Hyderabad: Videos involving children often evoke strong emotional reactions and are frequently shared on social media without verification.
One such video, claiming to show parents abandoning their infant daughter in Maharashtra, has gone viral across social media.
The viral clip shows an infant wrapped in a red cloth lying on the floor near the entrance of a house, while a few adults stand nearby, creating the impression that the child has been abandoned.
An X user
The post has garnered over 343k views along with thousands of likes and reposts.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The viral video does not show a real incident of parents abandoning their daughter. It is behind-the-scenes footage from a movie shoot.
Video is from a movie shoot
A reverse image search led us to another X post carrying the same claim. Although the original post has since been deleted, we found that another user had reposted it along with a
The user wrote, "This clip is from a movie shooting. Insta news channels can make fake news from anything."
Analysis of the video
The longer, nearly 15-second version clearly shows the cameraman filming the scene while members of the production crew stand behind him.
We also noticed a person holding a clapperboard, which is used to mark scenes during film production before recording begins.
The extended footage clearly reveals camera equipment, crew members and production staff at the location, confirming that the viral clip is a staged scene being filmed for a movie or short film.
Did media report about a child being abandoned?
We searched for credible reports of a baby girl being abandoned in Maharashtra with visuals matching the viral video but found none. The available evidence shows that the clip is from a movie shoot and has no connection to any real incident in Maharashtra.
The viral video does not show parents abandoning their baby daughter. It is footage from a movie shoot that is being shared with a false claim.
Therefore, the claim is false.