Some have circulated a video showing a robot playing badminton with a man and a woman, claiming it to be authentic.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Alvin Foo (“@alvinfoo“) claimed that the robot playing badminton with a man and woman in the video is actually real. The tweet post was made on Dec 29, 2023, which has received an about 351.7k views on X.
Sometime not too far into the future… 😁
— Alvin Foo (@alvinfoo) December 29, 2023
https://t.co/3QvhGBa9LM
Several other accounts, including @Snofy8 made the same claim and sarcastically posted the video. The user also believed the claim and spread the news to other users on the social media. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The video has, in fact, been digitally modified. After some investigation, we discovered that the video’s original version features a human player. Robots are not involved in any way. Many users are just spreading false news on the social media and spreading this digitally altered video.
Check out the original Video and see a human playing the badminton:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 30, 2023
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A video of a robot playing badminton with a man and a woman has been shared, claiming it to be real. The fact is that the video has been digitally altered. Upon research, we found the original version of the video, which shows a human player. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/MJCVhY0KI6
Intent:
Users are circulating digitally altered videos as real to get the spotlight on social media using clickbait and project fake technical superiority of China. A video of a robot playing badminton with a man and a woman has been shared, claiming it to be real. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the video’s original version features a human player. Robots were not involved in any way in this video.
Conclusion:
Claim : Some people have shared a video purporting to show a robot playing badminton with a man and a woman.
Fact : Digital alterations have been made to the video. We looked into it and discovered that the video’s original version had a human player, who is playing badminton in the video. Robots are unrelated to it.
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