This video shows Indian social media influencer Nikita Sharma dancing with her father
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- Published on August 9, 2021 at 09:46
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- By AFP Pakistan
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The video has been viewed more than 250,000 times in this Facebook post from August 1, 2021.
"This is anti-corruption director-general Sindh," the Urdu-language post reads. "May Allah keep our Pakistan safe from such officers."
The post does not name the man purportedly seen in the clip.
Similar Facebook posts were shared here, here and here.
However, the claim is false.
A reverse image search traced the video to the official Instagram page of Indian social media influencer and motivational speaker Nikita Sharma, who posted the clip on July 17.
Sharma captioned the post: "Always the BEST times dancing with my main man! I love how spontaneous and fun he is and such a sport when it comes to making videos with me. I love youuuuu, Pa!!"
Nikita's father, named Sandeep Kumar Sharma, is a former Indian defence personnel, according to the Indian newspaper Deccan Chronicle.
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Below is a screenshot comparison of the original video (L) and the video in the misleading posts (R).
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