Claim The video shows that a Hindu youth is selling chemical -rich watermelon in Ramadan.
Fact check The viral video is scripted and is 10 months old, it has no relation with any truth incident.
The video is viral with the claim of mixing chemical through injections in watermelon on social media and the red color of artificially watermelon. The video is being shared with a communicable claim by connecting Ramadan. Boon found in his investigation that the viral video is scripted. The video has been designed by The Social Junction YouTube channel with the aim of bringing awareness about adulteration in food items. In the video, a young man can be seen with watermelon, medicine and injection, who is making red color by mixing the chemical in water, shown in the video that this young man has been caught by the police.
The month of Ramadan has started in the country from March 2. Ramadan is celebrated as a holy month in the Muslim community. In such a situation, this video is being shared on social media with communal claims by connecting with Ramadan. A Facebook User Sharing the video, he wrote, ‘Save the life of Muslims in Ramadan, earned righteousness by sharing this video, shopping while doing Iftari in Ramadan, you can be discharged by one mistake.’
This video is also viral with this claim on social media platform X. Archaeve link
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On searching with Watermark Team Rising Falcon with viral videos Account Arrived at Sharing the video on March 2, the user wrote, ‘Save the life of Muslims in Ramadan, earned righteousness by sharing this video, purchasing in Ramadan, you may have a mistake with a mistake’ After this, after searching the video’s keframe reverse image, we got a feature report of May 2024 of India Tude related to the video related to viral video.
India Today It was known from the report of us that a video has been made by The Social Junction YouTube channel with the aim of bringing awareness about adulteration in watermelon. This Video In the watermelon is shown injecting the chemical through injections. We found that the young man seen in the video included in the report is also present in the viral video, whose handkerchief is tied on the mouth. Also, the background behind is also the same. After this we investigated The Social Junction YouTube channel. We were uploaded on the channel on 29 April 2024 Video found. In this, the young man has described his name Ayush Verma. In the beginning of this video, we did not hear any voice over which is in viral footage. It is clear from this that the viral video made a communal claim by adding a separate voice.
The original video by the video creator also has a disclaimer at 28th seconds. In which it is written, ‘This video is completely fictional, all the events shown in the video are scripted, and the video is made only for the purpose of awareness …’ The YouTube channel of The Social Junction has many scripted videos related to adulteration. According to the channel, these videos have been made aimed at making people aware.
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