Use this tag for questions regarding whether a video is authentic or genuine.
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Is this video of Bruce Lee playing ping pong with nunchucks real?
This video shows Bruce Lee playing table-tennis with nunchucks instead of a racket.
The description says something about Lee doing the commercial to promote cell phones for Nokia which makes me think it's fake but I don't know enough about all the…
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Is this video about an Uighur family being forced to live with Han Chinese men genuine?
The following video was posted to a number of social media platforms:
"Uyghur women being forced to serve Han Chinese"
In the video, an Asian male is recording himself sitting on the couch. He grabs the hand of an Asian woman, who escapes from…
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Is this video of an attack on an elderly Asian woman authentic?
A video of what appears to be an attack on an elderly Asian woman has been posted on social media, with the following description:
UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON ELDERLY ASIAN WOMAN
A 69-year-old woman was walking when a man assaulted and robbed her Thursday…
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Can a loudspeaker make water stream form a zig-zag flow?
If you watch this Amazing Water & Sound Experiment #2 YouTube video, you can see an amazing effect with water, a sinusoidal signal and a woofer.
Is this a true effect due to vibration of the pipe generated by the sine wave? Is it just a hoax?
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Did Mr. Tfue dig an elaborate underground swimming pool, with only basic tools, in 60 days?
This viral 17-minute video, 60 Days Build Millionaire Underground Swimming Pool House (over 100M views in just 3 months), "" appeared in my YouTube feed.
It appears to show a single man digging and finishing this elaborate structure below ground, by…
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Does this video show a conscious man missing part of his skull?
Warning: The linked video contains distressing images.
The Alerta National website has a recently published article about a man who was purportedly discovered in the Brazilian jungle seriously diseased.
It is accompanied with a video that shows a…
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Does this video show a sniper shooting a Palestinian?
In this troubling [not suitable for all audiences] video, you see a young man being shot.
There were many claims on Reddit that it was fake, and then claims that it was real.
Is there a way to know for sure if this is real or not?
I personally…
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Is this guitar player capable of playing as fast as depicted?
This video purportedly shows a guitar player, Vahid Iran Shahi, playing the Flight of the Bumblebee at 350 bpm.
As an experienced guitar player, it seems humanly impossible to me to play this fast:
In the background, there's a second hand implying…
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Did a volcano in Tonga explode again on 17 September 2022?
This widely watched video claims it did, but I can't find any news.
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Was snowboarder Kelly Murphy chased by a bear?
This YouTube video titled Snowboarder Girl Chased By Bear - I Was Singing Rihanna Work And Didn't Know It Was Behind Me! depicts a woman snowboarding in Japan. Occasionally, a running bear comes into shot in the background.
The description…
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Did two people in jetpacks fly with an A380?
This video has been doing the rounds of the internet - An Airbus A380 flying in formation with 2 jetpack - and news sites have raised an uproar of critics calling "fake".
"Jet(pack) pilots keep pace as the Airbus flies 1200 metres above the UAE…
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Did this baseball bat stand up after been thrown?
My friend just send me this video of a baseball bat mysteriously standing up after being thrown. He claims it happened but I say its fake:
Baseball bat standing up in a fake looking way
Did this happen or is it a fake video?
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Ronaldinho crossbar commercial
In this commercial soccer player Ronaldinho pulls on a new pair of boots, juggles the ball and then manages to bounce the ball off the crossbar of the goal at a reasonable distance and the ball returns to his feet.
There was plenty of debate at the…
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Is the Ralph Williams angry car salesman clip real?
Someone sent me this video of a car salesman supposedly working for Ralph Williams, a dealership owner in the Bay Shore area. There are lots of references online to this video. See the google results for a search on "ralph williams bay shore" for…
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Can Rambo, the German shepherd, follow written commands?
An article on The Laughing Squid shows a German shepherd seemingly following written commands.
An impressively intelligent German shepherd named Rambo, who’s learning how to read with the help of his human Lily, deftly demonstrated his…
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