Scripted Video of Couple Helping a Priest Having Seizures Goes Viral as Real

The video is scripted but is being shared as one of a real incident on social media.

A video showing a man and a burqa-clad woman stopping on the road to help a priest who is experiencing seizures is going viral on the internet.

The video also shows a child sitting beside the priest.

(Similar claims can be seen here and here.)

But this video is not real: This is a scripted video.

• The longer version of the video carried a disclaimer that this video was shot for 'entertainment purposes only'.

How did we find out the truth?: On performing a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the video, we came across the longer version of the viral video.

• This longer version was uploaded on YouTube by '3RD EYE' on 6 May 2022.

• The viral video starts from 0:35 timestamp.

• The description of the video states that this channel shares 'scripted dramas and parodies' and this video is made for 'entertainment purposes'.

• At the end, the video also carried a disclaimer which said, "Characters in this video are entertainment and education purpose (sic)."

Conclusion: A scripted video showing a priest having seizures being helped by a Muslim couple is being falsely shared as a real life incident.

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