A video showing a man slapping a girl in a public place is being widely shared on social media (here, here, and here). It is being circulated with the claim that the girl is Hindu and the man assaulting her is her Muslim boyfriend, and that it shows a real incident. Let’s verify the truth behind the video in this article.
Claim: The video shows a Muslim man assaulting his Hindu girlfriend in a public place.
Fact: The video does not show a real incident involving a Muslim man assaulting his Hindu girlfriend. It is a scripted video created by reel creator Sujit Pandey and was uploaded on his YouTube channel on 01 June 2023. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video led us to an extended version (archived) uploaded on a YouTube channel named Sujit Pandey. Titled “Sujeet, you have crossed all limits today,” the video was uploaded on 01 June 2023.
Upon closely reviewing the extended version of the video, we noticed that a disclaimer appears at the 15-second mark. It states: “This video is purely made for entertainment purposes only. It has no intention to disrespect or defame anyone based on race, colour, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression — Sujit Pandey”.
Further, while reviewing Sujeet Pandey’s Facebook profile, we found that he describes himself as a reel creator.
We also came across several other scripted videos featuring the same two individuals (here, here). In one of these videos, the woman is identified as Ankita Karotiya. In the past, we have debunked multiple scripted videos created by Ankita Karotiya that were falsely shared as real. Those can be seen here, here, and here.
To sum up, a scripted video is shared as a real incident of a Muslim man assaulting his Hindu girlfriend in a public place.
