Scripted Video Of 'Maulvi' Dragging Unconscious Woman Viral As Real
By Archis Chowdhury A video, purportedly showing a Maulvi, or Islamic cleric, trying to drag a seemingly unconscious woman into a room, is viral with the claim that he was attempting to assault the woman in the name of exorcism. BOOM found these claims to be false; we found a longer version of the footage, which contained a disclaimer stating that the entire video has been scripted, and that everything shown is imaginary. Furthermore, we found that the old man playing the role of the 'maulvi' has acted in other similarly scripted videos. Throughout the year, BOOM has fact-checked many scripted...