Scripted video showing a newlywed couple slapping each other is being shared as real - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 28, 2022
A social media post accompanying a video of a newlywed couple slapping each other on the stage is being widely circulated as if the video shows a real incident. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a newly wed couple slapping each other on the stage.
Fact: The visuals do not show any real incident but are extracted from a scripted drama. ‘AVI Music’ shot these visuals for entertainment purpose. They shared the lengthier version of the video on their YouTube channel using hashtags #maithilicomedy, #ishikacomedy and #laduwacomedy, implying that these visuals are indeed scripted. There are many such scripted dramas available on their channel. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
These visuals are actually an excerpt from a scripted drama made for entertainment purpose. Upon careful observation, we can spot a watermark of ‘AVI Music’. Taking a cue from this, search on YouTube yielded the original video which carried the viral visuals, on AVI Music YouTube channel.
This particular video was associated with hashtags like #maithilicomedy. #ishikacomedy and #laduwacomedy. And the description of the video names all the actors and technicians involved in the making if the video. This implies that viral visuals are not related to any real incident but shot with the help of actors. There are many such scripted dramas available on this channel.
Further, in their correspondence with Vishvas News, administrators of AVI Music have said that this particular viral video was indeed made by them for entertainment purposes.
To sum it up, a scripted video showing a newlywed couple slapping each other is being shared as real.