This Viral Video of a Man Bursting Balloons Sold by a Muslim Boy Is Scripted and Was Created by a Bangladeshi Content Creator

This viral video of a man bursting balloons sold by a Muslim boy is scripted and was created by a Bangladeshi content creator

India celebrated its 77th Republic Day on 26 January 2026. In this context, a video is being shared on social media (here, here, and here) claiming to show a real incident of a man bursting balloons sold by a young Muslim boy ahead of the celebrations. A post also claimed that the incident took place in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Let’s verify the truth behind the video in this article. The archived post can be found here. Claim: The video shows a r…

Staged Video From Dhaka Falsely Shared As Hindu Man Assaulting Muslim Boy Selling Balloons In Kolkata

A video is going viral on social media, purportedly showing a young man forcibly bursting all the balloons belonging to a child vendor, triggering anger among users. Many Facebook users claimed that a Hindu youth assaulted the Muslim boy and that the incident took place in Kolkata. (See the viral claims here and here.) Evidence Original, longer version found A reverse image search of key frames from the viral clip led to a longer video posted o…