a video shows a shopper being struck by an inflatable raft inside a department store.
a video shows a shopper being struck by an inflatable raft inside a department store.
man hit by inflatable raft in department store
a video showing a hapless shopper being struck by an inflatable raft and thrown into an aisle of shelves at a department store is frequently shared online as genuine footage taken from a cctv (closed-circuit television) security camera. one of the most popular versions, which has been viewed more than 10 million times, was posted by the facebook group vomitorium on 5 june 2016:





































































this video, however, does not show genuine security camera footage taken at a department store. this clip is an excerpt the 2013 comedy film grown ups 2 and shows actor nick swardson (or at least a cgi version of him) being hit by an inflatable raft:





































































this certainly isn’t the first case of images from movies being circulated as genuine. a still from the movie tropic thunder was shared as a legitimate image of vietnam soldiers, a picture purportedly showing “arnold schwarzenegger’s first day in new york” was actually taken from the movie hercules in new york, and a clip purportedly showing a gruesome shark attack was actually taken from the movie the shallows.


































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a clip from the movie 'grown ups 2' featuring a shopper being struck by an inflatable raft inside a department store is frequently circulated as genuine.
a video showing a hapless shopper being struck by an inflatable raft and thrown into an aisle of shelves at a department store is frequently shared online as genuine footage taken from a cctv (closed-circuit television) security camera. one of the most popular versions, which has been viewed more than 10 million times, was posted by the facebook group vomitorium on 5 june 2016. this certainly isn’t the first case of images from movies being circulated as legitimate.