A video from Bangladesh of a honey collector attracting bees by playing the flute is being shared with a false claim that he is a Hindu and a devotee of the deity Krishna.
BOOM found that the claim is false and the man in the video is Mahatab Morol, a Muslim man who has become popular in Bangladesh as Pied Piper who attracts bees by playing his flute.
The video shows is being shared with a caption in Hindi translates to, "There is also a devotee whose music from his flute makes a swarm of bees delighted, such greatness can only be seen in Sanatan Dharma. Hail Lord Krishna".
(Original Text in Hindi: एक भकत ऐसा भी है जिसकी बांसुरी के धुन पर मधुमकखियों का झुंड आनंद विभोर होता है ऐसी महानता सिरफ सनातन धरम में ही देखने को मिलती है जय शरी कृषणा)
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BOOM ran a keyword search with a reverse image search and found a Bangladeshi news outlet Rtv News report with the same visuals as the viral video aired by the channel on June 23, 2021.
The video report identified the man as Mahatab Morol who collects honey by playing on his flute and sells it to support his family in Bangladesh.
According to an article published by Daily Bangladesh on June 9, 2021, "After collecting the honey, Moral put the leftover on a cloth and hung it around the house as a sign of love. The bees sit on the cloth and take food and fly around the house. At one stage, Moral used to bring the bees closer to him by removing the tin plate and playing the flute. Hearing...
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