Fact Check: Viral Video of Indonesian Child Being Abused in China

Dream - A video circulating on social media shows the abuse of an Indonesian girl in China. The girl is forced to kneel and is kicked by an unknown person.

The 2:48-second video shows a girl wearing a gray shirt being kicked and her hair pulled.

She was also slapped multiple times without any resistance. The video's narrative states that the girl is an Indonesian worker in China.

"An Indonesian child working in China is a victim of human trafficking, but it is better to make it viral so that the perpetrators can be caught and job seekers who will be sent abroad can be cautious...An Indonesian child working in China is a victim of human trafficking, but it is better to make it viral so that the perpetrators can be caught and job seekers who will be sent abroad can be cautious..." wrote the narrative posted on Facebook on June 14, 2023.

Investigation

After conducting an investigation, it was found that the child being abused in the circulating video is not an Indonesian worker in China.

According to cekfakta.merdeka.com, the child is a student at a school in Hunan, China.

A 16-year-old child was bullied and physically assaulted for being deemed disrespectful.

As a result, she suffered severe physical injuries, including a ruptured eardrum and damaged eyes.

Conclusion

The viral video of a girl claimed to be Indonesian being abused in China is false. In fact, the child is from China and was bullied at a school in Hunan.