post Share on social media A video has been found of Jay Slater, a teenager who went missing in the UK, being assaulted moments before he disappeared.
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Verdict: False
The video was filmed more than 10 years ago and uploaded to a Russian social media site.
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A body was found near where Slater went missing, but has not been identified. Telegraph Police reported a possible accident had occurred.
A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, purports to show a video of the missing teenager being harassed and beaten. The video shows what appears to be a Snapchat story of a young man being brutally beaten.
The text overlay reads, “Jay Slater, guys, this was posted on LiveLeak about an hour ago and has since been removed.”
The caption reads, “I'm not sure but it looks like Jay Slater is hiding out.”
This claim is inaccurate. This video is 10 years ago The video was uploaded to Russian social media site Vkontakte. Google translated the video's title as “I will smash Allah like a rat.”
DNA testing of the recovered remains will be carried out to confirm that it is Slater's. Independent According to reports, the body was discovered about a month after she went missing after a music festival on June 16. (RELATED: Does this video show a Trump rally shooter saying he's going to 'slit Republicans' throats'?)
This isn't the first time media with mis-captioned content has been shared online: Check Your Fact recently denied claims that a photo of a Nashville protester's face had been posted.
