Scripted Video Showing Two Men Kidnapping Child Viral as Real Incident

This video is scripted and not a real-life incident, as claimed by several social media users

Fact-Check: This video is scripted and not a real incident as claimed.

(Source: The Quint) 

A video showing two men reportedly abducting a child outside his home is circulating on social media. In the video, two men are seen kidnapping a young boy on a two-wheeler, prompting users to share it and encourage others to protect their children.

Some users also noted that the child's mother behaved irresponsibly by leaving the child alone.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: Facebook) 

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

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false. This is not a real incident, rather, a scripted video made for social awareness by a YouTube page.

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

• We came across a YouTube video featuring the same frames. It was uploaded by a channel named, '3RD eye,' on 12 November 2024.

• The title of the video was, 'Every Parent Must Watch This Video..! See How This Mother Is Careless | #awareness" (sic.)

• We checked the description of the video which contained a 'disclaimer.'

• It noted, "Please be aware that this Channel features scripted dramas and parodies of Aware People in Different Situations. This Channel Brings Social Awareness Videos. These short films are for entertainment and Education Purposes only!"

Here are the contents of the disclaimer mentioned by the YouTube channel.

(Source: YouTube) 

The Quint has previously fact-checked videos like these, which were originally produced by 3rd Eye YouTube channel and went viral as real incidents on social media platforms. You can read some of them here and here.

Conclusion: A scripted video showing two men kidnapping a child has gone viral as a real incident on social media platforms.

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