Viral Video of Plane Outburst by Vaccinated Woman Is Staged
The Claim
A maskless woman on a plane threatened to call the police because she was forced to sit next to an unvaccinated man.
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A viral video on social media with over 60 million views depicts a maskless woman arguing with flight attendants and threatening to call the police because her seat is next to a man she believes is unvaccinated.
Misbar’s Analysis
The Misbar team looked into the video and found it misleading.By closely inspecting the original poster, it was discovered that Prince Ea had a disclaimer on his Facebook page that read, "For entertainment purposes." The video caption did not display this information immediately, and as a result, users may have neglected it.
Williams has 18 million Facebook fans and describes himself as a filmmaker, speaker, and creator on his website. The video was discovered on IMDB using a relevant keyword search. The executive producer is listed as Prince Ea, the passenger is actress Diana Winter, and the pilot is actor Sean Pogmore, both of whom are pictured below.
Prince Ea has a history of creating viral videos on trending social topics. When closely examined, the video in the claim is also theatrical in nature, includes background music, and the audio is unusual. It does have a staged feeling due to an increase in airplane tantrums following the implementation of COVID-19.
Despite the disclaimer, the producers made no real attempts to express that it was staged once the video went viral, and many viewers believed the video to be real. However, based on the findings, the Misbar team confirms that the video was staged and that the people in it are actors.
