Video of Pit Bull Dog Attacking Children Is From Brazil, Not Maharashtra
This video is not from Maharashtra but from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Trigger Warning: Video contains disturbing visuals.]
A video showing a dog attacking a child in a playground inside a residential society is going viral to claim that this incident happened recent in Kalyan, Maharashtra.
The video features two dogs who are running around while several people try to stop one of the dogs from biting a child’s leg.
How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video using Google lens and this led us to various reports from November.
Reports shared by Onedio, Globo Sao Paulo, TVN Campobelo, Net Noticias and SBT News carried the same viral video or screen grabs from the video.
These reports specified that the incident happened in a playground located in Vila Guilherme, north of the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
It added that this occurred on 12 November, where an 11-year-old boy sustained serious injuries in his legs and was later hospitalised at the Vereador José Storopolli Municipal Hospital.
The owner of the two pit bulls, Marcos Sibioni, was indicted by the police for neglect of custody, animal cruelty and serious bodily harm.
Conclusion: A video from Sao Paulo, Brazil, of dogs attacking children is going viral as one from Kalyan in Maharashtra.
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