{"id":44599,"date":"2019-08-26T19:31:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T14:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=44599"},"modified":"2019-08-26T19:33:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T14:03:33","slug":"media-misreports-a-video-shoot-as-woman-leaving-behind-her-child-while-talking-on-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreports-a-video-shoot-as-woman-leaving-behind-her-child-while-talking-on-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Media misreports a video shoot as woman leaving behind her child while talking on phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several news organisations such as<a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/hindi\/off-beat\/mother-was-busy-talking-on-phone-forgot-child-in-auto-video-viral-on-social-media\/566863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em> Zee News<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/navbharattimes.indiatimes.com\/viral-adda\/video\/social-masala\/watch-women-forgets-his-child-in-auto-was-busy-talking-on-the-phone-video-goes-viral-28415\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Navbharat Times<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrika.com\/hot-on-web\/mother-was-busy-talking-on-mobile-forget-her-child-in-auto-video-viral-5014117\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Patrika<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/m.punjabkesari.com\/article\/women-forgets-his-child-in-auto\/213345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Punjab Kesari<\/em><\/a> have published a video which has gone viral on social media. In the video, a woman can be seen walking on a street while talking on the phone, followed by a gentleman who yells, <em>\u201c\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e, \u0913 \u0930\u0941\u0915\u094b \u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0913 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u094b\u201d (Arre Madam, please stop, someone call her), <\/em>and asks her to take her baby whom she left behind. Following this, the woman comes back and takes the baby with her.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44623\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews9-1024x536.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews9-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews9-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews9-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews9-990x518.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews9.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video was also broadcast by <em>ABP News <\/em>in\u00a0its programme <em>Viral Khabar<\/em>. All the media organisations, in their reports, have referred to this video having been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amit_smiling\/status\/1164831756324749313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> by a social media user named Amit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ABP News broadcasts a video shoot as a real event\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/355941993?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The video is viral on social media with the message, <em>\u201c\u092e\u094b\u092c\u093e\u0907\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u091a\u0915\u094d\u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0940 \u092d\u0942\u0932 \u0917\u092f\u0940\u201d (Distracted by mobile, woman forgets her child- translated).\u00a0<\/em>This video has also been posted on Facebook by a page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SonipatBreakingNews\/videos\/530911494382926\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sonepat Breaking News<\/em><\/a>. The video has been viewed over 41,000 times from this link alone and shared over a thousand times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SonipatBreakingNews\/videos\/530911494382926\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/SonipatBreakingNews\/videos\/530911494382926\/\"><p>\u092e\u094b\u092c\u093e\u0907\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u091a\u0915\u094d\u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0940 \u092d\u0942\u0932 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642<br \/>\n\u0906\u0916\u093f\u0930 \u092f\u0947 \u091a\u0915\u094d\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 &#8230;.?<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SonipatBreakingNews\/\">Sonipat Breaking News<\/a> on Friday, August 23, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video has been circulated on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80%20%F0%9F%A4%A6%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80%20%F0%9F%A4%A6%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>VIDEO OF A SHOOT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A close look at the video reveals that the accompanying claim is false. At 0:07 minutes in the video, behind the person carrying the child, a crowd can be seen gathered at the spot. The people stand still and watch what&#8217;s happening in front of them This suggests that the video is perhaps a scene from a shoot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews10.png 349w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/jknews10-181x300.png 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apart from this, a twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aasiftodia\/status\/1165160740505866240?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aasif Todia<\/a> commented that this is a video from a shoot, and posted another video of the same incident wherein the person seen in the viral video can be viewed clearly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Suting <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AnWA60t5nU\">pic.twitter.com\/AnWA60t5nU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aasif todia \ud83d\udd35 (@aasiftodia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aasiftodia\/status\/1165160740505866240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We found that a user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hetal007_oza\/status\/1164938019704459268?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hetal Oza<\/a>, commenting on another user\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amit_smiling\/status\/1164831756324749313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em> @Amit_smiling<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s post, said that this video is of a film shoot, adding that the person seen in the video is a Gujarati actor and has often been seen in the serial &#8216;Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This man is an actor. Famous in gujarati theatres and also seen in Taarak mehta ka ooltah chashma many times. This must be some scene frm a tv\/film.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hetal Oza (@hetal007_oza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hetal007_oza\/status\/1164938019704459268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the basis of this claim, Alt News conducted a basic search and found that the person in the video is <a href=\"https:\/\/nettv4u.com\/celebrity\/hindi\/movie-actor\/sharad-sharma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharad Sharma<\/a>, who is an actor in Gujarati movies and shows. Alt News then contacted Sharma for clarification, who told us, <em>&#8220;This is a video from a shoot. Last Monday, I shot at Nasik where I donned the role of a rickshaw walla. During the shoot, one of the bystanders recorded it and shared it on social media. When this video releases then you will be able to see these visuals.&#8221; (translated).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A video shot by a bystander during a shoot was shared on social media with the false claim that a woman forgot her child behind in an auto as she was occupied with talking on a mobile phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several news organisations such as Zee News, Navbharat Times, Patrika and Punjab Kesari have published a video which has gone viral on social media. In the video, a woman can be seen walking on a street while talking on the phone, followed by a gentleman who yells, \u201c\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e, \u0913 \u0930\u0941\u0915\u094b \u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0913 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u094b\u201d (Arre [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":44633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-44599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-news","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/fi_jknews.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44599"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44649,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44599\/revisions\/44649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44599"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=44599"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=44599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}