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This video of police dog nabbing a terrorist is part of a demonstration, not a real incident - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 3, 2022
A video of police dog chasing a terrorist is being widely shared on social media claiming that it shows the Dutch police dog capturing the terrorist. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of a police dog nabbing a terrorist
Fact: This video of a dog catching a terrorist is part of a demonstration, not a real incident. At the International K-9 day held at Koksijde, Belgium in August 2022, to honour the services of police and security dogs, several dogs from across the world demonstrated their skills. Hence the claim made in the video is MISLEADING
We searched the internet using relevant keywords and found the extended version of this video on Netherlands based daily newspaper Algemeen Dagblad’s website. The video was uploaded on 27 August 2022 with the title “Dog dropped from police helicopter and disables ‘terrorist’”
However, the text overlay in the video, when translated to English reads, “A dog was dropped from a police helicopter on the beach of Koksijde in Belgium on Friday. The police dog then took out a terrorist. At least, that’s how it was supposed to seem.” The action was part of the so-called ‘K9-day’, on which more than a hundred dogs from emergency services gave demonstrations. With this day, the emergency services want to show how important these dogs are.”
Taking cue from this, we searched for more information on the K9-Day website. According to this website, International K9-Day is a free experience day entirely devoted to rescue dogs. This event took place on 26 August 2022 near Koksijde, Belgium. Dogs from several countries and rescue teams demonstrated their skills during the event.
We contacted the organisers to know more details of the dog like name, country, trainer, etc. This article will be updated when the required information is available. Photos of other demonstrations in this can be seen here.
To sum it up, the demonstration video of a dog nabbing a terrorist is shared as a real one.

created: October 3, 2022


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This video of Police lathi charge on a Durga Pooja procession is from Bihar not Bengal. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 29, 2020
A post with a video of police lathi charge on a  procession is being widely shared on social media with the claim that the lathi charge happened in Bengal during a Durga pooja procession as the devotees violated the social distancing norms. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of police lathi charge on devotees during a Durga pooja procession in Bengal as they violated the social distancing norms.
Fact: The video is actually of a lathi charge by police on a Durga idol immersion procession in Munger, Bihar. This video has nothing to do with West Bengal. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Google search with relevant key words led us to a news article dated 27 October 2020 which carried an image similar to the visuals of the video in the post. According to the article, during a Durga Idol immersion procession in Munger, Bihar the police resorted to lathi-charge when few members of the procession started pelting stones at the police.
Further search led us to a news video which reported the same incident. Even this video confirms that the incident took place in Bihar. Few other news articles reporting this incident can be read here and here.
To sum it up, this video has nothing to do with Bengal.

source: news-factly

created: October 29, 2020

license: Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

author: Sai Krishna Muthyanolla


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This video of Policemen rescuing themselves out from an overturned vehicle is from Rajasthan - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 5, 2021
Update (20 May 2022):In the context of the recent floods in Assam, this video is again resurfaced linking it to the floods in Assam. But at explained below, this video of police rescuing themselves out from an overturned vehicle is actually from Rajasthan.
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of the troubles of Policemen in waterlogged streets in Yogi Adityanath ruled Uttar Pradesh state. This video shows a group of policemen rescuing themselves out from an overturned vehicle in a water-logged street. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of UP Police rescuing themselves out from an overturned vehicle in a water-logged street.
Fact: This incident took place at Bandikui town in Dausa district, Rajasthan. An electric rickshaw carrying five Chalani guards to the Kolana jail overturned while travelling in a waterlogged street in Dausa. This video has nothing to do with Uttar Pradesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a similar video was found in an article published by the ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ news website on 01 October 2021. This article reported it as the visuals of Policemen rescuing themselves out from an overturned vehicle in Dausa, Rajasthan. This incident reportedly took place on 30 September 2021 at Bandikui town in Dausa. According to the article, Bandikui town received heavy rainfall on 30 September 2021. An electric rickshaw carrying five chalani guards to the Kolana jail was reportedly stuck in a pothole while it was travelling in a water-filled road in Bandikui. The five policemen who were travelling inside the e-rickshwa fell into the rainwater immediately after the vehicle got overturned.
Reporting the same, a few other news websites have also published videos on their YouTube channels. They can be seen here and here.
When this video went viral as the visuals of the pathetic condition of roads in Uttar Pradesh, the ‘Uttar Pradesh Police Fact Check’ team through a tweet clarified that the video shows an incident in Rajasthan, not from Uttar Pradesh.
वायरल वीडियो उत्तर प्रदेश से न होकर, जनपद दौसा, राजस्थान से संबंधित है। कृपया बिना सत्यापन के भ्रामक पोस्ट कर अफवाह न फैलायें।#UPPViralCheck#UPPolicehttps://t.co/rUlVEYXxkg https://t.co/LFNsYGixsK pic.twitter.com/oK9R26ZekX
To sum it up, a recent video of Rajasthan police rescuing themselves out from an overturned vehicle is falsely shared as visuals from Uttar Pradesh.

created: October 5, 2021


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This video of Rahul Gandhi comparing X-ray to caste census is clipped and is being shared out of context - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 22, 2024
In a video that has gone viral on social media, Rahul Gandhi is seen sharing an anecdote of him asking his security guard to get his leg X-ray done when the guard’s leg came under a vehicle. Further in this clip, he says, ‘ X-Ray matlab jaati janganana’ which, when translated to English, means ‘ the meaning of X-Ray is Caste Census’. Let’s check the veracity of this claim through this article.
Claim: Rahul Gandhi stated, ‘The meaning of X-ray is Caste Census.’
Fact: This claim is based on a clipped version of Rahul Gandhi’s actual speech, delivered in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. For context, Rahul Gandhi was describing his perspective on the caste census, which he has reportedly often referred to as the ‘X-ray of India,’ denoting its crucial role in understanding the socio-economic distribution amongst various caste groups in the country. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
A keyword search was conducted to authenticate the claim, leading to a Facebook video uploaded by News Tak on 19 February 2024. This video is an extended version of the clip in question, taken from Rahul Gandhi’s speech during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh.
Further investigation led us to the full-length video of this speech on the official YouTube channel of the Indian National Congress. The lines from the viral video can be heard from the 17:06 timestamp. Rahul Gandhi was providing an explanation about the Caste Census.
For context, Rahul Gandhi emphasised the importance of enumerating various caste groups in India, akin to how an X-ray would reveal a person’s internal state.
The portion before he mentions the X-Ray line from the 16:26 timestamp translated to English means  ‘… Everyone has to be counted. How many poor general caste people are there in this country, and how much wealth do they have? How many backward classes are there in this country? How much money do they have? How much wealth do Adivasis have? How much money do Dalits have? Matlab jaati jan ganana (this counting means caste census). Just like when someone gets injured, the first thing we do… Today, our poor security guy’s leg came under a car. The first thing we did was .. brother, go and get an X-ray done first thing. X-ray means caste census.’
This metaphorical comparison has been a recurring theme in Rahul Gandhi’s speeches for several months (here, here and here).
According to a September 2023 report by Hindustan Times, Rahul Gandhi referred to the caste census as an ‘X-ray of India’ during an event in Chhattisgarh. As per his viewpoint, such a census would highlight the socio-economic distribution amongst various caste groups in the country, thus facilitating more inclusive development.
To sum up, the viral video of Rahul Gandhi allegedly stating, ‘The meaning of X-ray is Caste Census,’ is clipped and shared out of context.

created: February 22, 2024


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This video of Rahul Gandhi explaining about a money generating pump machine is a clipped one - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 23, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of Rahul Gandhi saying that there is no shortage of money in the country and explaining about a pump that generates money.  In the video, Rahul Gandhi can be heard saying, “Brothers and sisters, there is no shortage of money in this country. Have you ever seen a tube well pump? when you turn it on, immediately water comes out from it. Likewise, a pump was installed. Do not laugh. The button will be pressed somewhere in Delhi or Mumbai. The pump will turn on and the money comes out of your pocket.” Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Rahul Gandhi explaining about a pump that will generate money.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a clipped one. The video shows the clipped version of Rahul Gandhi’s speech at the Nanded rally held recently as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Accusing the BJP Government of benefitting two or three industrialists to loot the entire wealth of the country, Rahul Gandhi elaborated on an example of a tube well pump to explain how those two or three industrialists loot people’s money. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched for the video using relevant keywords on the internet, we found that several social media users have shared similar videos describing it as the visuals from Rahul Gandhi’s recent speech as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. On searching for further details about this video, we found that the video shared in the post shows a clip from Rahul Gandhi’s speech at the Nanded rally in November 2022.
The Indian National Congress YouTube channel published the full video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech at the Nanded rally on 10 November 2022.  From 11:21 minutes of the video, Rahul Gandhi can be heard saying, “The entire wealth of India was going into the hands of two or three industrialists. That’s the reason why there are no computers for children in schools, farmers were not provided MSP and not waiving off their loans. Daily wage workers are not provided employment. Brothers and sisters, there is no shortage of money in this country. There is no shortage of money. The farmers’ brothers who sat here, you saw the pump, like a tube well pump, when you turn it on, it will eject water out from it. Likewise, a pump was installed. Do not laugh. That pump is taking out money from your pockets. The button will be pressed somewhere in Delhi or Mumbai, the pump will turn on and the money comes out from the pockets of farmers and workers.”  Rahul Gandhi made these comments accusing the BJP of benefitting two to three industrialists to loot the entire wealth of the country. The video shared in the post selectively clipped the portions of Rahul Gandhi’s speech at the Nanded rally.
To sum it up, this video of Rahul Gandhi speaking about a pump that takes money out of people’s pockets is a clipped one.

created: December 23, 2022


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This video of Rahul Gandhi explaining Satyagraha as 'path of power' is clipped - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 28, 2023
A video of  Rahul Gandhi explaining Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Satyagraha is being widely circulated. In this video, Rahul Gandhi can be heard saying the meaning of Satyagraha is ‘path of power’. Sharing the video, the post tries to mock Rahul Gandhi for not knowing the meaning of Satyagraha. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Rahul Gandhi explain the meaning  of Satyagraha as ‘path of power’.
Fact: In an attempt to explain Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Satyagraha, Rahul Gandhi slips his tongue and explains Satyagraha as ‘path of power. However, he soon corrects himself saying Satyagraha is ‘path of truth’. Only the part where Rahul Gandhi fumbles is being shared mocking him for not knowing the meaning of Satyagraha. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Google search with relevant keywords yielded the complete video footage of Rahul Gandhi’s speech from which the viral clip is extracted. This viral video is extracted from Rahul Gandhi’s speech at Congress party’s 85 plenary session held at Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
According to this video, while explaining the idea of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Rahul Gandhi in Hindi says Satyagraha’s means ‘सत्ता के रास्ते को कभी मत छोड़ो’ , which loosely translates to ‘never leave the path of power’).
However, he soon corrects himself  and says ‘सत्य का रास्ते कभी मत छोड़ो’, which loosely translates to ‘never leave the path of truth’.
Following this, he takes a jibe at RSS & BJP and says those people are ‘सत्ताग्रही’, while we congress people are ‘सत्याग्रही’. Thus, from this video, it is evident that though Rahul Gandhi fumbled initially, he soon corrects himself and explains the correct meaning as path of truth. However, the viral video only carries the bit where Rahul Gandhi fumbles and mocks him for not knowing the meaning of Satyagraha.
Several news agencies have also reported this slip of tongue by Rahul Gandhi, which can be viewed here and here.
To sum it up, clipped video of Rahul Gandhi is being shared mocking him for not knowing the meaning of Satyagraha.

created: February 28, 2023


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This video of Rahul Gandhi mentioning India’s population as 140 crore rupees is a clipped one - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 10, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of Rahul Gandhi terming India’s population in rupees. In the video, Rahul Gandhi was seen saying- “I wish to talk about the economic condition of the country. India is a country with a population of 140 crore rupees.” Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Rahul Gandhi mentioning India’s population in terms of rupees.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a clipped one. Rahul Gandhi while addressing a recent public rally at Panipat in Haryana, mentioned India’s population as 140 crore rupees, but immediately corrected his mistake and said India’s population is 140 crore people. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, we found that several BJP leaders have tweeted the same video clip recently mocking Rahul Gandhi. Responding to one such tweet from BJP’s National Information Technology incharge Amit Malviya, Indian National Congress member Rahul Kajal tweeted an extended version of the video clip, in which Rahul Gandhi was seen immediately correcting his mistake, and mentioning India’s population as 140 crore people.
भाजपा की फ़ेक न्यूज़ फ़ैक्टरी बौखलायी हुई है।
पूरा विडीओ सुनिए राहुल जी टेलीप्राम्प्टर पढ़ कर नहीं बोलते और तुरंत सुधार कर लेते हैं
मुद्दा यह है कि 140 करोड़ की आधी आबादी मतलब 70 करोड़ के पास जितना पैसा है उतना मात्र 100 हिंदुस्तानियों के पास है।
यह खाई क्यों बनायी भाजपा ने? pic.twitter.com/YdnggROTrB
When we searched for further sources, we found that the video clips show Rahul Gandhi’s speech at a public rally conducted recently at Panipat in Haryana. The Indian National Congress YouTube channel published the full video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech at the Panipat rally. From 1:45 minutes of the video, Rahul Gandhi was seen saying- ” Now I want to speak about the economic situation of the country. India is a country with a population of 140 crore rupees…140 crore people.” Further, Rahul Gandhi said, “ In today’s India, the amount of money that was there with half of India’s population was there with the top 100 richest persons in the country.” Rahul Gandhi did mention India’s population in rupees at first, but he immediately corrected his mistake and said India’s population is 140 crore people. The video shared in the post clipped the portion of Rahul Gandhi correcting his mistake.
To sum it up, this video of Rahul Gandhi mentioning India’s population in terms of rupees is a clipped one.

created: January 10, 2023


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This video of Rahul Gandhi speaking incoherently in an interview is edited - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 13, 2023
A tiny interview clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being shared extensively on social media. He can be seen giving a muddled response to the interviewer’s question: “No matter the result, you will keep going?” Let’s check the truthfulness of this clip through this article.
Claim: A video clip of  Rahul Gandhi giving an incoherent response in an interview.
Fact: This is a distorted video. Video clips from Aaj Tak’s 2014  interview with Rahul Gandhi were edited out of context to make this video. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
Firstly, we performed a keyword search on the internet to find the interview from which the viral clip was extracted. This search led us to a 2014 interview of Aaj Tak with Rahul Gandhi titled “Rahul Gandhi gets candid on Aaj Tak – Full Interview.”
After watching the interview, we observed that the viral clip contains several moments from this almost 28-minute-long interview stitched together to make it appear like Rahul Gandhi had given muddled answers.
In the order of appearance in the viral clip, the following moments at these timestamps were used to create it.
To sum up, various clips from a 9-year-old interview were stitched together by manipulating the context to claim that Rahul Gandhi was speaking incoherently in an interview.

created: September 13, 2023


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These videos of journalists promoting an online mobile gambling application are fake - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 19, 2024
Update (19 January 2024):
Another video of Managing Editor News18 Hindi, Amish Devgan is being shared to show him promoting an online casino app is being shared on social media.
However, the video is a digitally created one and is not real. Amish Devgan through his X account clarified that a deep fake AI video of his is endorsing a brand/scheme and that neither he nor his channel has any association with that brand/ scheme. He further stated that an appropriate legal action will be taken against the offenders.
Good morning everyone, from few weeks my deep fake AI video endorsing a brand/scheme is viral . Neither me nor my channel has any association with this brand/ scheme. I request you all to be vigilant before dealing with these brands. We will take an appropriate legal action… pic.twitter.com/Ky9GODwqoX
Published (11 August 2023):
A video of former NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar reporting about a widow from Mumbai winning 90 million rupees on a mobile gaming app is being widely shared on social media claiming that the journalist is now promoting online gambling apps for his benefit. A Facebook page named Teen Patti King Casino online mobile app published this video attaching the URL link of their mobile application. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of journalist Ravish Kumar promoting an online gambling mobile application.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an edited video created by altering the audio of Ravish Kumar’s video on BJP leaders’ statements targeting former US President Obama in June 2023. Ravish Kumar through a Facebook post clarified that the viral video is fake and warned people not to fall prey to fraudulent online apps that use his photo or name in their advertisements. Also, there are no reports about a widow from Mumbai winning 90 million rupees through a mobile gaming app. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
When we searched to check whether Ravish Kumar had published any such video promoting an online mobile gambling application, we could not find any such video on his official YouTube channel. Also, we could not find any news report about a Mumbai widow winning 90 million rupees through a mobile gaming app.
On searching for further sources, we found the same visuals of Ravish Kumar, as shown in the video shared in the post, in a video published on Ravish Kumar’s YouTube channel on 27 June 2023. The original video shows Ravish Kumar speaking about conflicting statements of BJP leaders targeting former US President Barack Obama. The video shared in the post was created by altering the audio of the original video.
Lately, Ravish Kumar issued a clarification regarding this viral video circulating on social media. Ravish Kumar through a Facebook post clarified that the viral video is fake and warned people not to fall prey to fraudulent gaming apps that use his photo or name in their advertisements.
To sum it up, this video of Ravish Kumar promoting an online mobile gambling application is a fake one.

created: January 19, 2024


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This video of Saddam Hussein laughing in courtroom is not during the pronouncement of his death sentence - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 22, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming that they show the visuals of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein having a laugh during the pronouncement of his death sentence. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Iraq’s former President Saddam Hussein having a laugh during the pronouncement of his death sentence.
Fact: The video shared in the post does show the visuals from Iraq’s High Tribunal hearing the Saddam Hussein case, but this hearing took place months before the Tribunal had passed a verdict confirming Saddam’s death sentence in December 2006. While listening to his co-defendant’s conversation with Chief Judge Raouf Abdul Rahman, Saddam Hussein had a laugh in the courtroom. After the Chief Judge read out his death verdict, Saddam Hussein appeared shaken and shouted “Allahu Akbar!”, “Long Live the People!’ and a few slogans against the foreign occupation of Iraq. The video shared in the post does not show Saddam Hussein’s emotional moments during the pronouncement of his death sentence. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video shared in the post, a video showing similar visuals is found published on the ‘AP Archives’ YouTube channel. ‘AP News’ published this video with the title, “Saddam Hussein in court, says on hunger strike, turbulent scenes.” This video shows the footage of Saddam Hussein’s trial hearing on 14 February 2006, eight months before Iraq’s High Tribunal pronouncement the death sentence to Saddam Hussein. While listening to his co-defendant’s conversation with Chief Judge Raouf Abdul Rahman, Saddam Hussein had a laugh in the court on 14 February 2006. News articles reporting the details of this court hearing can be seen here and here.
When we searched for the videos of Saddam Hussein’s trial, a video showing Saddam Hussein’s emotional moments during the pronouncement of his death sentence verdict were found published on the ‘AP Archive’ YouTube channel. On 05 November 2006, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by Iraq’s High Tribunal after being found guilty of crimes against humanity.
After the Chief Judge read out his death verdict, Saddam Hussein appeared shaken and shouted “Allahu Akbar!”, “Long Live the People!’, ‘Long live the nation!’ and shouted a few slogans against the foreign occupation of Iraq. Several news websites published articles reporting Saddam Hussein’s death sentence verdict passed by Iraq’s High Tribunal in November 2006. They can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, this video of Saddam Hussein laughing in the courtroom doesn’t show his emotional moments during the pronouncement of his death sentence.

created: November 22, 2022


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This video of school management arguing with a parent is not from D.A.V. Public School Kukatpally (Hyderabad) - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 10, 2020
A video of school staff arguing with a parent is doing the rounds on social media claiming that the incident happened in D.A.V public School in Kukatpally, Hyderabad. In the video, a woman purportedly probes the school’s policy regarding transportation fees, annual fees and tuition fees amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Video of D.A.V. Public School Kukatpally (Hyderabad) school administration arguing with parents.
Fact: Video shows Bishop Scott Girls School (Patna) management misbehaving with a parent, not D.A.V. Public School Kukatpally (Hyderabad). Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When searched with keywords ‘School principal misbehaved with parents’, the same video was found on a Facebook page ‘Prayas news’ but it was mentioned that the incident took place at Bishop Scott Girls School in Patna. Another Facebook post was also found that mentioned that the incident happened at Bishop Scott Girls School in Patna. The post even had a few more videos of the same incident.
On comparing a visual in one of the videos in the post with the photos of ‘Bishop Scott Girls School, Patna’ on its website’s gallery, it can be confirmed that the incident happened at that school.
With the above information, when Google search is performed with relevant keywords, a news article of ‘International Business Times’ was found. In the article, it was reported that despite the government’s instructions to private schools not to charge fees during the lockdown period, Bishop Scott Girls School management in Patna had misbehaved with a parent for apparently questioning the school management for transportation fees. It also reported that the school management threatened the parent and tried to snatch the phone from a parent’s hand. The same incident is also reported by ‘NEWS 18’ and can be read here.
To sum it up, video of school management arguing with a parent is not from D.A.V. Public School Kukatpally (Hyderabad).
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This video of shark pulling down a helicopter is not real - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 24, 2020
A video clip of a shark pulling down a helicopter is doing the rounds on social media claiming that ‘National Geographic channel has paid 1 million dollars for this rare video’. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
National Geographic channel has paid 1 million dollars for this rare video of shark pulling down a helicopter.
Fact: The video is part of a 2017 movie ‘5-Headed Shark Attack’, it is not of a real incident. Also, there are no reports of National Geographic channel paying 1 million dollars for this filmed video. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we subjected the screenshots of the video to reverse image search technique, articles of several film review websites were obtained in the search results. Those articles were about a movie ‘5-Headed Shark Attack’ and they can be seen here and here. Further information about the movie  ‘5-Headed Shark Attack’ can be read on ‘IMDB’ (Internet Movie Database) website.
When we watched the trailer of the movie (5-Headed Shark Attack), the part seen in the posted video clip can be seen after 1:05 minutes in the trailer. So the video clip is part of a movie ‘5-Headed Shark Attack’.
When we checked for information if National Geographic channel has paid 1 million dollars for this filmed video, no reports confirming the same were found.
To sum it up, movie clip of a shark pulling down a helicopter is being shared as a rare video for which National Geographic channel has paid 1 million dollars.
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This video of snake screaming has nothing to do with Karimnagar - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 8, 2021
A video accompanying a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that a snake in Velichala village of Karimnagar district in Telangana was making strange sounds when it opens its mouth and that locals were demanding forest officials to catch the snake and find out how many more such snakes were there. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of snake making strange noises in Karimnagar.
Fact: This video has nothing to do with Karimnagar. The video was uploaded to YouTube a month earlier. News reports have been published that a miscreant wrongly shared the video on social media as an incident in Velichala, Karimnagar and the police have launched an investigation. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search on the screenshots of the video were done, we found the same video which was uploaded on 05 May 2021 on a YouTube channel named Mike Martin. He uploaded the video with the title ‘Hognose hits the high notes’.
Based on this video, we found some more Hognose snake videos  (here and here) that are uploaded on YouTube, and one can see that the snake did not make any noise in these videos. Eastern Hognose is mostly seen in North American countries like the USA and Canada. These are non-venomous snakes according to articles (here and here). When threatened, Hognose snakes hiss loudly and spread their necks like cobras do, resulting in the nicknames “puff adder” or “spreading adder”, according to this website.
In the wake of the video going viral as an incident from Karimnagar on social media, S.I. (Sub-Inspector) Vivek said the video is not related to Karimnagar, and that some miscreant has posted this video on social media and that he is being investigated, this is according to the TV9 article.
To sum it up, this video of snake screaming has nothing to do with Karimnagar.


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This video of students singing 'Raghupathi Raghav Raja Ram' is part of the month-long Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations in J&K - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 20, 2022
A post is being shared on social media where students of a government school in Kashmir can be seen singing ‘Raghupathi Raghava Raja Ram.’ The post description reads, “#Wellcome to #NewKashmir what is happing in Kashmir nowadays ya Allah save our future generation from the enemies of Islam #parentsmustlook#teachers are doing this for their benefit” Let’s fact-check this claim in this article.
Claim: In Kashmir, government school teachers are making students sing ‘Raghupathi Raghava Raja Ram’ for their own benefit.
Fact: The school education department of the government of Kashmir has released a month-long calendar of activities for celebrating the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (JKUT). The celebrations that started on 5 September 2022 will last till 2 October 2022. According to the official circular, every school is supposed to organise an ‘All faith prayer-Raghupathi Raghav Raja Ram..’ on 13 September 2022. Deep Raj, SPD, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan of the Directorate of School Education, Kashmir, confirmed to Factly that such a circular had been sent across JKUT for the celebration of Gandhi Jayanthi. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Upon searching the internet with relevant keywords, we found the same video uploaded on YouTube by an independent journalist from Jammu and Kashmir named Asif Iqbal Naik. The post title reads ‘Students of Govt High School Nagam Kulgam in Kashmir singing Hindu hymn Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram.’ The school board can be seen in the viral video on which Government High School – Nagam Kulgam is written. The details of the school can be found here.
We found a few news reports (here and here) on the internet about a notice that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir released for celebrating Gandhi Jayanthi in schools across Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (JKUT).
Reportedly, this is a month-long schedule which has to be followed by all schools. Starting from 6 September 2022, activities are prescribed to all the schools for each day until 2 October 2022. The activity for 13 October 2022 was to sing an ‘All faith prayer- Raghupathi Raghav Raja Ram….’ which the students of Govt High School Nagam Kulgam were singing in the viral video. The copy of the calendar of activities released by the government of Jammu and Kashmir can be read here.
Factly contacted the Directorate of School Education, Kashmir and spoke to  Deep Raj, SPD, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. He confirmed that a circular has been released before 5 September 2022, and every school in Jammu and Kashmir is participating in the activities of the  Gandhi Jayanthi celebration as per the calendar. He said that some people had given it a wrong spin while the truth is something else.
With this evidence, we can confirm that the video of students singing Raghupathi Raghav Raja Ram in the Government school of Nagam, Kulgam is part of the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations and that the teachers are not doing it for their own benefit. This step by the government was criticized from the former Chief Minister of J&K, Mehbooba Mufti. News reports on this can be read here, here and here.
To sum up, the viral video of students singing Raghupathi Raghav Raja Ram is part of the month-long Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations in the schools in Jammu and Kashmir.

created: September 20, 2022


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This video of the police making boys play Pungi (wind instrument) in the ears is from Madhya Pradesh - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 7, 2022
A post is being shared on social media accompanied by a video in which police officers make two boys play pungi into each other’s ears. According to the post, this was done to teach them a lesson. The post claims that this incident happened in Uttar Pradesh. Let’s fact-check this post through this article.
Claim: Uttar Pradesh police teach a lesson to two men by making them play pungi into each other’s ears.
Fact:  This incident occurred during the Dussehra celebrations in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. According to Dainik Bhaskar, the Jabalpur Police, while running a special campaign against the nuisance and ruckus created by miscreants during the Navratri festival, punished them so that the rioters took an oath that they would never do such an act again.’ Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Running a keyword search on the internet led us to several news reports on this incident. News reports by Dainik Bhaskar and News18 can be read here and here.
Reportedly, Jabalpur police taught a few mischievous youths who created a nuisance by blowing pungi loudly near people’s ears during the Navratri celebrations by making them play pungi in each other’s ears. This was captured on camera.
ETV Bharath and ABP Live also reported on this incident, which can be read here and here. Jabalpur is in Madhya Pradesh and not in Uttar Pradesh.
To sum up, this video of the police playing Pungi (wind instrument) in the ears of young men is from Madhya Pradesh.

created: October 7, 2022


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This video of Tirupati Balaji was not shot by National Geographic Channel - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 28, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the video of Tirupati Balaji was shot by National Geographic Channel, with the permission of the Central government. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Tirupati Balaji shot by National Geographic Channel, with the permission of Central government.
Fact: The video was uploaded by SVBC TTD’s official channel on YouTube on 02 June 2017. Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel-Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams, is a bhakti channel run by Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams. National Geographic channel did make an exclusive documentary named ‘Inside Tirumala Tirupati’, on the Tirumala Tirupati temple. It is said that the documentary film was shot for more than a year and the National Geographic channel crew were given access inside the temple. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found on YouTube. The YouTube video was uploaded by SVBC TTD’s official channel on 02 June 2017. Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel-Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams, is a bhakti channel run by Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams.
National Geographic channel did make an exclusive documentary named ‘Inside Tirumala Tirupati’, on the Tirumala Tirupati temple. Couple of videos giving a sneak peak of the full documentary can be seen on YouTube (here and here). It is said that the documentary film was shot for more than a year and the National Geographic channel crew were given access inside the temple.
To sum it up, this video of Tirupati Balaji was not shot by National Geographic Channel with the permission of the Central government.


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This video of traffic signal post being swept away in floodwaters is from China, not Hyderabad - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 15, 2020
A video of a traffic signal post being swept away in a flooded street is shared on the social media claiming it as the situation in Hyderabad because of the floods. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Traffic signal post being swept away in flooded streets of Hyderabad due to recent rains.
Fact: In 2018, due to the heavy rain, a temporary traffic signal post was swept down in the flooded streets of Yulin city in South China. It is an old video and not related to Hyderabad. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On observing carefully, we found that names on the signboards and stickers on a bike are not in any of the Indian languages. When we searched for the language on the signboards and stickers, we found that it is Mandarin, the official language of China and Taiwan.
On reverse image search of screenshots in the video, we found a similar video in the official YouTube channel of Chinese Government news channel ‘CGTN’. In the description of this video, they mentioned that a temporary traffic signal post was swept down in a flooded street of Yulin city in South China. Also, it is mentioned in the video that it was shot on ‘11 May 2018’. ‘CGTN’ news channel posted the same video in their official twitter account. It can be watched here. This same video was shared in ‘The Weather Channel’ website. In this website also, it is mentioned as an incident in Yulin city of South China.
The same video was debunked by Factly last year when it was shared as the situation in Mumbai.
To sum it up, the video of traffic signal post being swept away in the flooded streets is not from Hyderabad. It’s from Yulin city in South China.

created: October 15, 2020


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This video of US Vice President Kamala Harris's remarks in Hindi about PM Modi is edited - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 29, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of US Vice President Kamala Harris’s remarks in Hindi, during her recent meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Washington. The video shows Kamala Harris explaining her elopement story in Hindi. On 23 September 2021, PM Narendra Modi met the first Indian-American Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, marking the first in-person meeting of Modi and the highest-ranking Indian American in US history.  Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of US Vice President Kamala Harris explaining her elopement story with PM Narendra Modi.
Fact: The video shared in the post is an edited one. This video was created by replacing the audio in the original video of US Vice President Kamala Harris and Narendra Modi bilateral meeting with that of an eloped couple. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we searched to check whether US Vice President Kamala Harris had made these remarks during her recent bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi, it is found out that VP Kamala Harris had not made any such statements. During the bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi, Kamala Harris made her remarks in the English language. Kamala Harris during her speech did not utter a single word in Hindi.
When we hear the background audio carefully, a woman is heard explaining the reasons for her elopement. On searching for the original video of this audio clip using keywords, we found the original video on the ‘News Express’ YouTube channel. This video shows a girl explaining the reasons for her elopement with her boyfriend. Several social media users have shared this video as a meme. They can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, this video of US Vice President Kamala Harris explaining her elopement story with Narendra Modi in Hindi is edited, and created by replacing the audio.

created: September 29, 2021


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This video of vehicles jumping off a potholed road is not from India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 28, 2020
A video of vehicles passing on a road full of potholes is being shared on social media claiming it as the condition of roads in India. In the video, vehicles are seen jumping because of potholes on the road. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Video of vehicles jumping off the potholed road in India.
Fact: The road full of potholes shown in the video is not related to India. Several posts showing this footage claim it to be from China. It can also be seen that the driving direction of vehicles is opposite to the driving rules of India. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the posted video, several videos which shared similar footage were found on multiple YouTube channels. They can be watched here and here. In these videos, they mentioned this as the condition of a road in China.  In all these videos, ‘LiveLeak’ logo could be seen on the video screen. When we searched for further information using these keywords, we found a google search result of ‘LiveLeak’ website with the title ‘Potholes on Chinese roads after heavy rains’. But, we were not able to access the ‘LiveLink’ website from India.
It can also be seen that the billboards in the video are in a foreign language. Though we could not conclude which specific language is shown on the billboards, it is definitely not a language from India. Also, the driving direction of the vehicles is opposite to the driving rules in India.
To sum it up, this video of vehicles jumping off a potholed road is not from India.
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This video of a volunteer administering an empty vaccine syringe is from Mexico, not India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 29, 2021
In the wake of the COVID-19 vaccination, a post accompanying the video of a health care worker administering an empty syringe to a man is being shared on social media platforms with a claim attributing the incident to India. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a health care worker administering an empty syringe to a man in India.
Fact: The incident of a health care volunteer administering an empty syringe actually took place in Mexico. Multiple news agencies reported this incident. Also, the concerned authorities issued a press statement acknowledging the mistake and apologising for the same. The video has nothing to do with India. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search of the screenshots of the video led us to a Spanish news article which reported the same video. According to this article, the incident took place at National Polytechnic Institute in Zacatenco, Mexico City.
As per the article, when the video went viral, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) issued a statement apologising for the mistake and also directed the removal of the nurse from the vaccination cell. Further search with relevant keywords led us to the tweet by IMSS which shared the press statement.
▪TARJETA INFORMATIVA▪
Con relación a los hechos ocurridos en la jornada de vacunación de ayer en la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, la #SEDESA y @Tu_IMSS lamentan lo ocurrido e informan lo siguiente: pic.twitter.com/DJgxptB57e
Further, the Secretariat of Health of Mexico also shared the same press statement regarding the incident through Twitter. With all these, we can confirm that the video of a volunteer administering an empty vaccine syringe is from Mexico and not India.
⚠ TARJETA INFORMATIVA⚠
Con relación a los hechos ocurridos en la jornada de vacunación de ayer en la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, la #Sedesa y @Tu_IMSS lamentan lo ocurrido e informan lo siguiente: pic.twitter.com/PYnWtea2rL
Further, PIB through a tweet also stated that the video of a volunteer vaccinating with an empty syringe is not from India.
एक वीडियो के साथ शेयर किए जा रहे मैसेज में भारत के एक व्यक्ति को वैक्सीन लगाने की जगह खाली सिरिंज का उपयोग कर टीका लगाए जाने का दावा किया जा रहा है।#PIBFactCheck: यह दावा #फ़र्ज़ी है। यह वीडियो भारत की नहीं है और इसे गलत संदर्भ में साझा किया जा रहा है। pic.twitter.com/EmYi18HaLy
To sum it up, video of a volunteer administering an empty vaccine syringe in Mexico is being shared as that from India.


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This video of youngsters assaulting a temple priest is from Haryana, not from Gujarat - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 10, 2020
A video is being shared on social media claiming that a Gujarat temple priest is being assaulted by youngsters on allegations of misbehaviour with a girl. In the video, we could see the visuals of a person being assaulted with a cricket bat. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Youngsters assaulting a temple priest in Gujarat.
Fact:  The incident of assault took place at Dhabi Kalan village in Haryana, not in Gujarat. A temple priest was assaulted by youngsters of Dhabi Kalan village, on the allegations of indecent conversations with a girl in the village. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of screenshots in the video, similar visuals were found in an article published by ‘Punjab Kesari’ news website on ‘03 November 2020’. In the article, it is mentioned that a temple priest was assaulted by youngsters on allegations of indecent conversations with a girl in the village. This incident took place at Dhabi Kalan village of Fatehabad in Haryana. Reporting the same incident, few other news websites also published news stories. They can be read here and here.
Fatehabad police arrested the youngsters who were involved in this attack on temple priest. FIR lodged against the accused can be seen here.
फतेहाबाद पुलिस ने बीते दिनों ढाबी कलां गांव में पुजारी के साथ मार पिटाई कर वीडियो वायरल करने के मामले में चार युवकों को किया गिरफ्तार और वारदात में प्रयुक्त क्रिकेट बैट व मोबाईल बरामद किया। @cmohry @anilvijminister @nsvirk @police_haryana pic.twitter.com/VeWvzGgPJG
To sum it up, this video of youngsters assaulting a temple priest is from Haryana, not from Gujarat.

created: November 10, 2020


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This video shows a murder in Hyderabad, not Delhi - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 20, 2021
A post with a video showing three men hacking another to death on a busy road is being shared on social media with a claim that the incident took place in Karol Bagh, Delhi. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of three men hacking another to death on a busy road in Karol Bhag, Delhi.
Fact: This incident actually took place in Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. There are multiple news articles and videos that reported this incident. News articles reported Shamshabad DCP N Prakash Reddy saying the murder happened over a financial dispute. This incident has nothing to do with Delhi. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
YouTube search with relevant keywords yielded us few regional youtube channel videos which carried visuals similar to the video in the post. As per these reports, the incident took place in Rajendranagar, Hyderabad and the victim is an active leader of AIMIM party. These videos also show Shamshabad DCP N Prakash Reddy speaking to the media regarding the murder.
Further search led us to few news articles which reported the incident. According to The Hindu, Shamshabad DCP N Prakash Reddy said that the victim Mohammed Khaleel was murdered over a financial dispute. Times of India has also reported the incident. Some local youtube news channels have also reported the incident which can be seen here.
FIR copy of this incident mentioning the details of the incident can be seen here.
To sum it up, video from Hyderabad is being shared as three men hacking another to death on a busy road in Karol Bhag, Delhi.

created: January 20, 2021


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This video showing a baby reciting the Quran on Indian idol show is a parody - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 29, 2023
A video depicting a baby seated on a stage holding a microphone is shared claiming that the baby is reciting Quran verses on an Indian idol show. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: The video shows a baby reciting the Quran on an Indian idol show
Fact: A parody channel edited and uploaded the video by combining clips from different reality shows along with the baby’s voice reciting the Quran in the background. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On performing a reverse image search of the keyframes extracted from the video we found that the same video is uploaded by a YouTube channel Andri Sundaisme. Upon examination of the close-up version of the viral video on the channel with the same claim, it became clear that the baby wasn’t singing at all. Instead, she was observed holding the microphone and sitting while placing it inside her mouth. Moreover, the video description indicates it’s a parody, and we have observed that the channel consistently posts similar parody content. Additionally, a few videos include a disclaimer emphasizing that it’s for entertainment purposes. We also found that the baby in the viral video appeared in numerous videos with different outfits.
On further research of the keyframes, we found that the segment showing the reactions of actress Neetu Singh, and singers Himesh Reshammiya and Neha Kakkar is from an episode (here and here) of the Indian idol show where judges got emotional by watching a tribute video to Late Rishi Kapoor played on the show.
We found that the segment of Bollywood actor Salman Khan is from a show named Das ka Dum hosted by him in 2018 (here and here).
To sum up, this video shared as a baby reciting Quran on an Indian idol show is a parody.

created: November 29, 2023


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This video showing a long queue of dead bodies awaiting cremation is from Delhi, not Bhopal - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 28, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of COVID-19 victims’ dead bodies waiting outside a crematorium in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Amid the continuous rise in India’s COVID-19 death toll, this video is being shared on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of dead bodies awaiting cremation outside a crematorium in Bhopal.
Fact: The video shared in the post is related to Subhash Nagar Crematorium in New Delhi, not from Bhopal.  This video shows a long queue of COVID-19 victims’ dead bodies awaiting cremation at Subhash Nagar crematorium in South Delhi. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals were found in a video published by the ‘Swaraj Express’ news website. ‘Swaraj Express’ reported it as the visuals from Subhash Nagar Crematorium in Delhi. Reporting the same, a journalist shared this video on his Twitter Handle. ‘Jan Uday’ news channel also shared a similar video reporting it as the visuals from Subhash Nagar Crematorium in Delhi.
When we searched for other sources using these keywords, we found similar visuals in the articles published by a few news websites. They can be seen here and here. These articles reported that a long queue of COVID-19 victims’ dead bodies waited hours for cremation at Subhash Nagar Crematorium in Delhi.
On comparing the visuals of Subhash Nagar Crematorium and the video shared in the post, we could confirm that the video shared in the post is related to Subhash Nagar Crematorium in New Delhi.
In the wake of a continuous rise in COVID-19 related deaths, crematoriums in Bhopal are flooded with dead bodies. News articles and videos published about the present crisis in Bhopal Crematoriums can be seen here and here. But, the video shared in the post has nothing to do with crematoriums in Bhopal.
To sum it up, a video related to Subhash Nagar Crematorium in Delhi portrayed as the visuals from a crematorium in Bhopal.


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This video showing a Monkey casually sitting on a walking Lion is an edited one - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 3, 2022
A video is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows a Monkey casually sitting on a walking Lion. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows a monkey casually sitting on a walking lion.
Fact: The posted video is an edited one. In the original video, there is no monkey on the lion walking on the road. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Yandex Reverse Image Search, a similar video was found in the search results. The same visuals but without a monkey on the walking lion can be seen in the original version of the video.
The original video has been mirrored and a monkey has been added to the visuals of the walking lion.
To sum it up, the posted video showing a monkey casually sitting on a walking lion is an edited one.

created: November 3, 2022


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This video showing a wheelchair moving by itself is a scripted one - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 7, 2022
A video of people getting frightened and running away by seeing a wheelchair moving by itself is being widely shared on social media platforms claiming that it is God’s miracle. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of a wheelchair moving by itself.
Fact: This video is uploaded on a Pakistan based YouTube channel “syedsadam90” on 27 July 2022. This channel features several ghost prank videos which are apparently scripted. Several other funny videos and short films shot in the same hospital corridor are also available in his channel featuring the same group of people. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
First, we ran a reverse image search using the keyframes extracted from the viral video. This led us to the original video which was uploaded on a Pakistan based YouTube channel ‘syedsadam90’ on 27 July 2022. The title of this video is ‘Real Ghost caught by cctv camera’
We then checked the other videos available on this channel and found that the same people were featured in other videos as well. Even the location of most of these videos is same as the viral video. They can be seen here, here and here.
This channel also contains the dub smashes, short films and scripted videos featuring the same group of people. Some of them can be seen here and here. We also found the TikTok account of this channel where the same group of people can be seen doing funny TikTok videos in the same hospital where the CCTV camera caught “ghosts” several times.
Similar incidents of wheelchairs moving by themselves have gone viral previously. In most cases, the reason could be the wind or secretly pulling them through strings. And, in some cases, remote controlled wheelchairs are also used to prank people.
To sum it up, the video of a wheelchair moving by itself is part of a scripted video.

created: November 7, 2022


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This video showing an overcrowded outpatient department is not of Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 23, 2020
Video showing hundreds of patients in a hospital’s OPD (Outpatient Department) waiting for their turn without following social distancing norms is doing the rounds claiming that it is the present situation at Victoria hospital in Bengaluru. In the video, a man claiming himself to be a doctor (Rana Singh) can be heard begging for help. The same video is also being shared (archived) as the situation at Delhi RML hospital. Let’s check the authenticity of that claim made in the post.
Video showing the current situation at Victoria hospital in Bengaluru.
Fact: Bengaluru City Police Commissioner has clarified that the video is not from an OPD at Victoria hospital in Bengaluru. The Police have also informed that they even arrested a person who had spread that false information. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we subjected the screenshots of the video to reverse image search technique, a Facebook post claiming the video to be the situation in Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Bihar was found. With that information, when we searched with keywords, a video of ‘India TV’ with a few visuals of the video posted was found.
In the video, the person who recorded the video can be heard saying his name is Rana Singh and he is a doctor at the hospital. When we looked on the website of ‘Mahavir Cancer Sansthan’, we found that his name has been listed as a resident Oncologist in the chemotherapy department.
When we searched on Google with keywords ‘Victoria hospital in Bengaluru situation’, an article of ‘Deccan Herald’ was found in the search results. The article reported that Bengaluru Police have arrested a person Sameerullah for posting the video of crowded OPD and passing it off as that of Victoria Hospital. The article also reported that the Police have clarified that the video is from an OPD in Bihar hospital. Few other news articles that reported about the video can be seen here and here.
When we searched with the above information, a tweet made in this regard by Bengaluru City Police Commissioner was found. In the tweet, it is written that the City Crime Branch has arrested a person for circulating a fake video as that of Victoria hospital. The photos of the arrested man and a visual from the posted video can also be seen.
City Crime Branch swiftly identified and arrested this person who has been circulating false videos of panic in Victoria Hospital, Bangalore. Kudos to all doctors and medical professionals who are doing their best.FALSE NEWS BUSTED pic.twitter.com/2o9ZTFns4z
To sum it up, the video showing an overcrowded outpatient department is not of Victoria hospital in Bengaluru.
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This video showing Girls consuming alcohol at a public place is a scripted drama, not a real incident in Delhi - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 14, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of two girls consuming liquor at a public place in Delhi. This video show two girls consuming alcohol and having a serious argument with a person who questioned them for drinking in a public place. Sharing the video, this post criticises Delhi CM Aravind Kejriwal for encouraging alcohol consumption in Delhi. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Delhi girls consuming alcohol in a public place.
Fact: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. This video was created intentionally for informative purposes, and was created by a prankster named Sunny Thakur. Similar scripted entertainment and promotional videos were found published on Sunny Thakur’s social media pages. This video does not show a real incident in Delhi. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On observing the video shared in the post carefully, we could see a disclaimer notification at the 1:16 timestamp of the video. The text in the disclaimer reads, “This video is for entertainment & promotional only. It falls under the fair use law. We do not wish to make any commercial use. All the contents are intended to showcase the creativity of the artist involved and is strictly done for promotional purpose”.
Also, on the video, we could see a watermark text ‘Instagram-Mr_Thakur1612’, displayed at the bottom middle of the video. It is found out that the Instagram handle belongs to a prankster named Sunny Thakur. Similar promotional and prank videos were found published on this Instagram handle of Sunny Thakur. An extended version of the same video shared in the post was found published on Sunny Thakur’s Facebook page, on 26 November 2021. Sunny Thakur  published this video with the title, “नशे की हालत में मिली लड़की और देने लगी गालिया || Thakur Prank”. At the end of the video, Sunny Thakur explained the video as a scripted drama created only for educational purposes.
Also, Sunny Thakur had published the part-2 version of the same concept where we could see a different girl consuming alcohol in a public park. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is a scripted one, not a real incident.
To sum it up, this video showing two girls consuming alcohol at a public place is a scripted drama, not a real incident in Delhi.

created: December 14, 2021


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This video showing heavy traffic jam in a valley is from Pakistan, not Himachal Pradesh - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 28, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of tourists turning back from Himachal Pradesh after the landslide tragedy in Kinnaur. The video shows thousands of vehicles stuck in a heavy traffic jam. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of tourists in Himachal Pradesh struck in a traffic jam while returning.
Fact: This video shows a heavy traffic jam that took place recently in Pakistan. Celebrating the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, thousands of tourists visited the Kaghan valley in the Mansehra district of Pakistan. Thousands of vehicles were stuck in a heavy traffic jam on the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad road that leads to the Kaghan valley. This video has nothing to do with Himachal Pradesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals were found in a YouTube video published by the Pakistan-based ‘ARY’ news channel. This news channel reported it as the visuals of heavy traffic jams at Kaghan valley in Pakistan. Reporting the same, several Pakistan news websites published similar videos on their YouTube channels. They can be seen here and here.
Celebrating the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, thousands of tourists flocked to the Kaghan valley in Pakistan. Thousands of vehicles were stuck in a heavy traffic jam on the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad road, that leads to the Kaghan valley. Several news websites have published articles on this huge traffic jam that took place near Kaghan valley in Pakistan. They can be seen here and here.
When these traffic jam visuals from Pakistan were shared as the visuals of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh Police through a Facebook post clarified that the video is not related to Himachal Pradesh.
To sum it up, a video of a traffic jam in Pakistan is falsely portrayed as tourists being stuck in traffic in Himachal Pradesh.


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This video showing meeting of two water bodies with colour contrast, is not unique, and happens because of difference in sediment loads - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 15, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that Quran had talked about such a miracle where there would be one ocean with two different colours. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of one ocean with two different colours talked about in Quran.
Fact: Meeting of waters is in Brazil, where the muddy Amazon River meets the clear Tapajos River in Santarem. The difference in colour is because of the sediment load carried by the respective rivers. The Amazon River carries huge quantities of fine sediments from high Andes Mountains, whereas Tapajos River carries almost no sediment hence its water is clear. This meeting of water bodies and colour contrasts are not unique to only this region in Brazil, this can be seen in other parts of the world as well. Reportedly, in some Islamic verses in Surah Ar-Rahman, it is said that two seas meet side by side, both having a barrier. This is interpreted in a generic sense, not specific to the viral video. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a similar video is found on Instagram saying that the visuals are from a point where Amazon River meets the Tapajos River in Brazil. Many other social media posts (here) and YouTube videos (here and here) also say that the visuals are from Santarem, Brazil, where the Amazon River and Tapajos River meet.
When visuals of Santarem, Brazil, are seen online, the meeting of Amazon River and Tapajos River are like the ones in the viral video. It is a famous tourist attraction near Brazil, where numerous people come to see this unique meeting of waters. Some of the videos (here and here) on YouTube show the waters from nearby.
The Amazon River water is muddy, which is different from the dark blue of the Tapajos River. According to the Earth Observatory of NASA, the difference in colour is because of the sediment load carried by the respective rivers. The Amazon River carries huge quantities of fine sediments from high Andes Mountains, whereas Tapajos River carries almost no sediment hence its water is clear.
This meeting of water bodies and colour contrasts are not unique to only this region in Brazil, this can be seen in other parts of the world as well. Fraser River flowing into Strait of Georgia in Canada is one such example where they appear to not mix because of high sediment loads but later eventually mix with the ocean. The water bodies appear to not mix because of salinity, the sediment load in the waters.
Reportedly, in some Islamic verses in Surah Ar-Rahman, it is said that two seas meet side by side, both having a barrier. This is interpreted in a generic sense, not specific to the viral video.
To sum it up, this video showing the meeting of two water bodies with colour contrast, is not unique, and generally happens because of difference in sediment loads.


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This video, showing New Zealand batsman Finn Allen hitting six sixes in an over, is digitally manipulated - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 18, 2024
A social media post with an accompanying video suggests that New Zealand batsman Finn Allen set a record by hitting six sixes in an over (here, here & here). The video shows Allen allegedly achieving this feat against Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf. Further, the post asserts that Allen scored 101 runs in just 27 balls in this match. This article fact-checks the validity of the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing New Zealand batsman Finn Allen setting a record by hitting six sixes in an over against Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf.
Fact: The video has been fabricated by digitally altering visuals from the third T20 match between Pakistan and New Zealand, which took place on 17 January 2024. However, it’s important to note that Finn Allen did not hit six sixes in a single over during this match. Furthermore, Finn Allen did achieve a significant milestone in this game by scoring the fastest century, accomplishing it in 48 balls rather than 27 balls as shown in the video. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To begin with, if a new record had been set for scoring the fastest century, the media would have covered it, but we found no reports indicating that Finn Allen scored a century in just 27 balls. Moreover, by conducting an internet search using the visuals and commentary from the viral video, we discovered that these visuals are related to the third T20 match during the Pakistan tour of New Zealand held on 17 January 2024.
Amazon Prime aired the live series, and upon careful examination of the footage from the third T20 match, it became apparent that the shots played by Finn Allen and the accompanying commentary corresponded to the 12th over of New Zealand’s batting, where Haris Rauf was the bowler. However, according to the footage, Finn Allen had only hit three sixes in that over. Amazon subsequently shared highlights of the match on its official YouTube channel, and a few parts of the visuals and commentary in that video align with the viral video.
According to the match statistics, there was no over in the match in which all six balls were hit for sixes. Additionally, in this match, Finn Allen scored his century in 48 balls, not in 27 balls as shown in the viral video. He achieved the feat in the 13 over of the innings in Shaheen Afridi’s bowling. All of this evidence indicates that viral video is digitally manipulated.
Furthermore, Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest century in T20, achieving the milestone in 30 balls during the 2013 IPL. Meanwhile, the record for the fastest hundred in an ODI belongs to South African player AB de Villiers, who scored a century in 31 balls against West Indies in 2015.
To sum up, this video, showing New Zealand batsman Finn Allen hitting six sixes in an over, is digitally manipulated.


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This video showing officials removing English name boards in Bengaluru is being shared with a false communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 15, 2024
A post accompanying a video depicting a few individuals damaging name boards of shops is widely circulating across social media platforms. The claim accompanying the video suggests that the saffron colour cannot be used in homes, shops, and temples in Karnataka. In this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video depicting a group of people destroying shop name boards because the saffron colour cannot be used on name boards in Karnataka.
Fact: This viral video shows Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials removing English name boards in Bengaluru in February 2024. According to the reports, the BBMP has issued an order mandating that all commercial establishments within Bengaluru city limits have 60% Kannada on their name boards. The deadline for compliance was set for 28 February 2024. Viral video is being shared with a false communal narrative. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Upon careful observation of the viral video, one can note that the ‘Burger King’ shop did not display the saffron colour on its name board. To gather more information about this viral video, we conducted a Google reverse image search using the keyframes from the video. This search led us to a similar video uploaded on an Instagram account named “bengalurublr” on 24 February 2024. The caption of the video states, “The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) staff could be seen breaking down English name boards of shops in the city. The Palike has already closed many shops on MG Road and Brigade Road in Bengaluru that have not installed Kannada boards”.
Taking a cue from this, we conducted a relevant keyword search on the internet and discovered a video news report containing similar visuals to the viral clip. The report was published on YouTube by ‘India Today’ on 23 February 2023, under the title: “Bengaluru’s Language War: BBMP Cracks Down on English Signboards Ahead of Deadline.” According to the description in this news report, “The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the city’s civic body, is cracking down on businesses with English signboards ahead of the given deadline. Despite a 28 February 2024 deadline set by the BBMP, officers claim they will continue to target shops and establishments that do not display 60% of their signage in Kannada. The report includes reactions from shop owners and highlights an incident of vandalism by BBMP marshals and pro-Kannada activists.”
Following this, we came across a news report by ‘Deccan Herald’ on 26 February 2024. According to the report, the BBMP has issued an order mandating that all commercial establishments within Bengaluru city limits have 60% Kannada on their name boards. The deadline for compliance was set for 28 February 2024. Additionally, the BBMP has instructed its health officers to cover English name boards with a cloth if owners fail to adhere to the orders after receiving notices. Moreover, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has suspended one of its health officers who ordered his staff to damage English name boards, as this action deviated from the instructions provided by the BBMP top officials. Based on all this information, it is evident that the viral video depicting men removing names and signboards does not have a communal angle.
To sum it up, this video depicting officials removing English name boards in Bengaluru is being shared with a false communal narrative.


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This video showing snowfall in Mecca is not real - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 3, 2023
A video is being shared on social media in which the courtyard of the great mosque of Mecca can be seen covered in snow while snow falls from the sky. The post accompanying the video claims it snowed for the first time in Mecca. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visual capture of the occurrence of snowfall in the great mosque of Mecca.
Fact: The National Meteorological Center of Saudi Arabia has confirmed that the visuals shown in the post are fake. The official Twitter handle of the Emirate of Makkah Province tweeted that the snowfall video is incorrect and was made with additional effects. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To check the claim’s veracity, we performed a basic keyword search on the internet, which led us to news reports that reported the viral video as fake. These reports can be read here and here.
Haramain Sharifain, a news outlet that primarily covers the news of the two holy mosques, tweeted that the National Meteorological Center released a statement clarifying the video showing a snowfall in the great mosque of Mecca is fake. Saudi Gazette also reported this (here and here).
A video clip recently circulated on the social media purportedly showing snowfall in the Grand Mosque in #Makkah is fake, the the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said pic.twitter.com/CzfdH1j2fM
The Official spokesman for the National Center of Meteorology also posted the video on Twitter and clarified that it is fake.
الفيديو المتداول لتساقط الثلوج على #المسجد_الحرام غير صحيح ومعالج بمؤثرات إضافية.#نحيطكم_بأجوائكم pic.twitter.com/oBtycs4hQo
The official Twitter handle of the Emirate of Makkah Province through a tweet clarified that the snowfall video is incorrect and was made with additional effects.
#الأرصاد:
الفيديو المتداول لتساقط الثلوج على #المسجد_الحرام غير صحيح ومعالج
بمؤثرات إضافية. pic.twitter.com/chspxWYRhe
To sum up, this video showing snowfall in the great mosque of Mecca is not real.

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This video showing Tejashwi Yadav playing PM Modi’s speech discussing RJD's scams is digitally altered - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 20, 2024
A video (here, here, & here) showing former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav holding a portable Bluetooth speaker in front of a microphone at an election rally, with Prime Minister Modi’s voice audible in the background, is circulating widely across social media platforms. In the video, PM Modi can be heard speaking in Hindi about RJD’s alleged involvement in the fodder scam and other corruption scandals. In this article, we verify the authenticity of the viral video.
Claim: Video of Tejashwi Yadav playing PM Modi’s speech discussing RJD’s involvement in various scams at an election rally.
Fact: This viral video is a digitally altered one. The audio in the original video has been replaced with another audio track. The viral video depicts Tejashwi Yadav playing compilations of Narendra Modi’s old speeches from a portable Bluetooth speaker during an election rally in Bihar’s Madhubani district on 30 April 2024. In the original video, Yadav played a compilation of promises made by Narendra Modi, which he alleged have not been fulfilled. The audio in the viral video has been taken from a speech delivered by PM Modi on 27 June 2023, where he addressed a conference of BJP booth level workers held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To verify the authenticity of the viral video, we conducted a Google reverse image search using keyframes from the video. This search led us to a news report published by ‘Hindustan Times’ on 01 May 2024, titled: “Tejashwi Yadav plays Narendra Modi’s old speeches in Bluetooth speaker | Watch,” featuring one of the keyframes from the viral video. According to this report, Tejashwi Yadav played recordings of Narendra Modi’s old speeches from a portable Bluetooth speaker during an election rally in Bihar’s Madhubani district.
The report also included a post from Tejashwi Yadav’s official X(Twitter) account, stating that the RJD leader played the recording to highlight the significant disparity between PM Modi’s words and actions. We then located the same video(archive link) on Tejashwi Yadav’s X(Twitter) account. The caption of the post reads: “Yesterday in the election meeting, a friend brought a portable Bluetooth speaker to me. What’s in it? You should also listen to it and make others listen to it. The public is now listening to and questioning the Prime Minister’s promises made in 10 years on speakers. So many lies have been told that it’s now beyond comprehension. These people can say and do anything to divert public attention. One should not lie so much while holding such a high position in public life. Say only what you can do.”( translated from Hindi to English)
कल चुनावी सभा में एक साथी ने 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 लाकर दिया। इसमें क्या है? यह आप भी सुनिए और औरों को सुनाइये।
प्रधानमंत्री जी द्वारा 𝟏𝟎 वर्षों में किए गए वादे अब जनता 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 पर सुन और सुना रही है। इतना झूठ बोला गया है कि अब समेटें नहीं… pic.twitter.com/k7fa6kSVAh
In this video, recordings played by Tejashwi Yadav contain PM Modi’s voice saying, “Tell me, what will the poor eat if inflation continues to rise like this? but, the Prime Minister is unwilling to address the issue of inflation due to his ego”. Originally, Modi is heard launching attacks on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA-led government regarding inflation, the increase in gas cylinder prices, and his pledges of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package by the central government. The compilation also includes Modi’s previous comments regarding farmers, commitments to bring back black money to the country, and his appeal in 2016 to citizens to hold him accountable after 50 days if they find any faults in his decision on demonetization. In this video, we can observe that the recordings played by Tejashwi Yadav did not include Modi’s allegations of corruption against the RJD, as heard in the viral video. It is clear from this that the viral video has been overlaid with a separate audio of PM Modi speaking about RJD’s involvement in various scams.
Tejashwi Yadav’s official Facebook page live-streamed the Madhubani Public meeting on 30 April 2024. These viral visuals of Yadav playing a compilation of Modi’s old speeches can be seen from the timestamp 08:09.
Furthermore, we conducted a keyword search to locate the overlaid audio of PM Modi in the viral video. We discovered that this viral audio was extracted from a speech delivered by Modi in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on 27 June 2023. The segment can be heard from the timestamp 1:52:48 to 1:53:25 in the video. PM Modi gave this speech at a conference of booth-level workers held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
To sum up, this video showing Tejashwi Yadav playing PM Modi’s speech discussing RJD’s scams is digitally altered.


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This video shows a Church renovated into a temple in the USA, not Europe - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 11, 2023
A video (here and here) of a cross on a Church’s steeple getting replaced by a Hindu religious symbol is being shared on social media, claiming that this video shows the visuals of a church in Europe getting renovated into a temple. In this video, one can see devotees worshipping inside this temple, offering prayers to the deity. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals show a European church transformed into a Hindu temple.
Fact: Although this video shows a Church renovated into a temple, this had not happened in Europe. The visuals show the Paranitya Narasimha Ashram and temple in West Elmira, New York. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
A keyword search on the internet led us to a news report  that revealed that the church/temple that is seen in the viral video is located in a town called Elmira in New York.
Reportedly, this is the largest temple of (Paranitya) Narasimha in America. An organisation named Bhakti Marga (here) has purchased a closed catholic church in Elmira and renovated it into an ashram and temple.
The inauguration of this temple was held from 31 August 2023 to 3 September 2023 (here, here, and here), and the viral video shows the highlights of this event, which was posted on Instagram by Bhakti Marga.
A post shared by Paramahamsa Vishwananda (@paramahamsa_vishwananda)
To sum up, the viral post misquotes this video as visuals from Europe while it shows the inauguration of Lord Narasimha temple (converted from a church) in America.

created: September 11, 2023


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This video shows a crowd gathering in front of a discount store in Saudi Arabia in 2019 - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 25, 2020
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the inauguration ceremony of a cinema hall that’s playing an Israeli film for the first time in Saudi Arabia. In the post, it is also claimed that Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud inaugurated this cinema screening which is part of the 50 thousand such cinema screenings in collaboration with Israel. In the context of normalization of diplomatic ties between Arab Nations and Israel, this video went viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Inauguration ceremony of a cinema hall playing an Israeli film in Saudi Arabia.
Fact: This video shows a crowd gathering in front of a discount store in Hafar Al-Batin city of Saudi Arabia. This incident took place in the year 2019. It has nothing to do with the cinema hall or Saudi Arabia’s ties with Israel. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of screenshots in the video, photos with similar visuals were found in a video published in an article by Al-Marsad News website during the year 2019. In the article, it is mentioned that these photos show a large number of men and women who gathered in front of a discount store in Hafar Al-Batin, a city in Saudi Arabia. It is mentioned in the article that the reason for crowding is the offer of discounts in the shop, which prompted many to compete to enter and benefit from the offer.
Video with similar visuals was also found in a tweet posted by a user on ‘20 April 2019’. It can be watched here. In the tweet, he mentioned it as a sale in Hafar Al-Batin.
To sum it up, an old video of a crowd gathering in front of a discount store is falsely shared as an inauguration ceremony of a cinema hall  playing Israeli film in Saudi Arabia.

created: September 25, 2020


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ఈ వీడియోలో కనిపిస్తున్న వ్యక్తి ఇలా నిలబడి మరణించలేదు, అతిగా మద్యం సేవించడం వల్ల అపస్మారక స్థితిలోకి వెళ్ళి, చికిత్స చేసాక కోలుకున్నాడు - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 30, 2023
ప్రపంచంలోనే అత్యంత వింతైన మరణం అని చెప్తూ, నిశ్చలంగా ఒకే చోట నిలబడిపోయిన ఒక మనిషిని చూపిస్తున్న వీడియో ఒకటి సోషల్ మీడియాలో షేర్ చేస్తున్నారు. ఇందులో ఎంత నిజం ఉందో ఈ ఆర్టికల్ ద్వారా చూద్దాం.
క్లెయిమ్: ఈ వీడియోలోని వ్యక్తి నిలబడి ఉండగా మరణించాడు, ఇది ప్రపంచంలోనే అత్యంత వింతైన మరణం.
ఫాక్ట్(నిజం): ఈ సంఘటన 2015లో కజకిస్థాన్‌లో చోటుచేసుకుంది. అల్మాటీ అనే ప్రదేశంలో ఉన్న ఒక షాపింగ్ మాల్  లోపల ఒక మనిషి శిలలాగా నుంచుండిపోయాడు. అతిగా మద్యం సేవించడం వల్ల తను ఒక అపస్మారక స్థితిలోకి వెళ్ళటం వల్ల  ఇలా అయ్యాడు. తర్వాత తాను ఆసుపత్రిలో చికిత్స పొందాక కోలుకున్నాడు. కావున పోస్టులో చేస్తున్న క్లెయిమ్ తప్పుదోవ పట్టించేలాగా ఉంది.
వీడియో గుంరించి మరిన్ని వివరాలు తెలుసుకోవటానికి, అందులోని కొన్ని కీ ఫ్రేమ్స్ ఉపయోగించి ఇంటర్నెట్లో రివర్స్ ఇమేజ్ సెర్చ్ చేసాము. ఈ సెర్చ్ ద్వారా, ఈ వీడియోకి సంబంధించి 2015లో పబ్లిష్ అయ్యిన కొన్ని వార్త కథనాలు (ఇక్కడ, ఇక్కడ మరియు ఇక్కడ) లభించాయి.
Tengrinews అనే కజకిస్థాన్ వెబ్సైట్ ప్రకారం ఆ దేశంలోని Taldykorgan అనే నగరంలోని ఒక shopping mallలో ఈ సంఘటన చోటుచేసుకుంది. ఈ వీడియోలో వ్యక్తి అతిగా మద్యం తాగటం మూలాన ఇలా ఒక అపస్మారక స్థితి (కోమా వంటి స్థితి)లోకి వెళ్ళాడు అని వార్తా కథనాలు వివరించాయి.
వార్తా నివేదికల ప్రకారం తాను ఇలా కొన్ని గంటలు నుంచున్నాడు. తనని ఆసుపత్రికి తీసుకెళ్లి చికిత్స ఇచ్చిన తర్వాత కోలుకున్నాడు, అంతే కానీ వైరల్ పోస్టులో చెప్తున్నట్లు తను మరణించలేదు. తను కోలుకున్నాడు అనే విషయాన్ని కజకిస్థాన్ (అల్మాటీ ఓబ్లాస్ట్) యొక్క డిపార్ట్మెంట్ అఫ్ హెల్త్ వాళ్ళు కూడా ధ్రువీకరించారు.
చివరిగా, ఈ వీడియోలో కనిపిస్తున్న వ్యక్తి మరణించలేదు, అతిగా మద్యం సేవించడం వళ్ళ అపస్మారక స్థితిలోకి వెళ్ళి, చికిత్స చేసాక కోలుకున్నాడు.


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This video shows a Muslim mob vandalising a Hindu temple in Pakistan, not Afghanistan - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 30, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of Afghan extremists vandalising a Hindu temple in Afghanistan. The video shows a Muslim mob destroying statues of Hindu deities and infrastructure inside a temple. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Afghan extremists destroying a Hindu temple in Afghanistan.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows a recent incident that took place in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. This video shows a group of Muslims vandalising a Hindu temple in Bhong, a town in the eastern Punjab province of Pakistan. This video has nothing to do with Afghanistan. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals were found in a video published by the ‘CNN-News 18’ YouTube channel on 05 August 2021. This news channel reported it as the visuals of a Muslim mob vandalising a Hindu temple in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Reporting the same, a few other news websites published similar videos on their YouTube channels. They can be seen here and here.
Reporting the complete details of this incident, the ‘Al Jazeera’ news website published an article on 10 August 2021. According to the article, a group of Muslims destroyed a Hindu temple in Bhong, a town in the eastern Punjab province of Pakistan. This incident took place on 04 August 2021. The Muslim mob was allegedly angry at a court judgement for granting bail to an 8-year-old Hindu boy who was accused in a blasphemy case.  The Punjab district police authorities have arrested 90 suspects involved in this attack. The Pakistan Government reportedly completed the restoration work of the temple and handed it over to the Hindu community within a week. Reporting the same, ‘The Hindu’ news website published an article on 10 August 2021.
To sum it up, a video of a Muslim mob vandalising a Hindu temple in Pakistan is falsely shared as visuals from Afghanistan.


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This video shows a police officer raising ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogans in front of a mosque in Hathua, not Patna - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 5, 2023
A video clip is being widely shared on social media platforms. The clip shows a police officer making use of a microphone to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’ right in front of a mosque. This video is accompanied by the claim that the incident occurred in Patna as a reaction to an alleged stone-pelting event during a Ganesh Chaturthi procession. This article aims to dissect this claim and bring forth the actual facts of the matter.
Claim: Video of a policeman raising religious slogans in Patna following an incident during a Ganesh Chaturthi procession.
Fact: The incident took place in Hathua, located in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, not in Patna. According to the Bihar police SDPO Anurag Kumar, the policeman seen in the video, raised the ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogans during a clash at a ‘Mahavir Julus’ procession to control a clash that erupted between two communities. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
To unravel the truth behind this viral video, we took to the internet. First, we carried out a keyword search, which led us to news reports (here, here, and here) featuring screenshots from the same video. These reports clarified that the incident took place in Hathua, a locality in the Gopalganj district of Bihar, not in Patna.
According to these reports, the incident happened on 1 October 2023, during a ‘Mahavir Julus’ religious procession in Hathua village. A conflict arose between two communities near a mosque in the Chiktoli area, leading to a stone-pelting event. The officer seen in the video is Anurag Kumar, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Hathua. The Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj, Swarn Prabhat, clarified (here and here) the intention behind Anurag Kumar raising these slogans. He explained that the SDPO used this method to steer the crowd away from the mosque and regain control over the situation.
Furthermore, we found a press release from Gopalganj police posted on Twitter. In this release, they mentioned the circumstances & reasons behind the police officer chanting ‘Jai Shree Ram’. As per the police, he resorted to raising these slogans to control the volatile situation. The press note also stated that it is inappropriate to raise religious slogans while in police uniform and assured that the entire incident will be thoroughly investigated.
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In another press release, the Gopalganj police said that they have registered cases against 52 persons, out of which 18 were sent to jail as of 3 October 2023. They said that the situation was peaceful. You can find the FIR copies related to this incident here.
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Additionally, we searched the internet with relevant keywords to find details about the alleged stone pelting incident in Patna during the Ganesh Chathurthi procession. This search did not lead to any credible information that supports this claim.
To sum up, the policeman seen shouting religious slogans in the viral video is not from Patna, as claimed, but from Hathua, Gopalganj district in Bihar.

created: October 5, 2023


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This video shows a reservoir in China, not Koyna Dam in Maharashtra - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 2, 2021
A video accompanying a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the video is of Koyna Dam. Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of water being released from Koyna Dam.
Fact: The video is of Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River in central China’s Henan Province and not Koyna Dam. Due to heavy rains recently, Maharashtra opened the gates of Koyna Dam on 23 July 2021 and about 10,000 cusecs of water were discharged. Video of Koyna Dam discharging the flood water does not match with the video in the post. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a lengthier YouTube video with the same visuals was found. This YouTube video was uploaded on 18 November 2018 with the title as, “Amazing Water flow of Yellow River discharged from dam in China’. The first 14-seconds from this 5-minute 25-second video is the same as the video in the post. According to the description of the YouTube video, the water being discharged is from Xiaolangdi Dam in China.
Taking cue that this video could be from China, we searched Google with relevant keywords. A Facebook video with similar visuals, posted by People’s Daily on 28 June 2020 was found. People’s Daily is a China state-controlled media and one of the largest newspapers in China. The video is from Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River in central China’s Henan Province.
On comparing the screenshot with the People’s Daily Video, one can see that there are similarities in the background of their screenshots.
There are news articles with similar images of water and sand being discharged from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir in China. Articles can be seen here, here, and here. Similar videos can be seen here and here. Due to heavy rains recently in China, the floodwaters had been discharged recently in the Henan province.
Due to heavy rains recently, Maharashtra opened the gates of Koyna Dam on 23 July 2021. About 10,000 cusecs of water were discharged because of heavy rains received in the Koyna dam catchment area. However, the video seen here is different from the video in the post.
To sum it up, a video from Xiaolangdi reservoir in China is shared as that from Koyna Dam in Maharashtra.

created: August 2, 2021


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This video shows an MLA from Odisha who fell while playing cricket, not the Rajasthan CM - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 4, 2024
A video of a man who falls on his face while attempting to play a cricket shot is being shared on social media, claiming the man is the CM of Rajasthan, Bhajan Lal Sharma. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: The viral video shows the CM of Rajasthan, Bhajan Lal Sharma, falling while playing cricket.
Fact: The person who falls while playing cricket in this video is Odisha’s BJD MLA Bhupinder Singh. This incident took place on 25 December 2023 when he was inaugurating a cricket competition in Odisha’s Kalahandi district. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To learn more about the viral clip, we performed a keyword search online, leading us to multiple media reports (here, here, and here) on this incident from Odisha.
Reportedly, this incident took place in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on 25 December 2023. While inaugurating a cricket tournament, BJD MLA Bhupinder Singh fell face-first while trying to bat. He was admitted to a hospital and given treatment.
To sum up, the man in this viral video who falls while attempting to play a cricket shot is not the CM of Rajasthan but an MLA from Odisha.

created: January 4, 2024


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This video shows crowded Arba'een pilgrims at the Shalamcheh border in Iran, not at an International Airport in Iraq - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 12, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is visuals of hundreds of pilgrims who gathered at the Iraq International Airport for commemorating Arba’een in Karbala. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing the pilgrims who gathered at the Iraq International Airport to commemorate Arba’een in Karbala.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows recent visuals of hundreds of Iranian pilgrims waiting to cross the Shalamcheh border to commemorate Arba’een in Karbala, Iraq. Ahead of Arba’een Day, many Iranian pilgrims arrived in Shalamcheh city, located on the border of Iran, to enter Iraq. The visuals are related to the Arba’een pilgrimage but do not show the visuals from any International Airport in Iraq. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found to be posted by a few media channels and Facebook users. They can be seen here, here and here. These media channels described it as the visuals of pilgrims waiting to cross the Shalamcheh border port in Iran to commemorate Arba’een in Karbala, Iraq.
When we searched for other sources using relevant keywords on the internet, a photo showing similar visual was found in an article published by the ‘Irib News’ agency on 09 September 2022. This article confirmed it as the visuals from the Shalamcheh border port in Iran. Ahead of Arba’een Day, many Iranian pilgrims arrived in Shalamcheh city, located on the border of Iran, to enter Iraq.
In the wake of millions of pilgrims entering Iraq through the land borders from Iran, both Iraqi and Iranian governments closed their borders citing security concerns. According to the reports, the Shalamcheh border is still closed from the Iraqi side and thousands of pilgrims were still waiting to cross the border to attend Arba’een in Karbala.
Every year, millions of Iranians and pilgrims from all over the world travel to Karbala for performing the ritual of Arba’een, which marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, Imam Hussein. A few other visuals of pilgrims departing to Iraq for the Arba’een pilgrimage can be seen here. This year, Arba’een will begin on the evening of 16 September 2022 and ends on the evening of 17 September 2022. Past pictures and videos showing similar visuals of crowded pilgrims at the Shalamcheh border, ahead of Arba’een, can be seen here, here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is related to the Arba’een pilgrimage but does not show the visuals of crowded pilgrims at an International Airport in Iraq.
To sum it, this video shows the crowded Arba’een pilgrims at the Shalamcheh border in Iran, not at an International Airport in Iraq.

created: September 12, 2022