On August 24, 2022, a video of a man kidnapping a 4-month-old baby from Mathura railway station went viral on social media. Following this, multiple reports started coming in on…
Selling fear for YouTube views: Staged child-lifting videos viral
Child-kidnapping rumours are rampant in the country, with frenzied mobs taking the law in their own hands and thrashing people on the streets over unfounded suspicions of child-lifting. Mentally-challenged people,…
Mentally unstable man beaten by mob in Himachal over false child-lifting rumours
A video of a man hounded by a mob over suspicions of child-lifting has been shared on social media with the claim that a gang of child-kidnappers was caught in…
Drunk man falsely accused of child-lifting by a woman in Punjab
A video of a man who is being pulled by his hair and questioned by a mob is being shared on social media with a claim that a child-kidnapper was…
Family searching for their missing son falsely accused of child-lifting and beaten in UP
Two videos of an angry mob beating three men are circulating on WhatsApp with the claim that residents of Trilokpur gram sabha in Dharmapur village have caught a gang of…
Mentally-challenged man beaten on false child-lifting suspicions; video viral to stoke rumours
A video of a man dressed in women’s clothing is massively viral on social media with the claim that he is a child-kidnapper. From a personal Facebook account फौजी सिहँ…
Video of teenager falsely accused of child-lifting shared to add fuel to the rumour
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt tweeted a video of a boy, who is tied to a pole by a rope, with a message, “ये तो एक छोटा सा प्यादा है मानव…
Video of mentally-challenged man falsely accused of child-lifting shared to stoke rumours
“सिकराय गनीपुर रोड़ पंचमुखी मंदिर के पास पकड़ा गया एक ओर गिरोह का सदस्य आदमीयो को देख कर खेत मे भाग गया मोके पे पुलिस बुला कर पकड़ाया (One more…
Video of mentally-challenged woman circulating with false accusation of child-lifting
“बच्चों उठाने वाला गिरोह रायसिंहनगर में भी सक्रिय हुआ। रायसिंहनगर, वार्ड -24 वाल्मीकि मोहल्ले में एक औरत बच्चे को उठा के ले जा रही थी मोहल्ले वालों ने पकड़कर पुलिस…
YouTube fails to moderate scripted child-kidnapping videos stoking fear and making money
Trigger Warning: Violent Content. Viewer discretion is advised. Over the past few months, rumours of child kidnapping have spread like wildfire in many parts of the country based on purported…