Viral Video of Hindu Woman Claiming 24 Children Is Scripted, She Has Only 2 Kids
A viral video claims to show a Hindu woman with 24 children, including 16 sons and 8 daughters. However, the claim is false. The woman, identified as Khushbu Pathak, has only two children. The video was scripted for entertainment and was produced by a YouTube content team.
A video claiming to show a Hindu woman who is a mother of 24 children has gone viral on social media, with the woman telling a reporter in the clip that she has 16 sons and 8 daughters, including some twins. The video has been widely shared with several social media users using it to claim that Hindu families with many children go unnoticed while Muslim families are blamed for population growth. However, the claim has turned out to be entirely false.
Claim
Social media users are sharing a video claiming that a Hindu woman featured in it has 24 children, 16 sons and 8 daughters, and using it to allege double standards over how population growth is discussed in relation to different religious communities. Was India Granted Independence on a 99-Year Lease? Viral Letter Is Fake .
Conclusion
The video is scripted and was created purely for entertainment purposes. The woman seen in the clip, identified as Khushbu Pathak, confirmed to Aaj Tak that she actually has only two children.
Viral ‘Hindu Woman With 24 Children’ Video Is Fake
How The Truth Was Found
Several users had already flagged in the comments that the video looked scripted. The reporter in the clip was seen holding a microphone branded with the name of a YouTube channel called "Bharat Prime." A search using this lead led to the full, unedited version of the interview on the channel, posted on August 11. At the end of the video, the woman herself says her team makes comedy content, and an on-screen disclaimer states that "Bharat Prime does not confirm the claim of 24 children." Did an Indian Millionaire Distribute iPhone After Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Cliff Tragedy? Viral Video Is Staged.
Viral Video Of Hindu Woman Claiming 24 Children Is Scripted, She Has Only 2 Kids
Bharat Prime's editor, Vijendra Singh, confirmed that the woman in the video is Khushbu Pathak and that she has only two children. He said the team, based in Samastipur, Bihar, shot the video while visiting Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, purely to entertain viewers.
Aaj Tak also spoke directly to Khushbu Pathak, who lives in Ramnagar village in Ambedkar Nagar with her husband Sachidanand Pathak, a driver, and their two children, Anmol and Aradhya. She confirmed that the "24 children" claim in the video is completely fictional and was created only for entertainment. Khushbu, 28, has been married for 12 years and is part of the YouTube channel's content team, which has previously used similar "24 children" themed captions in other comedy videos featuring her.
Idea Behind The Comedy Video
Khushbu said she used to jokingly tell relatives and acquaintances that she had 24 children ever since her marriage. Someone later suggested she could turn the joke into paid content, and since she already had an interest in acting, singing and dancing, she began making such videos to earn money.
Fact check
A viral video claims that a Hindu woman has 24 children, including 16 sons and eight daughters.
The claim that the woman in the viral video has 24 children is false. She has only two children, and the video was scripted purely for entertainment.
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