Is the video showing missing teen Jay Slater being beaten? Find out with a fact check
The post shared on social media claiming to show a video of the missing U.K. teen Jay Slater being beaten before his disappearance is false. The video is actually over a decade old and was uploaded to a Russian social media site. A body was found near where Jay Slater was last seen, but the video does not show him being beaten. Please be cautious of misinformation and false information circulating on social media. If you have any information about Jay Slater’s disappearance, please contact the authorities. Spread accurate information and avoid sharing misleading content. Thank you. #FindJaySlater
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of the missing U.K. teen Jay Slater being beaten shortly before his disappearance.
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Verdict: False
The video is over a decade old and was uploaded to a Russian social media site.
Fact Check:
A body was found near where Slater went missing, but the identity is unknown, The Telegraph reported. The police suggest that an accident may have taken place.
A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, purports to show video of the missing teen being harassed and beaten. The video shows what appears to be a Snapchat story of a young man being brutally beaten.
The text overlay says, “Jay slater everyone this was posted on live leak about 1 hour ago since been deleted.”
The caption reads, “Not sure Appears to be jay slater getting hiding.”
The claim is inaccurate. The video is over a decade old was uploaded to a Russian social media site called Vkontakte. Google translates the title of the video as, “I’ll crush Allah like a rat.”
DNA testing of the discovered remains will be carried out to confirm that it is Slater’s body, The Independent reported. The remains were found nearly a month after he went missing after a music festival on June 16. (RELATED: Does This Video Show The Trump Rally Shooter Telling About ‘Slashing Republican Throats’?)
This is not the first time miscaptioned media has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently debunked a claim that a post showed mugshots of members of the march in Nashville.
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