Recently, a video that shows a boy hitting his mother with a cricket bat after she took his mobile phone and forced him to study has been widely circulated on social media. The video has been shared claiming to be a real-life incident video. However, D-Intent Data has discovered that the viral video was scripted, not a real-life situation.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) serial fake news peddler and propagandist account @RealBababanaras wrote. “Mobile phones addiction: See how this child took the life of his own mother”. The post has received more than 250k views, 1.8k likes and a significant number of engagements.
Another propaganda account @MeghUpdates has also disseminated the video and wrote. “Mobile phone addiction is getting dangerous”. The post has received more than 4 million views, 19k likes and a significant number of engagements.
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @coolfunnytshirt, @DilipKu24388061, @iAkankshaP
The truth about the viral video of boy hitting his mother, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the sensitive video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that the video was not related to a real-life situation but a scripted video created for entertainment and educational purposes.
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 Facebook post containing a longer version of the video. ‘IdeasFactory’ posted this video on Facebook with a disclaimer that reads “Thank you for watching! Please be aware that this page features scripted dramas and parodies as well. These short films are for entertainment & educational purposes only! Characters in this video are entertainment and educational purposes”.
It is important to note that the Facebook page ‘IdeasFactory‘ is the official Facebook page of ‘3RD EYE‘ which is known for creating such videos on YouTube.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the viral video was not a real-life incident but a scripted video created for entertainment and educational purposes.
Intent
Social media users, influencers and propagandists are circulating scripted videos with misleading claims to get the spotlight on social media.
Conclusion
Claim– A little boy killed his mother after she took his mobile phone and forced him to study.
Fact – The video was not a real-life situation but a scripted video created for entertainment and educational purposes.
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