Blind Woman Detained After Staged Viral Video Sparks Outrage in China

‘Using good as bait’: blind China girl detained after fake hit-by-bike clip gets 100 million views

A viral video of a blind woman on a tactile pavement being hit by an electric bike, which turned out to be staged, has sparked a wave of public anger in China. The video has been viewed more than 100 million times online. It has also raised questions about similar scams involving the visually impaired and fears that it could diminish public’s trust in the blind community, Shangyou News reported. In the video, which was released on May 9 by the blogger @baobaomangtu, after the rider of the e-b...

By Alice Yan