A video circulating on social media appearing to show a mother storming into a classroom and throwing away a pride flag is scripted.
The clip amplified in recent days by high-profile figures on X (formerly known as Twitter) is part of a series of fictional classroom skits.
Running 1 minute and 22 seconds, the clip shows a supposed mother wearing a hat bursting into a classroom and tearing down the flag, revealing a U.S. map.
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and former Fox News host Megyn Kelly are among users who supported the act by the purported parent.
In a follow-up post, the congresswoman acknowledged it may not be real, writing: “If this is a fake or a skit, it’s a very good representation of exactly how people feel.”
However, the star fact-checker has established that the video is a fictional scene.
Through a reverse image search, the fact checker found out that the clip was part of a longer video a user on X by the name @jibrizy had posted on September 16 on his Facebook page.
@jibrizy clarified that the clip wasn't a real-life incident.
“This video is originally my video people steal it gain a following of it and never credit me. I am the director,” he wrote. “I create video to start discussion. It’s openly fake. But I want you to debate your point of view,” he added.
Jibrizy tells viewers at the end of the parent-teacher video that “this was all a skit” before soliciting opinions on the scenario.
This fact check was published by The Star Factcheck desk with technical support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck newsdesk, through the African Fact-Checking Alliance (AFCA).
