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      Fake News Gives You Wings: Movie Clip Shared As 'Boy Who Can Fly'

      BOOM found that the viral video was picked up from a 2009 French fantasy movie named Ricky.

      By - Anmol Alphonso |
      Published -  7 Oct 2019 6:59 PM IST
    • Boomlive
      child-with-wings

      A clip from a French fantasy movie that shows a baby flying with the help of wings is being shared with the false claim that it shows a boy born with wings.

      The 3 minute clip dubbed in Chinese is viral with the caption, "This boy is born with the wings with which he can fly. Nature is amazing."

      Baby with wings whatsapp video
      WhatsApp message

      BOOM received the video on its WhatsApp helpline number (7700906111) inquiring about it.

      Facebook Post

      The same video is viral with the same caption on Facebook.

      Click here to view, and here for an archive.

      baby wings fb viral
      Viral on Facebook

      YouTube

      The same video had been posted on YouTube with the false claim which translated from Hindi reads, "Flying baby"

      (Original Text -हवा में उड़ने वाला बच्चा)

      FACT-CHECK

      We broke the video into key-frames and ran a reverse image search using the Russian search engine Yandex and found that the clip had been picked from a movie.

      The clip has been picked up from a 2009 French movie named Ricky directed by François Ozon.

      Ricky IMBD
      IMBD

      According to the movie's description, Ricky is a movie about a human baby who develops a set of functional wings, and how the parents cope with the child's abnormality.

      Ricky flim poster
      Movie poster

      Comparison

      One comparing the viral video with the movie's trailer, we can spot the same film actors and similar scenes.

      Comparison with Movie Trailer
      Comparison

      BOOM contacted the movie's director Ozon for a response, the article will be updated once a response is received.

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      baby with wingsfeaturedflying babyfrench movieMovie clipRicky 2009 movieThis boy is born with the wings with which he can flyviral
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      Claim :   Video Shows Boy Born With The Wings Can Fly.
      Claimed By :  Facebook Posts
      Fact Check :  FALSE
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