the video says, “ATMs don’t want you to know this”. However, the description mentions it as a pre-taped video intended for entertainment purposes only and not a real incident.
To sum it up, scripted video of man withdrawing cash from ATM by applying Vaseline to the card is shared as real incident.

created: November 14, 2022


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Scripted video shared as real incident of a Muslim man and Hindu priest rearranging an upside-down National flag - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 5, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as live CCTV visuals of a Muslim man and a Hindu priest rearranging an upside-down tricolour National flag on Republic Day. This post portrays it as the true Nationalism in India. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Muslim and a Hindu priest rearranging an upside-down tricolour National flag on Republic Day.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. This video was created by a video creator named Maurya Desikalakaar. This video does not show a true incident. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, we could not find any relevant information regarding this video in the search results. When we searched for the source of the video using keywords, we found the same video published on a Facebook page named Maurya Desi Kalakaar. Maurya Desi Kalakaar published this video on 26 January 2022. On his Facebook page, Maurya Desi Kalakaar described himself as a video creator from Kesariya town in Bihar.
Maurya Desikalakaar shared multiple similar scripted videos on his Facebook page. They can be seen here, here, and here. In the description of a few of his videos, it is mentioned that these videos are created for only entertainment purposes.
Earlier, when similar scripted videos were shared as the real incident visuals on social media, FACTLY published fact-check articles debunking those claims. They can be seen here, here, and here.
To sum it up, a scripted video is shared as a real incident of a Muslim man and a Hindu priest jointly rearranging an upside-down tricolour National flag.

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Scripted video shared as real visuals of a journalist exposing fake teachers in a government school - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 28, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of a journalist exposing fake teachers working in the place of their relatives in a government school. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a reporter exposing fake teachers working in the place of their relatives in a government school.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. This scripted drama was created by YouTuber Harsh Rajput for entertainment and awareness purposes. The disclaimer of the video states it as a complete fictional scripted drama inspired by videos and articles in the public domain. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
In the very first second of the video, we could see the watermark of the Harsh Rajput YouTube channel on the video. Also, the post mentions the reporter’s name as Harsh Rajput. When we searched for this video using these keywords on the internet, we found the same video uploaded to Harsh Rajput’s YouTube channel on 19 July 2022. Harsh Rajput is a creator who publishes scripted videos in the name of a reporter from a purported news channel named ‘Dhakad News’. Harsh Rajput published this video describing it as a scripted drama created for entertainment and awareness purposes.
A disclaimer in the video states, “The video is a complete fiction all the events in the video are scripted and made for entertainment purpose only this does not promote any kind of activity or defame any kind of rituals. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental”. Harsh Rajput published the same video on his Facebook page.
A few other scripted videos published by Harsh Rajput can be seen here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is scripted.
To sum it up, a scripted video is being shared as real visuals of a journalist exposing fake teachers in a government school.


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Scripted video shared as Telangana police helping out an elderly man sleeping on footpath - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 4, 2022
A social media post accompanying a video of a policeman helping out an elderly man sleeping on the footpath with a blanket and food, is being shared attributing the video to Telangana police. The post claims that the video shows the warmth, love, and empathy of the Telangana police. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing Telangana police helping out an elderly man sleeping on footpath with food and blanket.
Fact: This is scripted video created for the awareness. The original and lengthier version of the video was initially shared by an actress and the original video contains a disclaimer at the end saying that it is a scripted video. The disclaimer part from the original video is cropped out and the remaining part is shared as real incident. The video has nothing to do with Telangana police. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The viral does not show any real incident, but it is a scripted video created for awareness. Facebook search with relevant keywords yielded the lengthier version of the same video on the Facebook page of actor Harika Alekhya.
At the end of the full-length video shared by the actor, a clear disclaimer is displayed saying that it is a scripted video, created for the purpose of educating people. Also, the actor shared the video with an accompanying text which reads ‘Kindly notice that this page consists of parodies and scripted dramas. Everything here is intended for entertainment and informative purpose only’.
Thus from the actor’s post, it is evident that the disclaimer part of the original video is cropped out and the remaining part of the video is being shared as a real incident. Hence, the video has nothing to do with Telangana police.
Lately, there has been a growing trend of few verified accounts and popular actors (here, here, and here) sharing such scripted videos made for educational purposes. However, miscreants are sharing these videos as real incidents by editing out the disclaimer part of the original video which is also the case in this particular video. Sometimes, these scripted videos are also being shared with communal claims. FACTLY has earlier debunked such videos which can be seen here, here, and here.
To sum it up, a scripted video is being shared as Telangana police helping out an elderly man sleeping on a footpath.


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Scripted video shared as visuals of a burqa-clad man caught kidnapping a child - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 30, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of a burqa-clad man caught kidnapping a child on a street. This video shows a few people exposing a man in a burqa kidnapping a child. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a burqa-clad man caught kidnapping a child.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. This video was created for entertainment and educational purposes by a video creator named Sonu Choudhary. The video does not show a real incident. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, we could not find any reliable sources related to this video. When we searched with relevant keywords on the internet, we found the same video posted with a similar claim on a Facebook page. But, the Facebook recommendation attached below this post reads, “Watch more original videos by: Sonu Choudhary Films”.
When we searched for further sources using this information, we found the same video published on a Facebook page named ‘Sonu Chaudhary Films’. Sonu Choudhary is a video creator who publishes pranks and scripted videos on social media.
At 0:40 minutes of the video, we could see a disclaimer below the video. The disclaimer states, “The content made in this video should be considered for entertainment purpose only, information contained herein is not intended to be source of advice or credit analysis with respect to the information presented, any action you take inspiring from this video is strictly at your own risk and we will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of information available in this video”.
Sonu Chaudhary published the same video on his YouTube channel. A few other scripted videos published on Sonu Chaudhary’s social media handles can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, a scripted video is being shared as real incident of a burqa-clad man caught kidnapping a child.


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Scripted video shared as visuals of a Jawan vandalising trunk in frustration of leave cancellation - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 10, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of a soldier vandalising trunk due to frustration of leave cancellation. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Jawan vandalising trunk after his leave was rejected.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. Similar scripted videos portraying a jawan vandalising truck in frustration of leave cancellation are being circulated on social media at least since April 2021. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots from the video shared in the post, a video with similar visuals was found published by a YouTube channel named ‘Army Aspirant yt’ in January 2022. This YouTube channel posted the video describing it as the visuals of Jawan’s frustration after his leave was rejected. At the end title of the video, it is described that the video was directed by Army_Aspirant.
But a few YouTube channels published the same video a few days before ‘Army Aspirant yt’ YouTube channel. They can be seen here and here.  All these YouTube channels publish videos related to army training and motivational videos. Further, many YouTube channels have published similar scripted dramas portraying individuals in army uniform vandalising trunk in the frustration of leave cancellation.
To sum it up, a scripted video is being shared as visuals of a Jawan vandalising trunk in frustration of leave cancellation.

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Scripted video shot for informative purpose is shared as real, attributing a communal spin - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 29, 2021
A post accompanying a video which appears to be of a CCTV recording wherein a man can be seen offering a drugged drink to a woman is being shared with a communal claim stating ‘Muslim boy offered drugged water to a Hindu girl in order to rob the girl’s honor’. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a Muslim man offering drugged drink to a Hindu girl.
Fact: This is scripted video made for informative purpose, which is clearly mentioned at the end of the video. This video was initially shared by actress Hamsa Nandini. There are many such informative videos on her Facebook page. Moreover, there is no mention of the religious identities of the couple in the video. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
At the end of this viral video, it is categorically mentioned that it is a scripted video created for informative purposes. Further, using keyword search we found that the video was initially shared by actress Hamsa Nandini on her Facebook page on 18 October 2020.
Even the actress shared the video with the same cautionary message displayed at the end of the viral video, which reads ‘thank you for watching! Please be aware that this page features scripted dramas and parodies as well. These short films are for educational purposes only!’. Also, there are many such informative videos related to social issues and crimes on the actress’s Facebook page.
Moreover, neither the viral video nor the video shared by the actress mentions the religious identities of the couple. By this, we can infer that the video is made to caution women about such incidents so that they can be vigilant. We can conclude that the video is being shared intentionally attributing a communal narrative.
To sum it up, a scripted video shot for an informative purpose is shared as real, attributing a communal spin.

created: October 29, 2021


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Scripted video showing a newlywed couple slapping each other is being shared as real - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 28, 2022
A social media post accompanying a video of a newlywed couple slapping each other on the stage is being widely circulated as if the video shows a real incident. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a newly wed couple slapping each other on the stage.
Fact: The visuals do not show any real incident but are extracted from a scripted drama. ‘AVI Music’ shot these visuals for entertainment purpose. They shared the lengthier version of the video on their YouTube channel using hashtags #maithilicomedy, #ishikacomedy and #laduwacomedy, implying that these visuals are indeed scripted. There are many such scripted dramas available on their channel. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
These visuals are actually an excerpt from a scripted drama made for entertainment purpose. Upon careful observation, we can spot a watermark of ‘AVI Music’. Taking a cue from this, search on YouTube yielded the original video which carried the viral visuals, on AVI Music YouTube channel.
This particular video was associated with hashtags like #maithilicomedy. #ishikacomedy and #laduwacomedy. And the description of the video names all the actors and technicians involved in the making if the video. This implies that viral visuals are not related to any real incident but shot with the help of actors. There are many such scripted dramas available on this channel.
Further, in their correspondence with Vishvas News, administrators of AVI Music have said that this particular viral video was indeed made by them for entertainment purposes.
To sum it up, a scripted video showing a newlywed couple slapping each other is being shared as real.


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Scripted videos of the Rapture event are falsely peddled as real videos of people vanishing into thin air. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 21, 2023
A video circulating on social media claims to capture real instances of people vanishing into thin air on 19 October 2023. This video contains four clips of people in different locations vanishing suddenly. Lets fact check this claim through this article.
Claim: These video clips, captured on 19 October 2023, depict people vanishing into thin air.
Fact: The videos are scripted and part of a campaign by Perhaps Today, confirmed by a spokesperson from Turning Point, who made this campaign. These are CGI dramatisations, not real events. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To verify the claim, we conducted a keyword search and traced the videos back to a YouTube upload by David Jeremiah of Turning Point ministries titled “The Great Disappearance – Coming this Fall.”
According to the video’s description, these videos are pre-enactment videos of rapture- an event believed by Christians during which believers ascend to heaven to meet Jesus Christ. This video features a website called PerhapsToday.org, where the full versions of the viral clips (here, here, and here) were found.
However, we could not find the source for the video where a man walking on a road disappears, but there are no credible news reports to prove that such vanishing of people occurred on 19 October 2023, and hence, it is safe to assume that the video was also a staged one.
Upon further investigation, it became evident that these pre-enactments of the Rapture were created as part of a campaign by Perhaps Today made by Turning Point Productions. Speaking to AP fact check in this regard, Turning Point spokesperson Shannon Mann explicitly referred to the videos as “a CGI dramatisation of the anticipated prophetic event called the Rapture.”
To sum up, the viral videos claiming to capture real instances of people disappearing are scripted CGI dramatisations created as part of a campaign by Perhaps Today.

created: November 21, 2023