Skit Video

Did a man fill his tarp-lined truck bed with gasoline and then drive away, allowing the open liquid cargo to slosh over the sides? No, that's not true: This video is a skit that was originally posted on the Facebook page of magician Julius Dein with a disclaimer that the page features scripted dramas and parodies. The video has been…

Did a soldier come home from deployment with plans to surprise her partner, only to discover that he was seeing another woman? No, that's not true: This contrived "caught on tape" drama is a skit using actors for entertainment and monetization -- it does not represent something which really happened. The video appeared in a post (archived here) published by…

Did the woman in this video really wash her SUV with gasoline? No, that's not true: This prank skit video was posted on TikTok by a channel that posts many staged videos. In another video posted a day later, the actor sips from the stream of liquid coming from the yellow prop gas pump handle and declares, "It's water!" The…

Did Palestinian militants or Hamas recently stage a fake funeral for propaganda purposes using a living person wrapped in a shroud? No, that's not true: The fake funeral depicted in this staged video was intended to be a humorous skit to demonstrate an inventive way to get around strict coronavirus curfews. Although the precise location of this video is not…

Did a traffic reporter "melt down" on live TV, first correcting the anchors' pronunciation of his name and then expressing annoyance to the news anchors about how live roadside traffic reporting is obsolete? No, that's not true: This is a comedy skit by John Crist. The video opens with a short clip from a real channel 2 Houston newscast. The…

Did a nurse save a woman from an abusive boyfriend when the woman secretly passed her a message asking for help? No, that's not true: This scene, designed to look as if it was captured by a security camera, is a staged production using actors. The page that shared the video, "Jalals," is labeled as being from a comedian. The…

Is it possible to painlessly and completely remove a tattoo in just a few minutes using a variety of items that could be purchased at a grocery store? No, that's not true: This demonstration includes a video trick that creates the illusion that black tattoo ink has been completely drawn out of the subject's skin, has passed through some cucumber…

Did a patrolman choke on his gum and was lifesaving aid rendered to him by a man he had just handcuffed and taken into custody? No, that's not true: This video is from Rick Lax Productions, creator of fictional short videos. It is of the "social dilemma" genre of skit videos featuring dramatic, funny, or awkward situations and pranks. When…

Did a woman receive news of her husband's death, as well as his last message to her, phrase by phrase, delivered by a detail of soldiers who tore pages off a large easel-size pad of paper? No, that's not true: These actors are role-playing in a staged scenario designed to engage the audience and keep them watching a video for…

Did a woman walking her dog bravely step out into the road to wake a person passed out asleep at the wheel of a moving car that was accurately circling a roundabout? No, that's not true: This is a "caught on camera" skit from Rick Lax Productions that was designed to look like it had been captured by a traffic…