A video purportedly depicting a real incident of a passenger slapping an influencer, dancing on a train platform has gone viral.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Keh Ke Peheno (“@coolfunnytshirt“) tweeted “People have had enough of these item reel making videos..” on Jan 5, 2024. The tweet has received an about 108.4k views on X.
People have had enough of these item reel making videos.. pic.twitter.com/ILWB8TQGEj
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 5, 2024
Several other accounts, including Crime Reports India (“@AsianDigest“), @mumbaimatterz, Kreately.in (“@KreatelyMedia“) also made the same claim that the video of a passenger slapping an influencer while dancing on a train platform have gone viral. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is a scripted video, with the man posing as a passenger also being a member of her team. The girl spotted in the video is Instagram influencer “Seema Kanojiya”. It is not related to a random passenger striking the girl.
Seema Kanojiya uploaded the video on Instagram on Dec 25, 2023.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) January 5, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A video that shows a passenger slapping an Influencer dancing at a railway platform has been shared as a real Incident. The fact is that this video is scripted, the man pretending to be a passenger is also her team member. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/rkatX3h829
Intent:
Users are circulating scripted videos as real to get the spotlight on social media. A video of a passenger slapping an influencer while dancing on a railway platform has been shared as a real incident. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that that this video was staged, and the man posing as a passenger is also one of her teammates. The girl in the video is an Instagram influencer known as “Seema Kanojiya”. It has nothing to do with a random passenger hitting the girl.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video purportedly documenting a real incident of a passenger slapping an influencer while dancing on a train platform has gone viral.
Fact : Actually, this is a staged video; the guy posing as a passenger is actually a member of her team. A popular Instagram user named “Seema Kanojiya” is the girl visible in the video.
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