A video showing abduction of kids is being circulated on social media, claiming that a gang is involved in kidnapping children and selling their organs.
The video was shared with a caption: “School കുട്ടികളെ തട്ടി കൊണ്ട് പോയി അവയങ്ങൾ എടുത്ത് വിലപ്പന നടത്തുന്ന സംഘം” (English translation: A gang
kidnaps schoolchildren and sells their organs)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
When NewsMobile fact-checked the post, it was found to be scripted.
On watching the video carefully, we found a disclaimer at 00:30 seconds, stating that the video is NOT real. The text reads: “Please read the video disclaimer carefully. This is not a real incident.”
At 1:28 minutes of the video, we found the full disclaimer which stated, “Disclaimer This video is a complete fiction, all the events in the video are scripted and made for awareness purpose, it does not promote any kind of activity or defame any kind of ritual. This video has nothing to do with any real incident. Note – This is not a true incident, all the characters/persons shown in the video are playing their roles.”
Earlier also, NewsMobile had fact-checked similar scripted videos that were being shared as real incidents. Check here, here and here.
https://newsmobile.in/articles/2021/12/30/fact-check-educational-video-showing-man-attempting-to-kidnap-a-school-girl-shared-as-real-incident/
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral claim is false.
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