Fact-Check: Video showing a man taking a deep bath in a pool is not Indian. Here’s the Truth

A video is making rounds on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) showing a middle-aged man taking a deep bath & washing himself with soap in a Kids’ swimming pool with the claim that the man is Indian. The video has been shared by several users on X including a pak-based handle.

Sharing this video X, an account named Crimes Reports India wrote: “Indians please stop this behaviour”

The account has been observed sharing misinformation against India on X. The preview of the archive link can be seen here.

Furthermore, other accounts also shared this video and made similar claims. The preview link can be seen here and here.

Fact-Check

The DFRAC team investigated the claim made with the viral video and found it to be false.

A reverse-image search of the viral video’s keyframes led us to the latest reports published by various media outlets, such as NDTV, The New York Post, Dailymailuk, and The Mirror.

According to these reports, shocking footage of a man giving himself a deep clean in a children’s pool in New Zealand has sparked outrage online. The video clip showed a middle-aged man, in a grey swimsuit, bending down and lathering himself up with soap in the knee-high water.

A close examination of these reports reveals that the identity of the man has not been disclosed yet.
Notably, not even a single report mentioned that the man taking a bath is Indian or has any connection to India.

Conclusion

It is clear from DFRAC’s fact-check that the claim shared with the viral video has been misleadingly shared on X. In reality, the identity of the man taking a deep bath has not come to light. Even, the reports did not state that he was Indian.

Analysis: Misleading