{"id":19542,"date":"2026-06-30T05:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T05:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=19542"},"modified":"2026-06-30T05:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T05:21:55","slug":"is-the-viral-video-of-a-little-girl-walking-with-a-pet-porcupine-from-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/is-the-viral-video-of-a-little-girl-walking-with-a-pet-porcupine-from-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the viral video of a little girl walking with a pet porcupine from Bangladesh? Find out the truth\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"style=\"background-color:#b6babf91\"><a href=\" https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va5pj8o4IBh5WxNhlE0I \"> Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media platforms are currently flooded with a heartwarming video showing a young village girl walking through a lush paddy field. In her arms, she carries a small civet, while a small porcupine eagerly toddles right behind her like a pet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many international media outlets, including prominent Indian newspaper <em>The Telegraph<\/em> and multiple Bangladeshi social media aggregators, shared this clip claiming it portrays a real-life &#8220;Disney Princess&#8221; from rural Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Social Media Claims:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several viral posts across Facebook and Instagram carry variations of the following caption:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;A young girl in Bangladesh was seen carrying a civet in her arms and walking a pet porcupine. The rare friendship drew widespread attention on social media.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An archived version of one such misleading post can be found here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe frameBorder='0' width='640' height='360' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen src=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/embed?id=54089714&#038;shareKey=dc62437a7148403bc7704ef00b180d4d\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/984928131200798\/?__tn__=%2CO\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video gained viral attention across social media platforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1-2.png 348w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1-2-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-2-2.png 346w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-2-2-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-3-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-3-2.png 512w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-3-2-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is the truth?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spoken Language Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon analyzing the original audio track of the viral video, the child can be heard glancing back at the person filming and asking a question in <strong>Sinhala<\/strong>, which is one of the official languages of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She clearly asks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Dura wadidha?&#8221;<\/em> (\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbb \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0da9\u0dd3\u0daf?) \u2014 which translates directly to <strong>&#8220;Is it too far away?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No Bengali is spoken anywhere in the clip. Furthermore, distinct environmental audio cues in the background match rural Sri Lankan villages rather than the plains of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Digital Footprint and Original Source<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fact Crescendo conducted a reverse image search using keyframes from the video. The investigation successfully traced the earliest digital footprint of the footage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Original Uploader<\/strong>: The video was first uploaded on <strong>June 11, 2026<\/strong>, by a Sri Lankan Facebook user named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prabath.silva.12532\/reels\/\"><strong>Prabath Silva<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Original Caption<\/strong>: It was written entirely in Sinhala: <em>&#8220;\u0d85\u0d9a\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\u0d9a \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db6\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dba\u0db1 \u0d89\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd1 \u0db8\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd\u0dd2&#8221;<\/em> (which means <em>&#8220;Little porcupine brother going to the paddy field with his elder sister&#8221;<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe frameBorder='0' width='640' height='360' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen src=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/embed?id=54089840&#038;shareKey=91d5b7baaeb776edaefe07ad63a05a02\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1511153690391124\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Geographic Disambiguation<\/strong>: The account profile explicitly states the creator\u2019s location as the <strong>Polonnaruwa District<\/strong>, located in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Continuous Timeline<\/strong>: The same Facebook profile features multiple older and newer clips showing the exact same little girl bottle-feeding and playing with the baby porcupine over a prolonged timeline, confirming the child resides there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2215125525904689%2F&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=267&#038;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"591\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/2215125525904689\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional clips of the animal can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1716941675975650\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/995194463214128\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Cross-Border Verification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure complete accuracy, cross-border evidence was analyzed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhakastream.net\/fact-check\/viral-child-and-porcupine-video-shared-bangladesh-was-filmed-sri-lanka-196381\"><em>Stream<\/em>, an independent fact-checking organization based in Dhaka<\/a>, Bangladesh, also ran a comprehensive regional trace. Their investigation definitively concluded that the footage did not originate from any local Bangladeshi village and confirmed its true Sri Lankan origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join us to learn about our investigative reporting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/factcrescendosl\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\"><strong>Google News<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@factcrescendosl\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@factcrescendosl\/featured\"><strong>Youtube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusion :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The claim that the viral video shows a young girl with her pet porcupine in Bangladesh is <strong>FALSE<\/strong>. The video was shot in <strong>Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka<\/strong>. The original footage was uploaded on June 11, 2026, by a Sri Lankan user, and the child in the clip speaks <strong>Sinhala<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  \/* Modern Flexbox Container *\/\n  .fc-author-card {\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    background-color: #ffffff;\n    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\n    border-left: 6px solid #e31b23; \/* Red brand accent line *\/\n    border-radius: 8px;\n    padding: 24px;\n    margin: 24px 0;\n    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\n    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n    gap: 24px;\n    color: #333;\n  }\n\n  \/* Stamp Image *\/\n  .fc-author-card img {\n    width: 100px;\n    height: 100px;\n    flex-shrink: 0;\n    border-radius: 50%;\n    object-fit: contain;\n  }\n\n  \/* Text Content Wrapper *\/\n  .fc-card-content {\n    display: flex;\n    flex-direction: column;\n    gap: 8px;\n  }\n\n  \/* Typography *\/\n  .fc-card-content p {\n    margin: 0;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    line-height: 1.4;\n  }\n\n  .fc-label {\n    font-weight: 700;\n    color: #555;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    font-size: 13px;\n    letter-spacing: 0.5px;\n    margin-right: 5px;\n  }\n\n  .fc-title-text {\n    font-size: 18px;\n    font-weight: bold;\n    color: #111;\n  }\n\n  .fc-author-card a {\n    color: #0056b3;\n    text-decoration: none;\n    font-weight: 600;\n  }\n\n  .fc-author-card a:hover {\n    text-decoration: underline;\n  }\n\n  .fc-result-text {\n    font-size: 18px;\n    font-weight: 900;\n    color: #e31b23;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n  }\n\n  \/* Mobile Responsiveness *\/\n  @media (max-width: 500px) {\n    .fc-author-card {\n      flex-direction: column;\n      text-align: center;\n      padding: 20px;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"fc-author-card\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/False.png\" alt=\"Result Stamp\">\n  \n  <div class=\"fc-card-content\">\n    <p><span class=\"fc-label\">Title:<\/span> <span class=\"fc-title-text\">Is the viral video of a little girl walking with a pet porcupine from Bangladesh? 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