: These videos are produced as psychological warfare to intimidate rival cartels and the public. Sharing them inadvertently helps spread cartel propaganda. Educational Resources
For those deep in the world of borderland crime journalism and online sleuthing, the name conjures a specific image: a man, bound and doomed, set ablaze and forced to ride a motorcycle into the abyss. But is the legend real? Where did it come from, and what does it tell us about the current state of the Mexican drug war? el ghost rider cartel video
The exact video of a man driving a motorcycle while his torso is a torch has never been released by authorities. It remains a creepypasta of the cartel world —a story so terrifying that the internet collectively believes it saw it, even if the evidence is a fabrication of multiple real horrors. : These videos are produced as psychological warfare