Fact Check: Pani Puri scare! Staged ‘social awareness’ video goes viral with communal twist
India Today
Videos and photos of vendors using dirty water in preparations street food have a way of going viral almost instantly. A new video in this genre has recently been widely shared but its assertions are far more insidious. Read on to find out more.
Over the years, videos of street food made in supposedly unhygienic conditions have been a staple of social media. Videos and photos of vendors using “dirty water” in preparations have a way of going viral almost instantly. A new video in this genre has recently been widely shared but its assertions are far more insidious.
The video shows a man adding what looks like toilet cleaner to a container supposedly full of “pani puri” water. Those sharing the video claimed that the man in the video, whose face was covered, was Muslim. Some even claimed that his name was Zubair.
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AFWA’s investigation found that this video was staged. It was created by a Facebook page called “Gyan Bhandar” that had issued a disclaimer that this video was made to spread awareness.
The viral posts have been archived.
