Fact Check: Scripted video of man removing shirt in public shared with communal twist
The video shows a woman ‘confronting’ a man after he removes his shirt in front of her
By Sibahathulla Sakib Published on 17 Oct 2024 2:19 PM GMT
Claim: A Muslim man is confronted by a Hindu woman after he exposed his body to her in public.
Fact: The claim is false. The video is scripted.
Hyderabad: A video circulating on social media claims to show a Muslim man being confronted by a Hindu woman after he removed his shirt in public to flaunt his body.
The video was shared by an X user with the caption, “Chhapri Abdul removes his shirt to show his body to a Hindu woman and is well treated by the brave Hindu woman. Resist the unrighteous. This is the right path. Salute. (sic)” (Archive)
The 22-second video shows a man flexing his muscles in front of a woman who was walking with another man on a street. The woman slaps him and tells him in Hindi to put his shirt back on.
Similar posts can be seen here and here. (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is scripted and not an actual confrontation.
Primarily, the presence of video effects and background music in sync with the actions of the trio indicated that the content was edited to dramatise the incident.
Through a reverse image search of the video’s keyframes, we found the video on an Instagram post with the same claim. However, the caption stated at the end that the video was scripted for ‘awareness purpose’.
Similarly, we also found the video on the Instagram account of a person named Tammana Kohli. In her bio, she mentioned that she is a ‘video creator.’
Going through her account, we found many similar videos where she ‘confronts’ men in public when they remove their shirts in public. The videos can be seen here and here.
The men featured in the viral video have also appeared in other videos shared on her account. The man showing off his body can be seen in this video, and the person accompanying her in the viral video is visible here.
Hence, we conclude that the claim is false. The video is scripted and has no connection to any real communal confrontation.
