A video has been circulating online that shows two masked bikers harassing an elderly man in a public setting and violently destroying a cardboard box filled with eggs. This footage is being portrayed as a real-life incident. However, D-Intent Data has found that this video is scripted and was uploaded by the content creator known as ‘Muklesur Bhaijaan’ on YouTube. He is known for regularly producing such staged videos that aim to entertain rather than depict actual events.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) propagandist account @NazneenAkhtar23 wrote. See how this terrorist is spreading terror openly, will no action be taken against him? Will these goons keep harming the poor like this? Who is responsible for all this? Are the country’s leaders elected just so that their goons harass the poor and harm them?
Several other users and influencers have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @MariyaAkhtar8, @SajidGazan
The truth about the viral video shared as bikers harassing an elderly man, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video. And found that the video doesn’t depict a real-life situation but a staged performance.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video on Google Lens. This led us to a YouTube video containing the same visuals, uploaded in June 2024. The video was uploaded by a content creator ‘Muklesur Bhaijaan‘ on YouTube. He uploads such scripted videos regularly. There are several similar videos (1, 2, 3) available on his timeline.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the viral video does not depict a real-life incident. But a scripted video created by content creators for entertainment purposes.
Intent
Influencers and propagandists are circulating scripted videos with misleading claims to set their narrative to create panic among common people.
Conclusion
Claim– The video of two masked bikers harassing an elderly person in public is a real-life incident.
Fact– The video was scripted and doesn’t depict a real-life situation.
Related Article: Fact Check: A scripted video of a young man harassing a girl on the street was shared as a real-life incident – D-Intent Data (dintentdata.com)
