a video is being widely shared on social media claiming a boy delivering bread packets was caught spitting on the packets. You can watch the video here:
In the video, one can see a delivery boy in a red t-shirt, removing a pin from a packet of bread and then licking it before sealing it again.
A twitter user named Awanish Singh Rajput shared the video with a caption,” Thook Jihad also started on bread packets, Economic exclusion is the only option.”
Another twitter user also shared the video saying, “#SpitJihad Dear Indians, Pls sanitize the outer covers of the bread you buy, bcoz we don’t know which one has spit of disgusting x’hadis.
The same video was posted on Facebook as well and was reshared more than 2500 times.
The truth behind the claim
In our investigation, we found the viral claim with this video to be fake. This is an old video from the Philippines and is not related to the current situation. The video is from Sep 2019, i.e, before the Coronavirus outbreak.
With the help of reverse image search by using the keyframes of this video, we found an article titled “Caught on Camera: Delivery Personnel Tampering Bread Products” on Philippines news website ‘philnews.ph’, published on 20th September 2019. According to the article, a delivery employee of the International Bakery brand Gardenia was tampering its bread products before bringing it to their clients.
After this news came out, the administration of Gardenia issued a statement of apology to all its customers, clarifying that all of its products are free from contamination and are safe for the consumption of its consumers.
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