South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 1 hrs ago
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‘Using good as bait’: blind China girl detained after fake hit-by-bike clip gets 100 million views
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A staged video of a blind woman being hit by an electric bike, which went viral with over 100 million views in China, has been exposed as a scam and sparked public backlash and concerns about fraud involving the visually impaired.
‘Using good as bait’: blind China girl detained after fake hit-by-bike clip gets 100 million views
A viral video of a blind woman on a tactile pavement being hit by an electric bike, which turned out to be staged, has sparked a wave of public anger in China.
The video has been viewed more than 100 million times online.
It has also raised questions about similar scams involving the visually impaired and fears that it could diminish public’s trust in the blind community, Shangyou News reported.
In the video, which was released on May 9 by the blogger @baobaomangtu, after the rider of the e-bike
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