A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that professional runners were surprised to see a cameraman with the camera in his hand win the race. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Cameraman winning a race amongst professional runners.
Fact: This video of cameraman winning a professional race is a commercial for ‘Powerade’, it is not a real race. The commercial was directed by Jake S Wynne along with Jim Canty out in South Africa, replicating an Olympic stadium event. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found on YouTube. The video was a commercial for ‘Powerade’. It is an advertisement and not real. According to the description of the video, the commercial was directed by Jake S Wynne along with Jim Canty.
When searched in google with relevant keywords, the same video was found on the official website of Jake S Wynne, the director of the commercial who is based in the UK. The video was uploaded on YouTube, way back in 2007 by Jake himself. He says that the commercial was directed out in South Africa, replicating an Olympic stadium event.
However, there is a similar video from China which has gone viral on the internet. A college student from Datong University in China outran the runners in a 100m race, all the while holding a camera in his hand. It is reported that the student videographer was in-charge of capturing a 100-meter racing event held in the campus.
To sum it up, this video of cameraman outrunning professional runners in a race is a commercial for ‘Powerade’, it is not a real race.
