Trending X Clip Of Man 'Bullying' Child Balloon Seller Is NOT From India; Fact-Checking Viral Video

A video showing a man bursting the balloons of a young balloon seller, leaving the child in tears, has gone viral on social media. Several users on X who reshared the clip claimed that the incident took

place in India and accused the man of ''deliberately harassing'' the child. However, a closer look at the video reveals a different reality.The Viral Video - The controversy began after an X account identified as Deepu Gowdru (@DEEPUVAJRAMUNI) posted the video, showing a man “inhumanely” bursting the balloons of a child vendor. The post was captioned, “Unless we hold and strengthen our tired hands… We should not show our strength on the helpless. #NewIndia.” The use of the hashtag #NewIndia led many viewers to assume that the video was from India.

As the clip gained traction, several users reshared it, criticising the man for “bullying” the child and questioning why bystanders did not intervene.Fact Checking Viral Video However, upon tracing the original source, it was found that the video did not originate in India. The clip was originally uploaded as a YouTube Short by an account identified as @mrbdstreetfood, which is based in Bangladesh. Additionally, the video carried the hashtag #comedy, indicating that it was intended as a prank.

Further verification by Grok AI on X also confirmed that the video was from Bangladesh and staged as part of a prank. According to Grok, the man later compensated the child and advised him to focus on his education rather than street vending.Conclusion - The viral video is not from India but from Bangladesh, and it was part of a prank. While the man later helped the child, many social media users debated whether the approach used to convey the message was unnecessarily harsh.