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A video is being widely shared on social media in which a man riding a bike is shot down by another bike rider on the road.
The video is widely being shared on social media with a caption suggesting that the viral image is of India.
A social media user (warning: violent visuals) shared the video with a caption that reads, “Watch murder on the road. Brother, there is goonda raj everywhere. Now, the life of humans has become worse than that of insects. Think about how cheap human life has become, someone can come and steal it and go away. This is the pride of our country.” (Translated from Hindi)
SouthCheck found that the claim is false. The viral video is from Brazil.
On a Google reverse image search, we found that the video was shared by a website Bit Chute on October 7, 2024, with a caption that reads, “A young man identified as Gabriel Júnior de Oliveira Medeiros, 22, was shot to death while riding a motorcycle on Avenida Dom Manuel Paiva, in the Mandacaru neighborhood, in João Pessoa.”
The screenshot of the viral video was shared by a Brazilian website, NBN Paraíba, on October 4, 2024.
The report associated with the image stated that a 22-year-old delivery rider was fatally shot in João Pessoa’s Mandacaru neighbourhood. Security footage captured two assailants on a motorcycle approaching and opening fire. Police have identified suspects; the motive remains unclear.
The incident was also reported by another Brazilian website, Portal Correio.
Therefore, we conclude that the viral claim is false.
