An award-winning ad of a woman being attacked by a crocodile is shared as real incident.

The viral video is an ad campaign by fashion magazine ‘Preview’ in 2013 and not a real incident.

A video of a woman being attacked by a crocodile is going viral on social media. Users claim that it shows a real incident. This woman is seen posing near a pond in the video, as another woman takes a photo with her phone. Meanwhile, a crocodile approaches from behind, grabs the woman, and drags her into the water. In addition to the post, the user advises caution when creating reels.

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Fact Check

By performing a reverse image search using the video’s key frames, the results led us to a similar video uploaded by Preview Magazine on their YouTube channel on 3 October 2013, titled “How Not To Instagram.” According to the description, it was part of Preview Magazine’s #imapreviewgirl campaign.

This is a commercial advertisement for Preview Magazine in 2013, with the words “choose your bag wisely” at the end, the Hashtag #IMAPreviewGirl , The magazine had asked for ideas from different people of the industry and this video is also based on one of those ideas. Many more such videos came during that time. It is identified as the seventh video in their #imapreviewgirl series. According to the video’s description, Preview Magazine collaborated with filmmakers to create a visual interpretation of what a ‘Preview Girl’ signifies to them, as part of their broader project exploring this concept. 

As per reports, Preview Magazine’s viral YouTube video, How Not to Instagram, won a Bronze citation in the Film Internet Mobile Video category at the 2014 Kidlat Awards too. The annual Kidlat Awards is held by the Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines’ (4As) Creative Guild to recognize the best creative work in the country.

we found several examples of accidents that occurred while filming reels, and many even lost their lives. Experts advise being cautious when shooting movies.

Conclusion

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. The viral video is an ad campaign by fashion magazine ‘Preview’ in 2013 and not a real incident.