Fact Check: Viral video on rotor challenge is not a real incident, it is CGI
A video of a man standing on a spinning helicopter's rotor and later being flung into the air is viral on social media as netizens believe that this is a real incident and shows an extraordinary stunt called 'rotor challenge' performed by the man.
A video of a man standing on a spinning helicopter's rotor and later being flung into the air is viral on social media as netizens believe that this is a real incident and shows an extraordinary stunt called 'rotor challenge' performed by the man.
The text superimposed on the clip reads, "#ROTOR CHALLENGE".
FACT CHECK:
We noticed a logo and a watermark that read 'MBG Core' in the video. A keyword search led to finding the longer version of the video posted on a YouTube channel called MBG CORE on October 25, 2022. The YouTube video is titled: "ROTOR CHALLENGE BY MBG CORE".
This YouTube video is the same as the viral video. Below are screenshots comparing the two videos to show similarity.
MBG CORE posted the same video on Instagram. The account's bio reads "CGI 3D Generalist". The account holder is a CGI artist who creates computer-generated imagery. The channel features various computer-generated videos.
The same video’s animation breakdown was posted on YouTube as well on November 16, 2023. The caption stated that this was created using CGI and VFX softwares like Cinema 4D, Redshift and Marvelous designer.
Evidently, the viral video is not a real incident but a computer-generated video. The claim is false.