Fact Check: Doctored video shows Kylian Mbappe playing soccer with a robot
We found that the video was digitally manipulated by adding the robot.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 20 Sept 2023 11:14 AM
Screengrabs from viral video.
A video of a French footballer, Kylian Mbappe, passing a football to a robot who scores the goal is viral on social media.
An X user shared the video with the caption, āHow real is this? Mbappe Training with a robot.ā
(Image Credit: X/@_sardi_D)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the video had been doctored.
On minutely observing the video, we found that the video was digitally manipulated by adding the robot. At 0.01 seconds, Mbappe passes the football to another player; however, the video at 0.02 seconds shows a Robot scoring the goal.
Screengrabs from the viral video.
Next, we ran a keyword search and found the original video uploaded by a verified YouTube channel, OussiFooty, on June 5, 2022, titled āMbappĆ©'s reaction says it all.ā It shows a human scoring the goal after receiving a pass from Mbappe.
Here is the comparison of one of the frames from the doctored and original video.
Screengrabs from the viral and the original videos.
Hence, we conclude that the viral video has been doctored by digitally adding a robot in place of a human.
