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
Fact Check: Doctored video shows Kylian Mbappe playing soccer with a robot

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, ā€œHow real is this? Mbappe Training with a robot.ā€

(Image Credit: X/@_sardi_D)

Several X and Facebook users have shared the video. (Click here, here and here to see the posts.)

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 ā€œMbappĆ©'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.

Claim Review:Mbappe Training with a robot.
Claimed By:X and Facebook users
Claim Reviewed By:NewsMeter
Claim Source:X and Facebook
Claim Fact Check:False
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