Viral Video of 9-Year-Old Giving Birth in Haryana Clarified as Misleading
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Viral Video of 9-Year-Old Giving Birth in Haryana Clarified as Misleading

A video showing a young girl with a newborn, widely circulated with claims that a nine-year-old gave birth in Haryana's Kaithal district, has been clarified as misleading. The footage, recorded on March 5, 2025, during a law seminar at NIILM University, features a police officer discussing a case for educational purposes and is unrelated to any recent local incident. Kaithal police have disavowed the viral claims and are investigating the misleading circulation.

Political Bias
10%85%5%
Sentiment
45%
AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 21 Jan 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 10%● Center 85%● Right 5%

The articles present official police statements and fact-checking reports without partisan framing. Both sources focus on clarifying misinformation and include law enforcement perspectives, reflecting a neutral stance aimed at correcting public misunderstanding rather than promoting political viewpoints.

Sentiment — Neutral (45/100)

The tone across the articles is factual and corrective, aiming to dispel alarm caused by the viral video. While the content addresses a sensitive and disturbing topic, the coverage maintains a neutral, informative approach without emotional language, focusing on clarifying facts and preventing misinformation.

How 2 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
news18Did A 9-Year-Old Girl Give Birth In Haryana? The Truth Behind Viral VideoCenterNeutral
englishFact Check: Did A 9-Year-Old Girl Give Birth In Haryana? The Truth Behind The Viral VideoCenterNeutral

Coverage timeline

english broke this story on 20 Jan, 03:19 pm. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    english20 Jan, 03:19 pm
    Fact Check: Did A 9-Year-Old Girl Give Birth In Haryana? The Truth Behind The Viral Video
  2. 2
    news1821 Jan, 08:39 am
    Did A 9-Year-Old Girl Give Birth In Haryana? The Truth Behind Viral Video

Lens Score breakdown

50/100
Public interest32/100
Coverage gap100%

Moderately important story that could benefit from broader coverage.

Accountability flags

TBN's analysis identified the following accountability dimensions in this story.

  • rights violation

    This story involves alleged violations of constitutional or human rights — freedom of expression, due process, custodial rights, minority rights.

  • sexual misconduct

    This story involves allegations of sexual harassment, assault, or exploitation.

Who's involved

Institutions and figures named across source coverage.

Government
Kaithal City Police StationKaithal Police Department
Enforcement
Kaithal PoliceKaithal City Police StationKaithal Police Department

Story context

Category
Social
Location
Kaithal, India
Sources analysed
2
Last analysed
21 Jan 2026
Key entities
Kaithal districtKaithalHaryanaNIILM UniversityDeputy superintendent of policeSocial mediaPrivate universityLalit Yadav (Delhi cricketer)