Scripted Video of Woman Getting on Another Man’s Bike Shared as Real

This video is created by actor Sanjjanna Galrani. It was uploaded on 26 October.

Fact-Check: This video is not a real incident but scripted. 

(Source: The Quint) 

A video showing a man and a woman arriving at a petrol pump on a motorcycle is being shared on social media platforms. The woman, occupied on a call, jumps on a man’s bike and rides off with him.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: Instagram) 

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• The video is scripted and has been created by an actress called, Sanjjana Galrani.

What we found: We divided the video into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image on some of them.

• It led us to the original video posted on Facebook by actress Sanjjanaa Galrani on 26 October. It was posted with the caption, “Who is Lucky?”

• The video had a disclaimer at the end of the video as well as in the caption.

• It read, "Thank you for watching! Please note that this page features scripted dramas, parodies, and awareness videos. These short films are created for entertainment and educational purposes only. All characters and situations depicted in the videos are fictional and intended to raise awareness, entertain, and educate." (sic.)

Here is a screengrab from the video.

(Source: Facebook) 

We also went through the profile of this user and looked at the about section. It was listed under the ‘Actor’ category.

Here is a link to the profile of the actor. 

(Source: Facebook) 

We also found the same video on a YouTube page called 3rd Eye. The channel's YouTube bio read, "Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, always shareable, with lots of Action, drama , comedy and informatic. New videos posted daily!"

We have previously fact-checked social media users sharing Galrani's videos as real life incidents. You can read some of the stories here and here.

Conclusion: A scripted video is being falsely shared as a real life incident of a woman riding off with another man on a two-wheeler.

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