Does this video show youngster lying in front of a bus for this dangerous reel in Hyderabad? Fact Check

Posted by: Arun Nag July 1, 2024

Claim: Video showing a youngster lying in front of a bus trying to make a dangerous reel in Hyderabad.

Conclusion: The claim is false. The video is edited and modified to show the youngster performing this act on the road.

Rating: Misleading —

See the complete fact check in video here or Read the below article.

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A video showing a youngster lying suddenly in front of a bus to make reels in Hyderabad is going viral on social media. This stunt video has been shared by many on social media platforms. The claim says that the youngster is making a dangerous stunt on a busy road.

The claim reads: “In a bid to make reel, a youngster risked his life by doing dangerous stunt by suddenly laying on road in front of a running bus in Hyderabad. The stunt video is now going viral on Social Media, triggering outrage among netizens.(sic)”

See the claims below:

FACT-CHECK

When DigitEye India checked for the viral video closely we found that it was an altered video, morphing the image on a video showing a man just crossing the road. Here, in this video grab, one can see the youngster walking on the road and when bus approches, he turns towards the bus and lies on the road. Any bus driver would immediately slow down the bus or apply brake upon seeing a person in the middle of the road but he proceeds casually. See this from the pictures:

When we checked if there is any post on this incident from the Telanagana police or Transport department, we came across a clarification by  MD, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, VC Sajjanar, on his X Official handle, clarifying that it was a fake video.

Following is the clarification from him in Telugu:

Translated, the caption reads: “This video which is going viral on social media is fake. This is completely edited. To become popular in social media some people edit videos like this and post them. It is not good practise to degrade RTC reputation by doing these kind of silly, foolish stunts. Some people do these foolish stunts to get comments, likes in social media, but there is danger to imitate these stunts by others. These edited videos created for fun can pose risk to others. #TGSRTC management takes these incidents very seriously. Legal action will be taken on people responsible for such stunts.”

With the latest technologies allowing such editing techniques, some people post edited videos on social media. However, many people, unaware of the fact that they are edited videos, may resort to repeat or imitate such stunts to become instantly popular on social media but, in turn, putting their lives in danger.

Hence the claim of a man resorting to the stunt of lying under a bus is false.

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About Arun Nag

Arun is with Digiteye India since the beginning as the main source for re-writing copies and re-checking the facts and images. He writes on general and tech issues. He can be reached at arunnag@digiteye.in

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