Doner kebab with rat: rodent climbs on a meat skewer – is the video from Berlin?

You can see in the video: Rat climbs on a kebab skewer – does the unsavory video really come from Berlin?

Unsanitary conditions: a rat climbs on a kebab skewer in a restaurant.

The video has been spreading on social networks for years – often together with the claim that the recordings came from Berlin-Neukölln.

But what about the unsavory clip?

The video of the rat on the kebab skewer is several years old.

A Saudi Arabian news site reported on the short clip back in 2014. (Source: sabq.org) The video is said to have been recorded in Taif in the western part of Saudi Arabia.

A longer version of the video makes it clear that the clip is not from Berlin.

In the reflection of the glass you can see the words “UNITED PHARMA” – the cutout matches the design of the logo of the Saudi Arabian pharmacy chain “United Pharmacy”.

According to media reports, the restaurant was closed after the incident.

The video shows how easy it is to take content out of context on social networks. So an old video from Saudi Arabia becomes a supposedly up-to-date clip from Berlin-Neukölln.

How do we examine videos for manipulation in the editorial office? It is important to take a look at the details. The individual frames of a video often reveal whether a video has been edited. We take a close look at each picture and enlarge individual sections. Indications of a fake are, for example: a lack of motion blur, unnatural shadows or cutting errors. At stern, the general rule is: Seriousness over speed. We always double-check facts and material carefully before we publish them. To do this, we work with the cross-editorial “Verification Team” together with RTL, NTV, RTL2 and Radio NRW.

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