A video showing a burqa-clad woman at a juice stall offering a glass of juice and money to an older man dressed in saffron robes is being shared as a real incident, with a claim that it shows her showing kindness to a sadhu (ascetic), despite belonging to a different religion.
However, we found that the video is a scripted one and was first shared on a Facebook page, which "features scripted dramas and parodies."
CLAIM
Several social media users shared the video, claiming that it is a real-life incident of kindness beyond religious differences.
An archived version of this post can be seen here.
(Source: Twitter/Screenshot)
WHAT WE FOUND OUT
Under one of the claims, we found a link that redirected us to "more original videos" by Facebook user 'Hamsa Nandini'.
The claim redirected us to another Facebook page.
(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)
We found the same video on this page, which was shared in 2019. The video was shared with a text that read, "entertainment & educational purposes only! (sic)."
The caption noted that the video was for "entertainment & educational purposes".
(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint)
Towards the end of the video, we noticed a text reiterating the same, informing viewers that the video was for "educational purposes only."
The end also reiterated that the video was "educational."
(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint)
The Quint's WebQoof has previously debunked many scripted videos, some of which were first found on Hamsa Nandini's page.
Evidently, a scripted "educational" video is being shared on social media with users believing it to be a real incident.
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