This video of a man assaulting a doctor is from Russia, not Spain
A video showing a man assaulting a doctor has gone viral on social media with the claim that the video is from Spain.
By Md Mahfooz Alam
(Screengrab source: Twitter)
Hyderabad: A video showing a man assaulting a doctor has gone viral on social media with the claim that the video is from Spain. It is also being claimed that a husband attacked a doctor for asking his wife to remove her hijab.
(Screengrab source: Twitter)
Fact Check
NewsMeter verified that the video is from Russia, not Spain.
We performed a reverse image search of the videoās keyframe and found it in a report by the Russian media outlet RT from 28 September 2021. It said the incident took place on 21 September in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia.
A man, Bakhriddin Azimova, assaulted a doctor who inspected his wife and complimented her. The report quoted the woman as saying that the dermatologist had dubbed her skin ābeautiful.ā
Daily Star and Online Nigeria also reported the incident in 2021 and said a husband assaulted a dermatologist for calling his wifeās skin ābeautifulā in Russia.
Hence, we conclude that the video is from Russia, and the claim that the video is from Spain is false.
