The trend of making viral videos on social media has surged rapidly in recent times. This trend has led to a wide range of creators and influencers uploading various types of content on the internet. Among these, scripted videos are the most popular. However, some antisocial elements are using these scripted videos to spread hatred, particularly targeting religions. Only Fact team has consistently debunked claims associated with such scripted videos. This report highlights how OFI has exposed those using scripted videos to defame Hindus.
| Serial No. | Claim | Fact |
| 1. Video of a father marrying his daughter is scripted | The father forcibly married his daughter. | The father did not forcefully marry his daughter. The viral video is scripted. |
| 2. Viral video of a father and son marrying the same girl is scripted | A father and son together fulfilled the wish of a girl and both became husbands of the same girl. | Father and son did not marry the same girl. |
| 3. Hindu brother and sister did not get married in UP | Hindu brother and sister got married in Uttar Pradesh . | The video is scripted. |
| 4. Video of people beating up a man for forcefully applying color on a woman is scripted | People beat up a young man for forcefully applying color on a woman. | The claim that a man was beaten up for forcefully applying colors on a woman is false. In fact, this video is scripted. |
| 5. Viral video of the marriage of a student and a teacher due to non-payment of fees is scripted | Unable to pay the fees, the old teacher married his student. | The viral video of a teacher marrying a student for not paying fees is scripted. |
| 6. Video of a drunken groom garlanding his sister-in-law is scripted | The Hindu groom was so drunk that he put the garland on the bride’s younger sister, after which he was beaten up. | The video is scripted. |
| 7. Video of Baba doing obscene act with the woman is scripted | A saffron-clad baba engaging in inappropriate acts with a woman under the guise of treatment. | The video is scripted and made for entertainment purpose. |
| 8. Video of the woman asking her son-in-law to marry her is scripted | The woman seeks a man’s help to find a groom for her daughter, with the condition that the groom must marry her first and have a child with her. | The video is scripted. |
| 9. Video created to spread awareness goes viral with false claim of caste discrimination | Women sanitation workers faced caste discrimination. | The viral clip as caste discrimination against sanitation workers is actually a scripted video created by BBMP workers. It was made to raise awareness during the coronavirus pandemic. |
| 10. Video of Muslim couple helping priest is scripted | The Muslim couple helped the priest. | The characters in the video—the priest, the child, and the Muslim couple—are all part of a scripted drama. The video has no connection to real life; in reality, no Muslim couple saved any priest from death. |
| 11. Video of a father making a reel with his biological daughter is scripted | A father with Manuvadi mentality is making a very unpleasant reel with his own daughter. | The person seen in the video, Pankaj Rathi, is a social media influencer. His Instagram handle features videos of him shooting with various women. |
| 12. Brahmin youth did not marry 5 women, viral video is scripted | Brahmin youth married 5 women. | The person seen in the video is Brajesh Tiwari, a social media influencer. This video is made for entertainment purposes. |
| 13. Video of the marriage of father-in-law and daughter-in-law is scripted | The father-in-law married his daughter-in-law. | The video is scripted and made for entertainment purposes. |
| 14. Viral video of her marrying four men is scripted | Hindu woman married four men simultaneously. | The viral video is scripted. The woman seen in the video, Sudeepa, is a social media influencer. |
| 15. Video of Hindu woman marrying her maternal uncle’s son is scripted | Mother of three children married her maternal uncle’s 11 year old son. | The video of a Hindu woman marrying her maternal uncle’s son is scripted. The woman in the video is a content creator. |
| 16. Claim that a Hindu woman has 24 children is false | The Hindu woman has 24 children. | The woman is an artist on the comedy YouTube channel Apna AJ, which creates humorous videos. Ajit Vishwakarma, the channel’s admin, confirmed that the content is for comedy. The claim about the woman having 24 children is false. |
| 17. Viral video of father-daughter wedding is scripted | A man named Pankaj Tiwari married his own daughter Arpita Tiwari. | The video was uploaded by the YouTube channel Ashwini Pandey. The disclaimer states that it was made for entertainment purposes. |
| 18. Viral video of the wedding ceremony is a part of a Bhojpuri song | The groom did obscene act at the wedding. | This video is not of the actual wedding ceremony, but is a part of a song from the Bhojpuri YouTube channel ‘Wave Music Bhojpuri’. |
| 19. viral video of the shopkeeper drinking water from the same vessel and then serving it in pani puri is scripted | The Hindu shopkeeper served pani puri made from used water to the customers. | This video has been made for the purpose of creating awareness about cleanliness. |
| 20. Video of obscene act with a girl during puja is scripted | The baba is engaging in inappropriate behavior with a woman under the pretense of treating her. | The video was created by the YouTube channel RV Rockstyle for entertainment purposes. |
| 21. Viral video of Chairman’s son molesting a girl is scripted | The chairman’s son is molesting the girl. | This video is scripted. Content creator Aman Beniwal made this video for entertainment purposes. |
| 22. Viral video of mother-son wedding is scripted | An elderly woman married her own son | The video was uploaded on the Facebook page Prakash Entertainment, with a disclaimer stating that it was made for entertainment purposes. |
| 23. Wedding video of a woman and a dog is scripted | The Hindu woman married a dog. | The viral video has been made by Vijeta Films for entertainment purposes. |
| 24. Aunty niece’s wedding video is scripted | Aunt and niece got married in Gopalganj, Bihar. Both were in a relationship for three years. | The woman in the video is Suman, who creates videos for entertainment purposes. |
Also Read: Sadaf Afreen Purveying Misinformation Under the Pretext of Journalism
