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'Mazak mein bana diya': Man mocked for being 'pizza delivery boy' by ex-classmate says viral video was staged
A woman who was slammed for questioning her former schoolmate's current job in a viral video said that the clip was staged.
A woman revealed that the viral video showing her mocking her former classmate for working as a delivery driver and triggering a massive social media backlash was staged. Ayushi Singh shared a post on Instagram clarifying that it was just a prank.
“Guys, it was Just A Prank video,” she posted along with a video that opens with a text insert that reads, “Domino’s boy reality,” Singh explained that she along with her three friends saw a delivery bike in the middle of the road and her friend, the one who went viral as the delivery boy, tried to park it on the side. That is when they made the video as a joke. However, they never expected it to go viral.
Singh clarified that they revealed the video was staged after fake IDs posing as her friend, Tarun Singh, started cropping up on social media, asking people for money.
Tarun Singh shared his side of the story in a separate video on his Instagram profile. He said that he loves acting and jokingly made the video with his friends. He never expected it would trigger such strong emotions among social media users.
He further warned people not to get scammed and give money to anyone posing as him.
What did the staged video show?
The video, which has now been revealed as staged, showed Tarun sitting on a delivery bike with Singh laughing, asking questions about his current job and eventually mocking him. The video, which people thought was real, quickly went viral, with many slamming Singh and praising Tarun.
In yet another video, the friends showed where the staged clip was filmed and remarked how they jokingly recorded it, saying “Mazak mein bana diya”.
Ayushi Singh and Tarun Singh are friends. They are content creators and share videos of their lives in Patna.
