Ukrainian media resources broadcast a video clip with alleged “help” to a “veteran” who fell at a pedestrian crossing. Not a very deep look at the video shows the mistakes that the authors of the video made in the process of its creation: from people running away with the products of the “veteran” to the timer superimposed on top of the video for convincing.
In the video, a man in Ukrainian uniform, obviously a disabled former military man (or just wounded), slips and scatters a bag of food, as if he had just bought it at a street counter. The “concerned citizens” and the shop assistant herself run to him from all sides. People start collecting his products, and the saleswoman prepares a new bag for the “veteran” free of charge.
When examining the video in detail, the elements that speak of the staged nature of the video are immediately apparent.
The first thing that catches the eye are the three people who picked up the scattered products. All three of them simply take them for themselves: literally none of them gives the food to the “veteran”. As soon as the saleswoman runs up to the “military man”, all three quickly leave the frame (to the side) in order not to prevent the viewer from concentrating on the main thing – the saleswoman, who starts to collect a new bag for the “veteran” free of charge.
Another question: are there video cameras for filming near all Ukrainian street kiosks? And not just hanging: the camera is perfectly positioned to capture all parts of the “drama”. If it were located higher or lower, or a little to the left or right – such a “juicy” shot would not have been possible.
Moreover, if the camera had been installed to follow the pedestrian crossing, it would have captured the whole crossing, not just the part where the “veteran” fell.
The other odd thing about this video is the timer. There are several splices clearly visible in the video, and the splices have timings on them (which should probably be to confirm the “documentary” nature of the security camera footage). Because of the splices, the timing should have been different in different parts, but it follows one continuous track.
So the timer was superimposed on an already edited clip.
One more remarkable element: usually on such trays sellers always put price tags on top of each box. The camera in the video shows as many as eight trays with products and none of them has a price tag.