A video showing a man defecating on a trash bin in subway premises has recently surfaced on social media platforms. Users on social media are sharing this video and claiming that the man seen in the viral video is a Hindu from India.
An account by the name of Own Thoughts shared this video on X and wrote: “Pajeet is bringing enrichment to America through his five thousand-year-old LHindu culture”
Crimes Reports India also quoted- requoted this video and claimed: “Pajeet reached USA”
Subsequently, we found the video was also shared on Instagram with a similar claim.
Fact-Check
For investigation, the DFRAC team converted this video into some keyframes and reverse- searched it on Google. We found a similar video on the Instagram handle named Prince Zee. Additionally, the video was uploaded in 2019.
Who is Prince Zee?
Zee is a popular content creator across all social media platforms, who is often known for provocative comedy content.
As per Sports Keeda’s website, his real name is Zeeshan Saroya. He is an American. His father’s place of birth was Pakistan
Upon investigating further, we found a podcast on a YouTube channel, uploaded in 2019 in which Prince Zee revealed that he was born and raised in Queens, New York.
Conclusion
It is evident from DFRAC’S fact-check that the man seen in viral video is not a Hindu from India but a popular content creator named Prince Zee.
Hence, the claim of social media users is false.
DFRAC Analysis: Misleading