A video has been circulating, showing a man grabbing a bag from a girl walking down a hallway, followed by her stunning retaliation where a young girl defeating four individuals with her impressive fighting skills. This video has been claimed to represent a real-life event, but in reality, it is scripted. It was created by CUC, a French stunt team renowned for producing staged videos and sharing them on their Instagram account.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @ScreenMix wrote, “They wanted to harass and bully her, so she gave a shocking response.” The post has received more than 5 million views, 19.5k likes and a significant number of engagements.
كانو يريدون مضايقتها والتنمر عليها فجاء الرد الصادم منهاpic.twitter.com/eYJ4jeoUpf
— Screen Mix (@ScreenMix) December 21, 2024
Several other users and Influencers have also shared the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @MRTaslan63, @rastrvadi_4
The truth about the viral video of a young girl defeating four individuals, 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. We found that the video was not a real-life incident, but scripted content.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video using Google Lens. This led us to an Instagram post containing the same video. The video was uploaded on the Instagram account of Campus Univers Cascades (CUC), a French stunt team renowned for producing staged videos and sharing them on their Instagram account.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the viral video of the young girl defeating four men was not a real-life incident but scripted content.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 22, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A video showing a man snatching a bag from a girl passing through a hallway, followed by the girl retaliating and defeating four men with her amazing fighting skills, has been shared, claiming to depict a real-life incident. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/r9CTAR7YyS
Intent
Influencers are circulating scripted videos as real-life situations to get the spotlight on social media.
Conclusion
Claim– A group of four men were thrashed by the young girl as they attempted to harass her.
Fact – The video of the young girl defeating four men was not a real-life incident but scripted content
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