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A stunt scene from a 2018 Bengali film is shared as a leaked action scene from Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film Jawan - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 6, 2023
A stunt video is being shared on social media claiming it to be a leaked scene of Shah Rukh Khan from his upcoming film Jawan. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post through this article.
Claim: Video of a leaked action scene from the Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Jawan.
Fact: The scene is from a 2018 Bengali film named ‘Bagh Bandi Khela.’ The man in the video is stunt master Mansoor Ali Khan. The video has no relation to the Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Jawan. Hence, the claim made is False.
A reverse image search of the keyframes of the video led us to post on X with similar claims made. In the comments section of one of the posts, it was mentioned that this stunt scene was performed by stunt master Mansoor Khan, performing in an action sequence of a Bengali film, Bhag Bhandi Khela.
Taking clues from the comment, we further investigated Mansoor Khan’s Instagram account where we found the same video with a description ‘I performed this stunt in 2018, on cat tower in Bangkok. for BAGH BANDHI KHELA.’
On searching for the movie ‘Bagh Bandi Khela’ on the internet, we found the trailer of the movie on YouTube. The trailer released in November 2018 shows similar stunt visuals as shared in the post. The cast details of the movie can be found on IMDB.
To sum up, a stunt scene from a 2018 Bengali film is shared as a leaked action scene from Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Jawan.

created: September 6, 2023


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A Sufi ritual video falsely shared as ‘Muslims being trained to sneeze to spread COVID-19’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 2, 2020
A video is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows Muslims being trained to sneeze purposefully to spread Coronavirus across the country. Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post.
Video of Muslims being trained to sneeze purposefully to spread Coronavirus.
Fact: It is an old video. While the first Corona positive case in India was reported on 30 January 2020 in Kerala, the video was found being shared, in the context of Pakistan, on the internet at least since 29 January 2020. Also, the people in the video were not being trained to spread Coronavirus. They are doing a type of ‘Zikr’, a Sufi ritual, which involves body movement and heavy breathing. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through the Yandex Reverse Image Search, many similar videos, posted in January, were found in the search results. While the first Corona positive case in India was reported on 30 January 2020 in Kerala, the video was found being shared, in the context of Pakistan, on the internet at least since 29 January 2020. Many people on social media have shared the same video as related to Pakistan, which can be seen here and here.  Also, a TikTok star from Pakistan has posted the same video on his Facebook account on 30 January 2020. So, a two-month-old video that went viral in Pakistan is being shared now in India in the context of the Tablighi Jamaat incident. A Facebook user has posted the same video with the title – ‘Sufi people doing strange rituals.
When searched if there is any such Sufi ritual, it was found that there are various orders among Sufis and each of them follows various rituals. One of those rituals, ‘Zikr’, is similar to the one shown in the video. Videos related to ‘Zikr’ can be watched here, here, here and here. But, even ‘Zikr’ is followed using different methods by different Sufi orders. In a ‘Zikr’ method called ‘Pan Anfas’, a combination of concentration, body movement, and heavy breathing is followed. More information regarding it can be read here.
To sum it up, a Sufi ritual video falsely shared as ‘Muslims being trained to sneeze to spread COVID-19’.
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A Supersonic freefall video shared as an astronaut jumping from his Spacecraft - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 25, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the live visuals of an Australian astronaut jumping from space. This post claims that he jumped from a height of about 40 lakh feet and reached the Earth in 4 minutes covering 1,236 kilometres distance. Let’s verify the claims made in the post.
Claim: Video of an Australian astronaut jumping onto earth from his spacecraft covering 1,236 km in 4 minutes from a height of about 40 lakh feet.
Fact: The person jumping from space is an Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, not an Australian astronaut. Felix Baumgartner made a record-breaking supersonic free fall from space on 14 October 2012, as part of the Red Bull Stratos mission. He Jumped from 1,28,097 feet or about 24 miles above the Earth and reached the Earth in less than 10 minutes. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots shared in the video, we found similar visuals in a video published on the official YouTube channel of ‘Sky News’. ‘Sky News’ channel published this video on 15 October 2012 with the title “Felix Baumgartner skydives from the space”. In the description of the video, it is mentioned that the skydiver Felix Baumgartner made history by leaping from 1,28,097 feet above the Earth. It is mentioned that Felix Baumgartner after jumping out of a giant helium balloon, had a free-fall for four minutes and 19 seconds before opening his parachute.
When we searched for more information using these keywords, we found the same video in an article published by the BBC News on 14 October 2012. In the article, it is mentioned that the Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner made a record-breaking leap on 14 October 2012 as part of the Red Bull Stratos Mission. It is reported that Baumgartner jumped from 1,28,097 feet (39,000 meters) or about 24 miles from the Earth by creating the new World’s highest skydive record. It is reported that Baumgartner has become the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching the maximum velocity of 833.9 mph or 1,342 kmph. Reporting the same, ‘Space.com’ website published an article on Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking Supersonic jump.
The same visuals found in the videos published on the Red Bull Stratos website. Red Bull Stratos is a high altitude skydiving project involving Austrian Skydiver Felix Baumgartner. Red Bull Stratos posted the same video on their official YouTube channel. Felix Baumgartner’s Supersonic jump was also mentioned on the ‘Guinness World Records’ website. From all these pieces of evidence, it is concluded that the person jumping from space is Austrian Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, not the astronaut from Australia.
To sum it up, a Supersonic free fall video of Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner is shared as the visuals of Australian astronaut jumping from the space.

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A tampered video of Priyanka Gandhi's speech is shared as disrespecting the Congress leaders. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 29, 2023
A video of Congress General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi’s speech is going viral on social media. The post sharing the video claims that ‘Priyanka Gandhi spoke the truth about Bhupesh Bagel and congress leaders during her speech, which made her apologize later in the congress office.’ Let’s verify the claims made in the post.
Claim: Priyanka Gandhi spoke the truth about Bhupesh Bagel and other Congress leaders during her speech, which made her apologize later in the Congress office.
Fact: The video is clipped at different time stamps and altered. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
A keyword search regarding recent speeches of Priyanka Gandhi led us to a video of her speech at the Mahila Samridhi Sammelan held at Bhilai, Chhattisgarh published on the Indian National Congress YouTube channel on 21 September 2023. The same video was published on Priyanka Gandhi’s YouTube channel.
We observed that the video was clipped at different time stamps and made viral. A twenty-seven-minute video is clipped from 16:25 to 16:56 and from 17:11 to 17:22 and altered. In the speech, she said that ‘there is one type of leader who runs for power. They are ambitious and they yearn for power to increase their respect, they want to collect money and build big palaces. But there is another type of leader too, those who seek power to do good for the people. And I can proudly say that today the leadership of the Congress party in Chhattisgarh is of this second kind.’ Priyanka Gandhi’s speech at the event was published in some of the news reports (here and here).
To sum up, a tampered video of Priyanka Gandhi’s speech is shared as disrespecting the Congress leaders.

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A ten-year-old speech of Subramanian Swamy is shared as his remarks on EVMs after recent Gujarat Elections 2022 - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 13, 2022
A video which claims that BJP leader Subramanian Swamy questioned the authenticity of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) after the recent Gujarat election results 2022 is being shared on social media.The viral video describes this as Swamy exposing the alleged EVM fraud in the recent Gujarat elections.  The post’s description in Hindi translates to ‘ Modi is trapped badly in Gujarat EVM fraud, BJPians themselves exposed the whole secret of vote theft.’ Let’s verify this claim through this article.
Claim: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy exposes the Gujarat election EVM fraud 2022; He doubts the authenticity of EVMs.
Fact: The clip of Subramanian Swamy’s speech featured in the viral post is from an old video. This speech has been available on YouTube since April 2012. In the address, he doubts the EVMs’ authenticity. , Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Using relevant keywords, we searched on the internet for the speech of Subramanian Swami on EVMs. This led us to a video from 2012 titled ‘Dr Subramanian Swamy exposes fault in Electronic Voting Machine.’ It is available on YouTube channel, Dr Subramanian Swamy, which has around 116,000 subscribers. The full video can be watched here.
In the speech, he says that India uses Japanese EVMs but ironically Japan conducts its elections via ballot paper. He then goes on to speak about the suggestion he gave to the High Court, which is to provide the voter with a receipt in which the name of the person the voter has cast their vote should be printed. This video is being wrongly shared as him exposing the alleged EVM fraud of the BJP during the recent Gujarat elections 2022. Subramanian Swamy has raised doubts & questions regarding the authenticity of EVMs even in the past (here, here and here).
To sum up, a ten-year-old speech of Subramanian Swamy is shared as his remarks on EVMs after the recent Gujarat Elections 2022.

created: December 13, 2022


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A time-lapse video of 2018 earthquake is shared as satellite visuals of the recent earthquake in Indonesia - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 25, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is a satellite video showing the scary visuals of the recent earthquake in Indonesia. In the wake of the recent earthquake on the main Indonesian Island of Java, this post claims it as the visuals of the entire land mass getting shifted during the earthquake. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Satellite video showing the visuals of the recent earthquake in Indonesia.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows a time-lapse video of the deadly earthquake and tsunami that occurred on 28 September 2018 in Indonesia. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, who works for Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), tweeted this time-lapse video on 06 October 2018, describing it as the visuals of soil liquefaction during the earthquake in Palu city of Indonesia. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that the video was created using the images recorded by the WorldView satellite during the earthquake on 28 September 2018. The video does not show the visuals of the recent earthquake in Indonesia. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals were found in an article published by the ‘CNN’ news website on 01 October 2018. CNN reported it as the satellite images showing before and after pictures of the villages wiped away during the deadly earthquake and tsunami on 28 September 2018 in Indonesia. Reporting the same, several news websites published articles sharing the same satellite images in October 2018. They can be seen here and here.
When we searched for further sources of this video using keywords on the internet, we found that many social media users have shared this video in 2018 mentioning it as a time-lapse video created using satellite images showing the soil liquefaction during the earthquake in Indonesia. A few news websites published articles reporting that the time-lapse video was first shared by Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the Head of the Information Data Center and Public relations of Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB). Sutopo Purwo Nugroho’s Instagram post embedded in these articles is now not available on his Instagram.
When we searched for further sources, we found the same video on the Twitter handle of Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho described it as a video showing the soil liquefaction process in Petobo Housing Complex, Palu, during the earthquake on 28 September 2018. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that the video was created using the images recorded by the worldview satellite. Several Indonesian news websites have also published this time-lapse video in October 2018. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post shows a time-lapse video of the earthquake that occurred in Indonesia in 2018.
To sum it up, a time-lapse video showing the 2018 earthquake in Indonesia is shared as a satellite video of the recent Indonesia earthquake.

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A training video of a Brazilian athlete is falsely attributed to the Indian Army - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 26, 2022
A post is being shared on social media which contains a training clip of a woman. The post claims it to be the training video of the Indian Army. Let’s fact-check the claim in this article.
Claim: Video showing the training of an Indian Armed personnel.
Fact: The person training in this video is a Brazillian athlete named Savina Gabriella. She has posted this video on her Instagram. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
We performed a reverse image search on Yandex with screenshots from the video and found an Instagram post which contains the same video. A user named Kiran Dembla posted this video, and the post’s description reads ‘Wow wow wow 🔥 @savinagabriella’.
We looked at the tagged account to find the exact video from the viral post. The Instagram account belongs to a Brazillian athlete named Savina Gabriella. She has posted her training video with a caption in Portuguese that translates to ‘Just for you to feel the vibe and energy of this place 🍃🌴 I feel at home.’
For further confirmation, we searched on the internet about her and found a few videos on YouTube. One of those videos is uploaded to a verified YouTube channel named Amazing Talents – We Love Sports. In the video titled ‘She’s on fire on the bar’, the description states ‘Savina Gabriella is a rhythmic and artistic gymnast and her talent is beyond words. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy this incredibly talented athlete.’ With this, we can conclude that a training clip of a Brazillian rhythmic and artistic gymnast Savina Gabriella is falsely claimed as that of Indian Army’s.
To summarise, a training video of a Brazilian athlete is falsely attributed to the Indian Army.


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A trimmed video is being shared alleging Rahul Gandhi's assertion of speaking to Mahatma Gandhi - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 6, 2023
We’ve received a video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech via our WhatsApp tip line (+91 92470 52470), with a request to verify its authenticity. In the video, Rahul Gandhi can be heard stating that he engaged in a conversation with Mahatma Gandhi on a certain topic, expressing his disagreement with Mahatma Gandhi’s perspective, even though he acknowledged that Mahatma Gandhi was ultimately correct. Through this article, let’s fact-check the authenticity of the video.
Claim: Video of Rahul Gandhi stating that he had a conversation with Mahatma Gandhi.
Fact: The viral excerpt is extracted from Rahul Gandhi’s speech during the Chintan Shivir session of the Gujarat unit of the Congress, held in February 2022. In this speech Rahul Gandhi made these viral comments trying to paraphrase Nehru’s words from a letter in which he discusses a conversation he had with Mahatma Gandhi regarding a certain issue. This part of his speech is misconstrued as he asserted that he had a conversation with Mahatma Gandhi. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
This video is dated and has undergone digital editing to remove certain segments of Rahul Gandhi’s speech. Using reverse image search on the screenshots from the widely circulated video, we traced back to the original video posted on the official Twitter account of the Congress party.
Moreover, the Indian National Congress has uploaded the complete recording of Rahul Gandhi’s speech on their official YouTube channel. The video’s description indicates that this speech was delivered during a brainstorming session of the Gujarat unit of the Congress, known as the Chintan Shivir, held in February 2022.
In this speech specifically, at the 30:01 timestamp, Rahul Gandhi discusses the distinction between Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders. He refers to a letter written by Nehru in which Nehru discusses a conversation he had with Mahatma Gandhi regarding a certain issue.
Further, Rahul Gandhi goes on to state that ‘in the letter, Nehru acknowledges that in his own mind and as per logic, he believes he is right, and Mahatma Gandhi is wrong on the matter. However, he also recognizes deep down that Mahatma Gandhi is indeed right, and he himself is mistaken.’
It is this part of Rahul Gandhi’s speech taken out of context, creating the false impression that Rahul Gandhi asserted he had a conversation with Mahatma Gandhi.
To sum it up, a trimmed video is being shared alleging Rahul Gandhi’s assertion of speaking to Mahatma Gandhi.

created: October 6, 2023


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A truncated video clip is being falsely shared as ‘Kanhaiya Kumar exposing Kejriwal’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 23, 2020
A video clip of Kanhaiya Kumar is being widely shared on Facebook with a claim that he was exposing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the video. Let’s analyze the claim made in the post.
Video clip of Kanhaiya Kumar exposing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Fact: The video clip is a truncated part of Kanhaiya’s speech at a public meeting in 2018. In the clip, Kanhaiya made those statements referring to Narendra Modi, not Arvind Kejriwal. So, the claim is FALSE.
In the video clip, whilethe footage of Kejriwal seeking the blessings of his mother is being played,Kanhaiya can be heard speaking- ‘jo kaam
nahi kiye hein, isi baath ko divert karne ke liye woh maatha aur pathni ki paas
pahunch jaathe hein… kaun aisa beta hotha hai jo maa ka paer choothe hue photo
kichwaatha hain.. camera lekarke maa se milne ke liye jaathe hein.. kaun aisa
beta hotha hain.. iss baath ko samajhiye, mei uss saajish ke khilaaf
hoon..  ki jab koi insaan apni jo
haqeekat hein uska marketing karke sawaal ko gumrah karne lage toh is saajish
ko ham samajna chaahiye.. Aur mei iss baath se poorn se sehmat hoon’.
On searching YouTube with keywords ‘Kanhaiya Kumar speech’, many search results were obtained. The video with the title ‘Manthan with Kanhaiya Kumar @Manthan Samvaad 2018’ has Kanhaiya making those exact statements. It was found that the clip is a truncated part of Kanhaiya’s 1hr 53mins speech at a public discourse platform,  ‘Manthan Samvaad’. In the clip, Kanhaiya is seen answering a question by a member of the audience about commenting on someone’s (referred to Modi’s) personal life. His reply can be heard from 49:54 and he speaks in the context of Modi from 54:00 as- ‘Humko uss vyakthi ke pradhaan manthri ke bataur kya kaam kiya hai.. ispe humein usko judge karna hai.. lekin bataur pradhan mantri jo kaam nahi kiye hein, isi baath ko divert karne ke liye woh maatha aur pathni ki paas pahunch jaathe hein… kaun aisa beta hotha hai jo maa ka paer choothe hue photo kichwaatha hain.. camera lekarke maa se milne ke liye jaathe hein.. kaun aisa beta hotha hain.. iss baath ko samajhiye, mei uss saajish ke khilaaf hoon.. ki jab koi insaan apni jo haqeekat hein uska marketing karke sawaal ko gumrah karne lage toh is saajish ko ham samajna chaahiye.. Aur mei iss baath se poorn se sehmat hoon’. So, in the clip Kanhaiya Kumar made those statements referring to PM Narendra Modi, not Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
To conclude, a truncated video clip is being falsely shared as ‘Kanhaiya Kumar exposing Kejriwal’.
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A tweet from a parody account falsely claims bomb test at a Karachi Mosque - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 12, 2019
A post is being shared by many people on Facebook that a bomb blast during a bomb test in a Karachi mosque has resulted in causalities and injured many people. Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post.
The archived version of the post can be found here.
Blast during bomb test in a Karachi Mosque caused the death of 15 Scientists and injured 10 people.
The tweet in the post is actually from a parody Twitter account ‘INA News’, which is an imposter account of India’s ‘ANI News’. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When searched in the twitter, the above-posted tweet was found in the ‘INA News’ account. In the account’s description, it was clearly mentioned that its tweets are only for Satire and Parody. So, the content of its tweets should not be taken seriously.
When searched for ‘Blast in Karachi Mosque’ on Google, many news articles related to the blasts in Karachi mosques appear in the results. An article in the NBCNEWS.com contains the image posted in the tweet. As per the article, dated 5th July 2004, in a suspected suicide attack, a bomb exploded at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Karachi, killing 14 people and wounding more than 200 people.
Finally, the tweet in the post is from a parody Twitter account ‘INA News’, which is an imposter account of India’s ‘ANI News’.


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A tweet referring to India as a country of fools is falsely attributed to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 17, 2021
A photo is being shared on social media with a claim that it shows a tweet purportedly made by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. In the tweet, it is written – ‘India is a country of fools where the government does not provide drinking water to people but spends crores of rupees on royal baths’ (English translation). Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s tweet referring to India as a country of fools and criticising the government for spending money on ritual baths.
Fact: The mentioned tweet was not made by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The official verified Twitter handle of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is ‘@priyankagandhi’, not ‘@PriyankagaINC’. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we looked for the Twitter profile (@PriyankagaINC) mentioned in the photo, it was found that the account does not exist. It can be seen that the official verified Twitter handle of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is ‘@priyankagandhi’, not ‘@PriyankagaINC’.
Also, the same tweet was found to be in circulation before Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has joined Twitter. While Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has joined Twitter on 10 February 2019, the same fake tweet was found to be posted on social media on 08 February 2019. If the tweet was really made by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, most of the reputed news agencies would have published about it. But no news articles were found regarding the tweet.
The posted photo of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the water was taken in 2021, when she took a ritual dip at Sangam, in Uttar Pradesh.
कांग्रेस महासचिव श्रीमती @priyankagandhi जी ने संगम तट पर मौनी अमावस्या के पावन अवसर पर गंगा स्नान कर सूर्य को पावन जल अर्पण करके देश की खुशहाली व तरक्की की कामना की। pic.twitter.com/FHcsDCz8Ol
To sum it up, a tweet referring to India as a country of fools is falsely attributed to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

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A video clip from 2016 falsely shared as ‘France President dancing with his current wife in 1988’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 13, 2020
A video of a boy and a woman seen dancing together is being shared with the claim that it shows France President Emmanuel Macron dancing along with his current wife in 1988. Let’s analyze the claim made in the post.
Video of French President Macron (42) and his current wife Brigitte Macron (67) dancing together in 1988.
Fact: The video clip is from 2016 episode of an American TV series – ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. The boy in the video is Jake Monreal and the woman with him is Jenna Johnson. So, the claim that the video is of France President Macron dancing with his current wife in 1988 is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the clip are subjected to reverse image search, a longer version of the video was found. The video had the title ‘So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation – Jenna and Jake’s Ballroom Performance’. In the video, the part related to the clip can be seen between the duration 0:17 and 1:32. ‘So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation’ is the 13th season of an American dance competition show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. The 13th season was telecasted in 2016. In the clip used in the post, the boy is Jake Monreal and the woman dancing with him is Jenna Johnson. They were dancing to the song ‘Toca Toca’ by Fly project that was released in 2013.
To sum it up, a video clip from 2016 falsely shared as ‘France President dancing with his current wife in 1988’
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A video clip from a documentary about School Children of Nepal crossing rivers to attend school is falsely linked to Kerala, India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 6, 2024
Social media is abuzz with a video clip (here and here) of school children wearing uniforms, allegedly from Kerala, crossing a huge river atop a pulley cable crossing. This is being described as the school life of these children in Kerala. We fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals of school children riskily crossing a river on a pulley cable crossing to attend school in Kerala.
Fact: This video clip is from a documentary series, ‘ Most Dangerous Ways To School.’ This clip has been taken from the Nepal episode of this series, which shows school children from the mountain village of Kumpur, Nepal, crossing a river on a Cable crossing(Tuin)to attend their school. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To check the veracity of the claim, we first performed a keyword search on the internet, looking for news reports on the alleged situation of school children having to cross the river in Kerala on cable crossing. This search did not yield any credible reports. During this search, we found a few articles (here and here) and videos on the internet that had visuals of school children travelling on cable crossings in Nepal to reach school.
Taking this as a hint and suspecting the viral video could have been shot in Nepal, we performed another search on the internet looking for the original version of the viral video and found it in the form of an episode from a documentary series named ‘Most Dangerous Ways To School’ uploaded on a YouTube channel named ‘Free Documentary.’
This is the Nepal episode of the documentary series that shows various hardships students go through on their way to reach their schools in different parts of the world.
The watermark of the YouTube channel @FreeDocumentary can also be seen in the viral video. You can find the visuals seen in the viral video here in this documentary episode.
To sum up, this video does not show school children from Kerala travelling on a cable crossing on their way to school.


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A video clip from a web series is being falsely shared as ‘Sadhu strangling a policeman brutally’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 27, 2020
A video clip is being widely shared on social media claiming that a sadhu is strangling a policeman. But, FACTLY has found the video clip to be a part of a web series. The complete video can be seen on the YouTube channel of ‘CWE’ and was uploaded on 18 March 2019. ‘CWE’ is Continental Wrestling Entertainment channel started by WWE wrestler ‘The Great Khali’. So, the video clip is not that of a real-life incident and is a part of a web series of ‘CWE’. Earlier, when another clip of a web series of ‘CWE’ went viral as that of a true incident, FACTLY has debunked it and that fact-checked article can be read here.
Sources:
Claim – Facebook post (archived)
Fact –
1. YouTube video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuS9xigPos
2. YouTube video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jca3mFhWfHE
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A video clip showing a brawl between Congress supporters is being misrepresented as a fight among BJP supporters - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 9, 2024
A video showing a clash between two groups is circulating with assertions that it shows BJP supporters fighting among themselves, in Haryana’s Sirsa. This article aims to investigate and verify the accuracy of the claim mentioned in the post.
Claim: Video depicts a brawl involving BJP supporters in Sirsa, Haryana.
Fact: The video shows a May 2024 clash among Congress supporters in Saiman village within the Sirsa Parliamentary constituency. Local journalists have confirmed that this incident does not involve the BJP or any of its leaders. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The video shows a recent altercation among political party supporters in Sirsa, but it’s unrelated to the BJP. A search for relevant keywords on Facebook led us to reports by a few local news channels on the video (here, here & here).
According to these reports, the footage is linked to a clash that erupted between followers of Congress leader Kumari Selja and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda in Saiman village, Sirsa. The incident occurred on 03 May 2024, during an election campaign event. For the 2024 General Elections, the Indian National Congress has nominated Kumari Selja to run for the Lok Sabha seat in the Sirsa parliamentary constituency.
Aajtak report, citing their local correspondent, confirmed that the viral video is from the evening of 3 May 2024, during a gathering for Congress leader Kumari Selja in Saiman village, Fatehabad district. At this event, a disagreement led to a fight among some of Selja Kumari’s supporters. And that the video is not connected to the BJP or any of its leaders.
To sum up,  a video clip showing a brawl between Congress supporters is being misrepresented as a fight among BJP supporters.


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A video created on fake website ‘Huzlers’ is falsely shared as ‘Human meat found inside Mc Donald’s factory’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 31, 2020
A video is being shared on social media with a claim that human meat was found inside the Mc Donald’s meat factory in Oklahoma City. In the post, it claims that authorities have found human meat inside the 90% of Mc Donald’s meat factories and horse meat inside the 65% of the Mc Donald’s meat factories in the USA. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Human meat found inside the Mc Donald’s meat factory in Oklahoma City.
Fact: In 2014, news portal ‘INDEPENDENT’ clarified that the reports on ‘human meat found inside the meat factory of Mc Donald’s’ is false. It is mentioned that an article created in a fake news website ‘Huzlers’, was used to spread this fake news of human meat inside the Mc Donald’s meat factory. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
While searching on the google using the keywords ‘Human meat found in Mc Donald’s meat factory’, we found an article published by the ‘INDEPENDENT’ on ‘09 October 2014’. In the article, it is mentioned that the reports of human meat found inside the meat factory of Mc Donald’s are completely false. It is mentioned that an article created (archived) in a fake news website ‘Huzlers’, was spreading this sensational fake story to mislead the people.
Sharing the same information, a US-based fact-checking website ‘Snopes’ published a fact-check on ‘07 April 2014’. ‘Huzlers’ is a fake news website which allows users to create their own news prank and trick their friends by sharing it. In the ‘about’ section of the Huzlers website, it can be read that ‘Huzlers is a satirical and fictional entertainment blog producing content in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented anywhere else but Huzlers!’
In 2014, articles created in the fake news websites ‘Huzlers’ and ‘Daily Buzz Live’ about the ‘human meat found in Mc Donald’s meat factory’ went viral and few recognized websites also published the same without fact-checking. They can be seen here and here.
When a user asked if human meat is used in their burgers, Mc Donald’s clarified that they do not use human meat in their burgers. They said that they only use 100% pure Halal beef and chicken in their burgers.
To sum it up, a video created in the fake website ‘Huzlers’ is widely circulated with a claim ‘Human meat found inside the Mc Donald’s meat factory’.
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A video depicting a modified tractor from Turkey is falsely shared as being from the ongoing farmers' protest in Delhi - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 14, 2024
Update (16 February 2024):
The individual with the Instagram handle cengizler_tarim_55 who originally posted the video, responded to our inquiry and specified that he filmed the video in Turkey’s Samsun province. This unequivocally confirms that the video has no connection to the current farmer’s protest.
Published (14 February 2024):
Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi, a viral video depicting a tractor equipped with a metal grill shield is being shared, suggesting a connection to the protest. The video implies that farmers are using such modified tractors to advance towards Delhi and overcome police barricades. In this article, let’s fact-check the associated claim.
Claim: Video showing modified tractors being utilized by protesting farmers to advance towards Delhi.
Fact: The video was disseminated via social media accounts based in Turkey long before the commencement of the current farmers’ protest in Delhi. Additionally, the signages visible in the video indicate that it is likely from Turkey. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
After a year-long protest on the outskirts of Delhi against the three farm laws introduced by the central government, farmers have resumed their agitation in Delhi to press for their demands. In the context of these protests, there are reports that farmers might employ modified tractors to confront police barricades, tear gas shells, and other measures used to halt the protests.
The present viral video is being shared in light of these reports. However, it is unrelated to the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi. Firstly, upon examining the viral video, one can observe the inscription “HATTAT 260” on the tractor. Further investigation via keyword search on the internet revealed that there is a Turkey-based tractor manufacturing company named “HATTAT.” Additionally, “HATTAT 260” is one of the tractor models produced by this company.
Moreover, conducting a reverse image search of screenshots from the viral video led to several social media posts originating from Turkey that shared the same video (here & here). One such post, dated 31 January 2024, included a caption in Turkish loosely translated as ‘Original video and owner’.
This indicates that the video is unrelated to the ongoing farmers’ protest, considering that the protest commenced on 13 February 2024, after the unsuccessful discussions between the farmers and the government held from 8 February to 12 February 2024.
Additionally, in the video posted on the aforementioned social media account, a yellow board displaying the words “Celik Aku” is visible behind the tractor. Investigating further, an internet search unveiled the existence of a Turkey-based battery manufacturing company named “Celik Aku.”
Therefore, all these strongly suggest that the video is likely from Turkey and unrelated to the farmers’ protest in Delhi. For further clarification, we have contacted the relevant social media accounts in Turkey, and this article will be updated accordingly upon their response.
To sum it up, a video depicting a modified tractor from Turkey is falsely shared as being from the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi.

created: February 14, 2024


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A video depicting a Palestinian woman caressing her child is circulated as her faking child’s death - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 14, 2023
A viral post accompanying a video is circulating on social media claiming that a Palestinian woman is applying makeup on the faces of children to depict them as dead. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video depicting a Palestinian woman applying makeup to the faces of children to make them look dead.
Fact: As per the news reports, these visuals show the bodies of Palestinian children deceased in an Israeli air strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp on 08 November 2023. The woman seen in the video is bidding farewell to her child, using a digital counter called ‘Misbaha’ (used to count prayers). Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
In the context of the ongoing month-long conflict between Hamas and Isarel, a video circulating on social media depicts what appears to be lifeless children lying on the ground, covered with white sheets. A woman in a hijab is shown gently touching the face of one of the deceased children. Some individuals on social media platforms allege that the woman is applying makeup to create the illusion of injury or death on the child’s face.
Upon observing the viral video, we identified an Arabic text resembling a copyright mark, which translated to “Omar Al-Derawi.” Subsequently, we conducted a keyword search and discovered the Instagram account of Omar Al-Dirawi (omar_aldirawi), a photojournalist based in Gaza. On 8 November 2023, Omar had posted the same video with a caption indicating, “Mom says goodbye to her kids.” Another reel shared on the same day, captured at the same location, featured a caption by Omar stating, “A massacre of children now in Nuseirat,” referring to the refugee camp in Gaza.
We conducted a targeted keyword search with a date filter. This search led us to a news report by the Palestine Chronicle dated 08 November 2023. According to the report, an Israeli airstrike on a building in the Nuseirat refugee camp that morning resulted in the tragic deaths of 17 Palestinians, with the majority being children.
Furthermore, Quds news report and a report from the IHA News, a Turkish news agency, featured the viral video. According to these reports, the airstrike had targeted a building in the northern part of Deir al-Balah, resulting in a total of 18 casualties, including 10 children.
Comparing the screen grabs of the viral video and the news report, we concluded that both are related to the same incident.
We reached out to local reporters who confirmed to us that the viral video was shot at the al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah. They also mentioned that the woman in the viral video had a tally/digital counter on her finger and not a makeup brush. They added, “She’s only using her finger in the video to touch and bid farewell to that dead child. The blue object on her finger appears to be a digital counter ‘Misbaha’ used by some people to count prayers.”
It can be clearly seen in the video that the woman is moving her fingers over the child’s face, possibly as an affectionate gesture, and there’s a blue object wrapped in her right hand’s index finger that looks like a tally counter.
To sum it up, a video depicting a Palestinian woman caressing her child is falsely shared as she applying makeup to the faces of children to make them look dead.

created: December 14, 2023


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A video depicting Delhi's 'vada pav girl' in tears, accusing officials of harassment, is being shared with a false communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 14, 2024
A video capturing a ‘vada pav’ vendor in tears has gained significant traction, accompanied by an assertion that she is a Hindu Street vendor who faced harassment from a group of Muslims demanding she shut down her pushcart. This article seeks to fact-check the validity of the claims put forth in the post.
Claim: Video depicting a Hindu Street vendor crying following harassment from a group of Muslims demanding she close her pushcart.
Fact: According to reports, the woman in the video complains about officials demanding money. None of the news reports mentioned any harassment by Muslims. Even in a video shared by the woman, she complains about the police demanding money, with no mention of harassment by Muslims. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The widely circulated video features Chandrika Gera Dixit, also known as the renowned ‘vada pav girl’ of Delhi. While it’s accurate that a video of her crying went viral, it’s important to clarify that her tears were not a result of harassment by Muslims, but rather due to mistreatment by MCD officials.
Initially, in the viral video, Chandrika Gera Dixit can be distinctly heard expressing grievances about harassment by both police officers and officials from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. However, the underlying motive driving their actions remains unspecified. The video was originally posted by a food vlogger named ‘foodbowlss’ on Instagram, later garnering widespread attention.
As the video gained widespread attention, numerous news articles covered it, with each report emphasizing her complaints about officials demanding money (here, here, here & here). However, none of these reports mentioned any communal aspect associated with the incident.
Further search led us to a video posted by Dixit, on her Instagram account. In this video, she discusses the relocation of her food cart and mentions police officials demanding substantial sums of money. However, even in this video, she does not make any complaints about harassment by Muslims. If there had been any such harassment, it is reasonable to expect that either the media or she would have mentioned it. However, there are no such reports.
To provide further clarification, FACTLY has contacted Chandrika Gera Dixit via her Instagram account. Upon receiving her response, this article will be updated accordingly.
To sum it up, the video depicting Delhi’s ‘vada pav girl’ in tears, accusing officials of harassment, is being shared with a false communal narrative.


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A video from 2012 is falsely shared as recent visuals of Congress party members’ catching fire while burning a Modi effigy in Karnataka. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 7, 2024
A video (here, here) is going viral on social media with a claim that it shows some Congress members’ clothes catching fire while burning an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Karnataka.  We fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: This video shows a recent incident in which the clothes of five Congress members caught fire while burning an effigy of Prime Minister Modi in Karnataka.
Fact:  This video shows an incident that happened in 2012 when some students belonging to the Kerala Students Union (KSU) in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, torched an effigy of MG University’s Vice-Chancellor on fire. It has nothing to do with PM Modi’s effigy or Karnataka. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
After extracting some key frames of the viral video and performing a reverse image search, we found a Facebook video (archive link) from 2012 that has the same visuals as the viral video. The title of that video is ‘Funny Incident During Protest In Kerala. Lungi Catches Fire…’ This means a video from almost 12 years ago is going viral, claiming it as a recent video.
After further search on the internet using relevant keywords, we found a news report (archive link) of ‘Asianet News’ dated July 2012.
According to this video report, the incident took place in Pathanamthitta, Kerala. As part of a protest by some Kerala Students Union (KSU), a few students burnt an effigy of MG University’s Vice-Chancellor. During this process, some of their clothes caught fire. The same incident was also mentioned in a news article dated 2012.
Additionally, we searched the internet to see if any such incidents were reported in Karnataka recently, but we did not find any.
To sum up, a video of an incident that took place in Kerala in 2012 is falsely shared as a recent video of some Congress members’ clothes catching fire in Karnataka when they were burning an effigy of Prime Minister Modi.


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A video from 2017 is falsely linked to the ongoing Delhi Chalo farmers' protest. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 27, 2024
A video showing a massive rally is making the rounds on social media, claiming it shows footage of a gathering organised by farmers in Jaipur as a show of support towards the ongoing Delhi Chalo farmers’ protest. Let’s check the veracity of this claim through this article.
Claim: The viral video showcases a vast gathering organised in Jaipur, Rajasthan, supporting the Delhi Chalo farmers’ protest.
Fact: The viral video has no connection with the 2024 Delhi Chalo farmers’ protest. It is from a rally held in 2017, demonstrating against the Rajasthan government’s policies related to farmers. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To verify the claim, we conducted a reverse image search on several keyframes of the viral footage, which led us to Facebook and YouTube videos (here and here) dating back to 2017 and 2018.
One of these is a better-quality version of the same video, which was posted on the verified Facebook page of the former Minister of Rajasthan, Babulal Nagar, on 1 July 2017. According to the post,  the visuals depict a rally held on 19 June 2017, in Jaipur.
This finding proves that the video, predating the conception of the Delhi Chalo farmers’ protest on 13 February 2024 (here and here), has been falsely associated with it.
Additionally, we found a similar video on YouTube titled ‘Ex.minister Babulal Nagar rally at collectorate circle Jaipur.’ This video, uploaded on 30 June 2017, contains visuals similar to the viral video, and people in the video are heard chanting ‘Babulal Nagar- Zindabad’ slogans. This detail was confirmed by Babulal Nagar himself in an interview with Aaj Tak, where he acknowledged that the video belongs to a farmers’ rally organised back in 2017.
To sum up, the video depicting a giant rally is not related to the Delhi Chalo farmers’ protest but was an event from 2017 protesting the Rajasthan government’s policies towards farmers.

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A video from 2017 is falsely shared as a recent video of Rohingyas thrashing Hindus in West Bengal - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 17, 2024
A video (here and here) has recently gone viral on social media, which allegedly shows the poor situation of Hindus in West Bengal. In the video, we can see a mob chasing and thrashing a few men. It is claimed that the video shows a few Rohingya men jumping, kicking, and punching Hindus. We fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: A recent video of Rohingyas kicking and punching BJP workers in West Bengal.
Fact: This video is from an incident that took place in West Bengal’s Darjeeling in 2017. It shows Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJP) activists attacking West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh in Darjeeling in 2017. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To check the veracity of the viral claim, we performed a reverse image search on a few of its keyframes, leading us to a video news report (archive link) uploaded on a verified YouTube channel named ‘NMF News,’ which contained the same visuals. However, this video was uploaded on 6 October 2017, making the viral claim of this being a recent incident invalid.
As per news reports (here, here, and here), this incident took place in Darjeeling, West Bengal. In 2017, the then BJP Bengal President Dilip Ghosh visited Darjeeling for a public meeting when “..people from the Benoy Tamang faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) roughed up BJP workers accompanying Ghosh minutes after forcing him to cancel a public meeting.” As per the news reports, the conflict here was between BJP workers and people belonging to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, not Rohingyas.
Further, we performed a keyword search on the internet to know of any incident of Rohingyas attacking Hindus or BJP workers in West Bengal. This search did not yield any results that support the viral claim, making it clear that an old video is now being shared as a recent incident of Rohingyas attacking Hindus in West Bengal.
To sum up,  an old video is now being shared with a false narrative of a Rohingya-Hindu conflict in West Bengal.


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A video from 2021 is falsely shared as a recent video of farmers vandalising the stage of Haryana CM’s public meeting - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 20, 2024
Recently, a video (here, here, and here) has gone viral on social media that features a group of farmers, vandalising a stage allegedly set for a meeting held by the Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini. We fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Video of farmers vandalising a public meeting stage of CM Nayab Singh Saini in Haryana during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Fact: This is an old video from January 2021, when a mob of protesting farmers ransacked a venue of the then CM of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar’s ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat in Karnal, Haryana. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
To check the veracity of the viral claim, we first searched the internet with relevant keywords to find if any media organizations have reported the occurrence of the alleged incident where farmers vandalised a stage of the Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini. This search yielded no credible news reports from the recent past.
We then performed a reverse image search on a few keyframes of the viral video to find more details about this video. This search led us to a longer version (archive link) of the viral video from January 2021, which shows a news report published by ‘Punjab Kesari Haryana.’ You can see the visuals from the viral video from the 1:45 mark of the news report.
Reportedly, back in January 2021, farmers in Haryana protesting against the center’s agricultural reform laws vandalised a venue of the Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar’s  ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat.’
This forced the then CM of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar to cancel this program. News reports on this event from various reputed media outlets can be found here, here, and here.
To sum up, a video of a vandalism incident in Haryana from 2021 is now shared as a recent 2024 incident where farmers ransacked a public meeting stage of Haryana CM Nayab Singh Siani.


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A video from 2022 is being falsely shared as visuals of police atrocities on Kuki-Zo villagers - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 2, 2023
A social media post shares a video that shows armed men beating a group of people after pinning them down on the ground. It claims that the video shows the atrocities of police on unarmed Kuki-Zo villagers. Let’s fact-check this video and the connected claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals showing the police atrocities on unarmed Kuki-ZO villagers in Manipur.
Fact: This video is from March 2022. It shows security personnel beating workers of the NPF (Naga People’s Front) who allegedly vandalised an EVM in a polling booth during the assembly elections in Manipur. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
We watched the video in detail by slowing it down and observed that a few armed men and even the persons they were beating were wearing a mask. Since most people nowadays are not wearing a mask anymore and as the active COVID-19 cases are comparatively fewer, it could mean that the video was shot many months before.
In the pursuit of finding additional details about the original video, we found that BOOM found a video with visuals identical to the viral video with the help of an independent journalist named Linda Chhakchhuak.
This video titled ‘ MLA ELECTION 2nd phase Amun:42/13 saibol polling station, Tengnoupal AC*’ was uploaded on March 2022. You can find the similarities between both videos in the following collage.
Taking this as a hint, we performed a keyword search online, leading us to a few news reports on this incident. Reportedly, six workers of the NPF (Naga People’s Front) were arrested by the Tengnoupal police for allegedly destroying an Electronic Voting Machine and disrupting the polling activities at a polling centre in Tengnoupal Assembly Constituency. You can find the news reports on this incident here, here, and here.
This evidence shows that a video that existed way before the 2023 Manipur violence is being falsely attributed to it. Previously, BOOM and the Quint have also debunked the same video, the details of which you can find here and here.
To sum up, a video from 2022 that shows security personnel beating NPF workers for vandalising a polling booth during the Manipur Assembly elections is falsely shared as visuals showing the atrocities of Police on Kuki-Zo villagers.

created: August 2, 2023


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A video from 2022 is falsely being shared as visuals of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Nashik. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 18, 2024
A video showing a large crowd on a road is currently gaining traction on social media. The video is reportedly from Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Nashik, which took place on 14 March 2024. In this fact-checking article, we will verify the authenticity of this claim.
Claim: The video showcases a huge crowd gathered at Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Nashik.
Fact: The video in question is from 2022, taken during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Dausa, Rajasthan. Therefore, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
Our fact-checking process started with a reverse image search of some keyframes from the viral video. This led us to a longer version of the same video posted on the Indian National Congress party’s former X and Facebook handles in 2022.
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According to the caption of that video, which we also found on the Indian National Congress party’s Facebook page, the video was shot in Dausa, Rajasthan, during the 100-day celebration of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Further research unearthed news reports about this event, which said that more than one lakh people attended it.
This evidence makes it clear that an old video has been shared as if it were a crowd gathered in Nashik for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on 14 March 2024. There is a YouTube video available on Rahul Gandhi’s official channel from the Nashik Yatra, which shows a large crowd in attendance.
To sum up, the viral video claiming to show the crowd at Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Nashik in 2024 is, in fact, from 2022, shot during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Dausa, Rajasthan.


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A video from 2022 is falsely shared as visuals of burqa-clad fake voters caught during the 2024 elections - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 25, 2024
The first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 ended, and as India gears up for the second phase, which is scheduled for 26 April 2024, a video (here, here and here) of police allegedly catching fake voters who came to vote in burqas is doing the rounds on social media. We will fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals of police catching fake voters who came in burqa to vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Fact: This is an old video from 2022 of an incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur during the 2022 assembly elections. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To check the veracity of the viral claim, we conducted a reverse image search on the viral video’s keyframes, which led us to social media posts (here (archive) and here) from February 2022 that featured the same video. These posts described the video as depicting an incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur, where police caught burqa-clad women attempting bogus voting and arrested them during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections of 2022.
Further verification through keyword searches on the internet revealed several news reports (here, here, and here) from February 2022 detailing an event in Rampur during the state’s assembly elections. According to these reports, two women named Muskaan and Rani were apprehended for casting fake votes, with one managing to cast one fake vote successfully. The incident occurred at the GRPG College polling centre in Rampur, leading to the police registering a case against the offenders.
Moreover, it’s important to note that the source of the viral video dates back to 2022, clearly indicating that it is an old video being circulated with a false narrative linking it to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
To sum up, this viral video purportedly depicting police apprehending fake voters during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is an old 2022 video from Uttar Pradesh.


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A video from Egypt is falsely shared as Muslim men kidnapping Hindu girls in Bengaluru - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 16, 2024
A video of two girls getting abducted from an elevator is doing the rounds on social media claiming that Muslim men were seen kidnapping Hindu girls in Bengaluru recently. This article aims to verify the authenticity of this claim.
Claim: Video of two Hindu girls getting kidnapped by Muslim men in an elevator in Bengaluru.
Fact: This video shows an incident that actually took place in Cairo, Egypt. Reportedly, the father of the two girls was involved in the drugging and kidnapping of them. Later, he fled the country with one of the girls. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To check the veracity of the viral claim, we performed a keyword search on the internet, leading us to news reports (here and here) from December 2023, which contained a screenshot of the viral clip.
Reportedly, owing to some family disputes, a father took help from two of his friends to drug and kidnap his two daughters in an elevator. After this, he fled the country with one of his daughters. This video went viral on social media last month and has nothing to do with Bengaluru or has no communal angle as claimed.
To sum up, a video of a kidnapping incident in Cairo, Egypt, is falsely shared as one from Bangalore, India.

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A video from Hyderabad is being falsely shared as ‘Muslims being taken to detention centres by the Police in Assam’. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 6, 2020
A video is being shared widely on Facebook with a claim that it shows people being sent to detention centres in Assam. Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post.
Video shows Muslims being taken to detention centres by the Police in Assam.
Fact: The video is not related to Assam. It was taken in Hyderabad (Telangana). In the video, the protestors were being arrested by the Telangana Police. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
In the video, it can be heard that the Police were talking in Telugu and the letters ‘TSP’ (Telangana State Police) can be seen on the uniform of the Police. So, it is related to Telangana, not Assam.
Also, it can be seen that there is a watermark – ‘Azad Reporter’, on the video. So, when searched with that name on Facebook, a profile with the name – ‘Azad Reporter Abu Aimal’ was found. It can be seen that he has uploaded the same video on his profile on December 19 with the description – ‘Hyd Exhibition Ground me jo bhi protest me sharik horahe hain, Police unko hirasat me lerahi hai...’ (English – Police are arresting anyone who is joining the protest at the Hyderabad Exhibition Grounds). A profile ‘azad.reporter’ on Instagram has also posted the video with the same description.
To sum it up, avideo from Hyderabad is being falsely shared as ‘Muslims being taken todetention centres by the Police in Assam’
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A video from Pakistan falsely shared as ‘Crowd with no social distancing at a shopping center in Old city (Hyderabad)’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 21, 2020
A video of people shopping with no social distancing is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it was taken at a shopping center in Old city (Hyderabad). Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Crowd with no social distancing at a shopping center in Old city (Hyderabad).
Fact: The video was taken at New Anarkali Bazaar in Faisalabad (Pakistan). It is not related to Hyderabad (Telangana). Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the screenshots of the video were run through the Google Reverse Image Search, the same video was found to be uploaded on YouTube with the title – ‘New Anarkali Faisalabad 18 May k taaza manazir’. Faisalabad is a city in Pakistan. Also, the same video was found to be posted by multiple Pakistan users in the context of New Anarkali Bazaar (Faisalabad, Pakistan) on 18 May 2020; before it was picked and shared in the context of Hyderabad (India). The video was also tweeted by a verified Twitter user from Pakistan with the description – ‘Scene from a market in Faisalabad’.
In the video, at 10 seconds, a placard with Urdu text (translation – ‘Aini Shoes’) can be seen. On Google Maps, it can be found that there is a shop with the name ‘Aini Shoes’ at New Anarkali Bazaar in Faisalabad (Pakistan).
Also, it should be noted that the Telangana government has allowed any two adjacent shops to open on alternate days in the GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation) area only from 19 May 2020. But the video was first found on the internet on 18 May 2020. The visuals of alternate shops opened in the Charminar area can be watched here.
To sum it up, a video from Pakistan falsely shared as ‘Crowd with no social distancing at a shopping center in Old city (Hyderabad)’.
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A video from Pakistan is being falsely shared as unrecognisable condition of Bradford, UK. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 12, 2024
A video (here and here) allegedly appearing to depict crowded streets of the British city of Bradford, triggered by mass immigration, is circulating on social media. Let’s verify this claim through this article.
Claim: The video showcases the crowded streets of Bradford, UK because of mass immigration.
Fact: The viral video is an excerpt from a longer clip filmed in Hyderabad, Pakistan, and not Bradford, UK. Therefore, the claim made in the post is False.
Initially, we spotted Urdu sign boards in the viral video, and then we noticed that several social media users identified (here and here) the location as Pakistan, not Bradford, UK.
Taking this as a hint, we performed a keyword search on the Internet, which led us to the original, longer version of the viral video. It had been posted on a YouTube channel called ‘GIRL IN PARADISE’.
According to the video’s description, it depicted a walking tour of Shahi Bazaar and Resham Bazaar in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Upon comparison, it was clear that the sequence visible in the viral video correlates perfectly with the section of the YouTube video from the 7th to the 26th second. The following collage illustrates the striking similarities between the two.
To sum up, the video in question, which is claimed to be streets of Bradford, UK, is actually a section of a walking tour footage from Hyderabad, Pakistan.


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A video from Pakistan is shared as a video of an Indian Muslim couple with 15 children - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 2, 2022
A video is being shared on social media with a claim that it shows an Indian Muslim couple with around 15 children. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows an Indian Muslim couple with 15 children.
Fact: The posted video is not related to India. The video is from Pakistan. It was originally posted by a Pakistan media channel. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
In the posted video, there is a logo of ‘Leader TV HD’ at the bottom-right. On searching the social media channels of ‘Leader TV HD’, the same video was found to be posted by it on 11 April 2022. The video can be found on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube handles of ‘Leader TV HD’. The video was shared with several hashtags. Some of them are – “#Pakistan, #LeaderTVHD, #LeaderTVPakistan”.
In the ‘About’ section of the ‘Leader TV HD’ YouTube channel, it can be seen that the location is given as Pakistan. Several videos from Pakistan can be seen on that channel. Also, the website address is given as “ww.leader.com.pk”. So, the posted video is not related to India.
To sum it up, a video from Pakistan is shared as a video of an Indian Muslim couple with 15 children.


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A video from the US is falsely shared as footage of a Muslim man being shot by police in Britain for attempting a rape. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 29, 2024
Bodycam footage of a police officer firing gunshots at a man wielding a knife is doing the rounds on social media with a claim that the man is a Muslim, and this incident took place in Britain when he tried to sexually assault a woman. Let’s verify this claim through this article.
Claim: Visulas show an officer gunning down a Muslim man trying to rape a woman in Britain.
Fact: The video is of an old incident from August 2022 that happened in Baltimore City, USA. A man named Tyree Moorehead was fatally shot by a police officer when he was assaulting a woman while holding a knife. There is no credible information online to suggest that Tyree Moorehead was a Muslim. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To check the veracity of the viral claim, we performed a reverse image search on a few of the viral video’s keyframes. This search led us to a few news reports (here, here, and here) from August 2022 about the incident related to the viral video.
Reportedly, the video shows body cam footage of a police officer named Zachary Rutherford of the Baltimore Police Department. The visuals show him firing gunshots at a man named Tyree Moorehead, who was assaulting a woman with a knife in his hand.
This incident happened in Baltimore City, USA. Tyree Moorehead, reportedly a ‘no shoot zones’ activist, succumbed to his injuries. None of the news reports identified him as a Muslim, contradicting the viral claim.
To sum up, an old video of a man getting shot by a police officer for attacking a woman is being shared with a false narrative that the man is a Muslim and the incident took place in Britain.

created: January 29, 2024


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A video morphed using AI-generated audio is shared with the claim that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has resigned from the party - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 17, 2024
A video of Rahul Gandhi surrounded by media, reading “I, Rahul Gandhi, hereby resign from the Congress party. I can no longer pretend to be Hindu for the sake of elections. After the ‘Nyay Yatra’, I also released the ‘Nyay Patra’ , but Modi ji is sending corrupt people to jail. This Modi Raj (rule), will send us corrupt people to jail, too, so I am going to my maternal grandfather’s house in Italy” from a paper being shared on social media (here, here and here) claiming that he resigned from the party. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: The video shows Rahul Gandhi announcing his resignation from Congress ahead of 2024 General elections.
Fact: The same video was uploaded on Rahul Gandhi’s official X account and the official YouTube channel of the Indian National Congress on 3 April 2024. In the original video, Rahul Gandhi read,“I, Rahul Gandhi, having been nominated as a candidate to fill a seat in the House of the People, do solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India.” This video was taken during the filing of his nomination papers from the Wayanad constituency. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On performing a relevant keyword search regarding the viral claim, we found no media reports about Rahul Gandhi’s resignation. We also found no older videos containing such statements. Further, on performing a reverse image search of the screenshots of the viral video we came across the same video uploaded on Rahul Gandhi’s official X account and the official YouTube channel of the Indian National Congress on 3 April 2024 which indicates that Rahul Gandhi filed a nomination for the Wayanad constituency.
In the original video, Rahul Gandhi read,“I, Rahul Gandhi, having been nominated as a candidate to fill a seat in the House of the People, do solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India.” Further, we extracted the audio from the viral video and ran it through the AI voice detection tool “AI or Not.” The tool indicated a 58% likelihood that the audio was generated using AI tools.
To sum up, a video modified utilizing AI-generated audio is circulating with the claim that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has resigned from the party ahead of the 2024 General elections.


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A video of a Chinese motivational speaker is being falsely shared as the founder of TikTok Zhang Yiming. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 31, 2024
A video of a double amputee walking with the support of wooden blocks in his hands onto a stage and addressing a huge gathering is being shared on social media, claiming that the person in the video is the founder and chairman of the video-sharing platform TikTok. Let’s verify this claim through this article.
Claim: The person featured in this video is the founder of TikTok.
Fact: The man seen in the viral video is a Chinese motivational speaker named Chen Zhou. Chen lost both his legs in an accident when he was 13. He is not the founder of TikTok. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To check the veracity of the viral claim, we first made a keyword search on the internet, leading us to a feature profile of the man featured in the viral video published by the South China Morning Post.
The person featured in the viral video is a motivational speaker from China named Chen Zho, who ‘ lost both legs in a train accident and has been dubbed the ‘legless warrior’, and giving public talks raising awareness about disabilities.
Furthermore, through a keyword search on the internet, we found many videos of Chen attending various events, which you can see here, here, and here.
The founder of TikTok is Zhang Yiming; he founded ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok.  He is not a double amputee (here, here, and here).
To sum up, the viral post misidentifies a Chinese motivational speaker as the founder of TikTok Zhang Yiming.

created: January 31, 2024


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A video of a clash between protesters and Israeli forces in Golan Heights is falsely shared as visuals from Manipur - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 5, 2023
A video is viral on social media with a claim that it shows BJP supporters attacking tribals in Manipur. Lets fact check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visulas show BJP supporters attacking Tribals in Manipur.
Fact: This video shows a clash between protesters and Israeli Forces in Golan Heights. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To learn more about the viral video, we performed a reverse image search on a keyframe obtained from it. This search led us to a video uploaded on wigson.com, which described the visuals as a fight between the people of Golan Heights and Israelis.
A further keyword search on the internet led us to a news report on this incident published by ‘Sky News Arabia on their official YouTube channel. This video is titled in Arabic and translates to ‘Israel. Injuries in clashes in the occupied Golan between protesters and the Israeli police
Furthermore, these clashes have reportedly (here and here) occurred as the people in the Syrian Golan Heights opposed the establishment of Wind Turbines on their land.
To sum up, a video of a clash between protesters and Israeli forces in Golan Heights is falsely shared as visuals from Manipur.


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A video of a Durga Puja pandal is falsely shared as Ayodhya Ram Mandir. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 18, 2023
A video allegedly showing Ayodhya Ram Mandir decorated with lights is being shared on social media. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: The viral video shows Ayodhya Ram Mandir decorated with lights.
Fact: The structure seen in the viral video is not the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. It is a Ram-Mandir-themed Durga Puja Pandal erected in Kolkata during the 2023 Durga Puja celebrations. The Ayodhya Ram-Mandir will be inaugurated on 22 January 2024. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To learn more about the viral video, we performed a reverse image search on a few of its keyframes, leading us to multiple similar videos (here, here, and here) uploaded across various social media platforms in October this year. A YouTube video uploaded on 18 October 2023 identified the location of this structure as ‘Santosh Mitra Square.’
Taking this as a hint, we performed a keyword search on the internet for more details on the viral clip, which led us to several news reports (here, here, and here) on this structure. Reportedly, this structure is a Durga Puja pandal erected in Kolkata’s  Santosh Mitra Square. The theme of this pandal was the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Further, the Ram Temple of Ayodhya will be inaugurated on 22 January 2024, per news reports.
To sum up, a video of a Durga Puja Pandal in Kolkata is falsely shared as visuals of Ayodhya Ram Temple after the completion of electrical work.

created: December 18, 2023


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A video of a helicopter take-off is shared as visuals of the Kedarnath helicopter crash - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 3, 2022
A video is being shared on social media in which visuals of two helicopters on helipads can be seen. One of those can be seen taking off while the other is still on the helipad. The post’s hashtags #helicoptercrash #helicrash #kedarnathelicoptercrash #kedarnathcrash and the text on the video ‘Kedarnath Heli cash’ indicates that the video shows the recently crashed helicopter in Kedarnath. Let’s verify this video through this article.
Claim: Visuals of the recent helicopter crash in Kedarnath on 18 October 2022.
Fact: The video does not feature any helicopter crash; it just shows a helicopter take-off from a helipad. Reportedly, the registration code of the helicopter that crashed on 18 October 2022 is VT-RPN which is different from the one seen in the video with registration code VT-BSG. Hence the claim made in the video is FALSE.
The viral video can be found on the Google map visuals of Kedarnath helipad in Uttarakhand. The location of this video matches with a few other videos shot in Kedarnath’s helipad.
But this video does not show the helicopter that crashed. The helicopter in this video is registered as VT-BSG, while the crashed helicopter’s registration code is VT-RPN. Based on the visuals of the chopper shown in various news reports (here and here), Factly has noticed that the tail colour of the crashed chopper is blue, while the chopper that takes off in the viral video is yellow in colour. Videos related to the Kedarnath chopper crash can be seen here and here. The viral post misleads its viewers by terming it as the visual of the Kedarnath chopper crash. In reality, it’s just a video of a random helicopter take-off from Kedarnath helipad.
To sum up, a video of a helicopter take-off is shared as visuals of the Kedarnath helicopter crash.

created: November 3, 2022


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A video of a Lathi charge in Bangladesh is being shared as an assault on an Indian Muslim woman for wearing a Hijab - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 8, 2024
A video (here, here and here) has gone viral across social media platforms, depicting a police officer assaulting a woman wearing a hijab. The claim accompanying this video asserts that the woman was a victim of police violence in India due to her choice of attire, namely a hijab. We fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: A Muslim woman was attacked by an Indian police officer for wearing a hijab.
Fact: The video does not originate from India and is not related to wearing a hijab. It was recorded during a protest by factory workers in the Mongla EPZ, Bagerhat, Bangladesh. Therefore, the claim in the post is False.
A thorough investigation into this video was initiated by paying close attention to the details present in the footage. Firstly, the gate visible in the video bore the inscription ‘Mongla EPZ’. Secondly, one of the women featured in the footage was seen sporting a red apron with the logo ‘VIP’ and additional text.
Using this information, a keyword search was carried out revealing that the Mongla EPZ is an Export Processing Zone located in Mongla, a region in the Bagerhat District of Bangladesh.
The video shows police lathi charge against protesting factory workers (here, here, and here) at the VIP manufacturing plant in this area. The cause of this protest was reportedly (here and here) the unexpected layoff of workers.
Further examination of social media posts featuring the video or its screenshots, such as this one, this one, and this one, identifies the event as a protest held at the VIP factory within the Mongla EPZ. The red apron adorned with the ‘VIP’ print, worn by the woman in the viral video, is also visible in these posts.
This confirms that the video is not related to India and does not show any persecution based on religious attire. The video is instead an incident from Bangladesh, misrepresented with a false claim attributing a communal motive.
To sum up, the woman portrayed in the shared video was not a victim of police brutality in India for wearing a hijab.


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A video of a leopard that strayed into a pharmaceutical company in Telangana is falsely being attributed to Ghaziabad - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 22, 2023
A video that shows a leopard inside a building is being shared on social media with a claim that this was filmed inside a company in Ghaziabad’s Lal Kuan. Let’s verify this claim through this article.
Claim: Video of a leopard that walked into a company in Ghaziabad.
Fact: This incident actually took place in Sanga Reddy District, Telangana. A leopard entered a manufacturing unit of Hetero Drugs Ltd in December 2022. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To gather more details about the viral video, we performed a reverse image search using keyframes from the video. This search led us to news reports containing screenshots of the viral video. According to reports, on 16 December 2022, a leopard entered a manufacturing unit of Hetero Drugs Ltd located in the Gadda Potharam Industrial Area in Sangareddy district, Telangana.
Reporting on this incident, Telangana Today wrote, “The leopard remained inside the plant the entire night. The security staff, who noticed it inside the industry, informed the forest and police officials. Forest officials have requested authorities at the Nehru Zoological Park to send an expert team to rescue the leopard, which was still inside the pharma unit when reports last came in.“
Several other media outlets, such as The News Minute, Scroll, and Deccan Chronicle, also reported on this incident. Additionally, we searched the internet to see if any leopard sightings were reported in Ghaziabad. We found that the same video was shared on social media with a message claiming that a leopard entered an industrial area in Lal Kuan, Ghaziabad (same claim as this).
After the video went viral, a team from the forest department investigated the premises but found no footprints or signs of a leopard. Later, the forest department team discovered that the video was old. Amar Ujala reported that Deputy Ranger Sanjay Singh appealed to people not to rely on such information and “also to refrain from making such videos viral without verifying their veracity.”
To sum up, the video of a leopard that strayed into a pharmaceutical company in Telangana is falsely attributed to Ghaziabad.


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A video of a Malaysian railway track-laying project is falsely attributed to India. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 31, 2024
A video of a railway track-laying machine laying concrete sleepers is being shared on social media with a claim that the video shows the work being done by the Indian Railways. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: VIsuals of a high-tech track-laying machine of the Indian Railways
Fact: This video shows a track-laying machine of a Chinese company named China Communications Construction Company working on the East Coast Rail Link project in Malaysia. This project began in Malaysia on 11 December 2023. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
Firstly, a close inspection of the viral video revealed that the track-laying machine has text in Chinese. Under the Chinese text, one can observe words written in English that read ‘China Communications Construction.’
Next, to find more details about the viral video, we performed a reverse image search on a few keyframes, leading us to a few social media posts (here and here) containing the viral video. One such post on the Chinese video-sharing platform ‘ixigua’ identified the video’s location as a ‘track-laying site of the East-Malaysian Railway…’ in the post’s description, translated from Chinese to English. It also reads, ‘China’s railway standardisation construction! #railway.’
Taking these as hints, we further made a keyword search on the internet to learn more about the track-laying machine in Malaysia, which led us to several news reports (here, here, and here ) on this project from December 2023.
Reportedly, a railway project named East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is being built by the Chinese Communications Construction Company (logo is seen in the viral video) in Malaysia. This project started on 11 December 2023.
A video news report on this project published by AP features the same track-laying machine that is seen in the viral video. The logo of the China Communications Company, which is seen in the viral video, can also be seen on the track-laying machine in this video. This makes it clear that a video related to this project is being falsely shared as track-laying work done by the Indian Railways in India.
To sum up, a video of a Malaysian railway track laying work is falsely being attributed to India.


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A video of a man bragging about killing his wife is falsely shared with a love jihad narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 5, 2023
A video of a man confessing to the murder of his wife is widely circulated on social media. The video is being shared with a love-jihad narrative claiming that the man in the video is a Muslim and his murdered wife is Hindu. Further in the video, the man claims that he killed his wife for the love of Islam. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of a Muslim man confessing to killing his Hindu wife.
Fact: There is no love jihad angle in this incident. Both the husband and wife are born Muslims. FIR details and the parents of the deceased confirmed the same. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The man in the viral video had indeed killed his wife. However, there is no love jihad angle in the incident, as both belong to the Muslim community.
The interviewer in the viral video uses a mike that carries the logo ‘Insaaf 24’. Taking a cue from this, a search on YouTube with relevant keywords yielded  the longer version of this interview.
In this interview, the man identifies himself as Mehbub, and he murdered his wife for the love of God and would kill anyone who comes in his way. Further, he mentions that his place falls under the jurisdiction of Bangra Police Station. However, nowhere in this interview, he mentions that his wife is Hindu.
Taking a cue from the details shared in the interview, a search on the Bihar Police website yielded the FIR report of the incident. As per the details mentioned in the FIR, the name of the deceased is ‘Yasmeen Khatum’ and the FIR is filed based on the complaint of the deceased’ father, named ‘Abdul Gaffar’.
Going by the names of the deceased and her father, it clearly indicates that she is not a Hindu, but Muslim.
Further, after the video of the accused bragging about killing his wife went viral with a love-jihad narrative, the same YouTube channel interviewed the family of the deceased to confirm that the victim is a born Muslim. In this interview, the parents of the deceased woman categorically denied the viral claims.
To sum it up, a Video of a man bragging about killing his wife is shared with a false love jihad narrative.


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A video of a prop dragon is falsely being shared as a dead dragon found in Nagaland. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 4, 2024
A video clip circulating on social media purports to show a deceased dragon discovered in Nagaland’s Phek district. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Viral video displays a deceased dragon discovered in Nagaland.
Fact: The dragon seen in the viral video is actually a prop dragon created for a TV show called Cuarto Milenio by an artist named Juan Villa Herrero. Therefore, the claim made in the post is rated as False.
To verify the claim made in the viral video, we executed a reverse image search on some of its keyframes. This search led us to a similar video uploaded on YouTube on 13 September 2016, titled “Juan Villa Herrero artist creates fake dragon.”
The description of this video explains that Juan Villa Herrero produces props for television and film. He made props for a TV show named Cuarto Milenio.
Based on this clue, further research was conducted on the internet, leading us to Juan Villa‘s website. The ‘About’ section mentions that he operates a company called Prometeo Escultura, which creates props for television, theatre, and movies.
Items such as fictitious figures, props, fossil and archaeological replicas, and museum and exhibition figures are made using diverse materials; this description available on the website aligns with the description in the YouTube video.
On this website, we also found a link to Juan Villa’s YouTube channel, which includes a black-and-white video of a dragon identical to the one in the viral video. According to the clip’s description, the dragon is a prop made for the Spanish television show Cuarto Milenio.
Juan’s YouTube channel also showcases how this fake dragon was made for Cuarto Milenio.
Juan himself confirmed that the dragon in the viral video was one of his creations, stating that it was a “creation for the Spanish television program Cuarto Milenio,” which hosts episodes on topics such as science, crime, and the paranormal, as quoted by AFP Fact check
To sum up, the ‘dragon’ depicted in the viral video is actually a prop made for a Spanish television show, not a real dragon discovered in Nagaland.


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A video of a protest in Spain is falsely linked to the Hamas-Israel conflict - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 15, 2023
A video clip showing a large gathering allegedly in Spain is circulating on social media. The claim accompanying the video states it as a protest against the “Israeli genocide against Gaza”, demanding the European Union to intervene and stop the alleged massacre. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: This video shows a protest in Spain against “Israeli genocide against Gaza.”
Fact: The video in question is of a protest held in Madrid, Spain, against the local government’s amnesty deal for Catalan separatists. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
Our fact-checking process began with a keyword search on the internet, using Spanish terms related to the described event. This led us to multiple news reports (here, here, and here) dated 12 November 2023, hinting at widespread protests in various Spanish cities against a government’s plans to provide amnesty for Catalan separatists.
Further search led us to an Instagram post by El Mundo, a Spanish media outlet. The post contained the same video as the viral one, with a description stating that the visuals showed a demonstration in Madrid, Spain. The protest was against the decision by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to provide amnesty to Catalan and Basque nationalists.
A post shared by El Mundo (@elmundo_es)
Moreover, the video features a building with a sign that reads ‘Tio Pepe.’ This building was identified as located at Puerta del Sol de Madrid by news reports, including those by Eldebate.com(also here), elconfidencial, and Marca.
Thus, our research suggests that the claim associating the video with the Israel-Hamas conflict is false. The video indeed depicts a protest, but it was against a Spanish government decision, not the Israel-Hamas issue.
To sum up, the viral video does not show a protest in Spain against Israel but is related to a local issue. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.

created: November 15, 2023


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A video of a snow mishap in Sikkim is falsely shared as that of Amarnath Yatris under snow. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 2, 2023
A social media post accompanied by a video in which one can see people stuck under snow getting help is being shared on social media. The post claims this occurred during the holy Amarnath Yatra, where hundreds of people were stuck under an avalanche of snow. Let’s verify this claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals of people trapped under an avalanche in Amaranth.
Fact: The incident shown in the video occurred in Sikkim’s Nathula pass Area. Hence the claim made in the post is False.
To learn more details about the claim, we performed a basic keyword search on the internet about any avalanche that occurred in Amarnath recently. However, this search did not yield any relevant information.
Then, we searched the internet with relevant keywords looking for the recent avalanche accidents in India and learnt that an avalanche accident occurred in Sikkim’s Nathula pass on 4 April 2023. Hindustan Times reported that seven tourists lost their lives on that day. A few more news reports on this incident can be found here and here.
A YouTube channel named PM Gurung Vlogs, which contains vlogs on tourist places of Sikkim, uploaded a video titled ‘Now update heavy snowfall Changu Lake Road Block’ on 4 April 2023. In this video, the vlogger can be seen showing us the area hit by the avalanche. He also shows us the ongoing rescue operations in the same video. You can see the visuals of the viral video in this vlog from 3:15 seconds.
Video reports on this avalanche incident by ANI and NDTV contain visuals that match the location shown in this vlog. With this, we can conclude that the visuals shown in the Viral video belong to the avalanche accident in Sikkim on 4 April 2023, not in Amarnath. You can see the comparison below.
To sum up, a video of a snow mishap filmed in Sikkim is falsely shared as that of Amarnath Yatris stuck under snow.


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A video of a South Korean paraglider accident is being falsely claimed as a Hamas paraglider crashing into a power line - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 20, 2023
A video of a paraglider crashing into an electric power line is being shared claiming the person to be the Hamas paraglider. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Hamas paraglider crashes into high voltage electric power line and bursts into flame.
Fact: This video clip shows South Korean paraglider’s accident near Seopjikoji on Jeju Island in South Korea. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On performing a reverse image search of the keyframes of the viral video, we found that this video has been in circulation since June 2023. We found that the same video with the same claim was shared on YouTube as well as Twitter (here, here, and here). In the comments section of one of the Twitter posts, it was mentioned that the incident took place in South Korea.
Based on this information, we performed a relevant keyword search and found South Korean news articles addressing the same incident (here, here, and here). Jimu News published the news with a screenshot of the incident. A man got caught in a high-voltage wire while paragliding near Seopjikoji on Jeju Island in South Korea.
To sum up, a video of a South Korean paraglider accident is being falsely claimed as a Hamas paraglider crashing into a power line.

created: October 20, 2023


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గతంలో వేరే సందర్భంలో హిందూ ఆలయంపై జరిగిన దాడి వీడియోను ప్రస్తుతం జరుగుతున్న రైతు నిరసనలకు ముడిపెడుతూ షేర్ చేస్తున్నారు. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 16, 2024
ఇటీవల ఢిల్లీలో జరుగుతున్న రైతు అందోళనల నేపథ్యంలో హిందూ ఆలయంపై దాడి చేస్తున్న ఖలిస్తాన్ రైతు ఉగ్రవాదులు అని చెప్తూ ఉన్న పోస్ట్ ఒకటి సోషల్ మీడియాలో వైరల్ అవుతోంది. దీనికి మద్దతుగా హిందూ దేవాలయం పై జరిగిన దాడికి సంబంధించిన వీడియో ఒకటి జత చేసి షేర్ చేస్తున్నారు. ఈ కథనం ద్వారా అందులో ఎంత నిజముందో చూద్దాం.
క్లెయిమ్: ప్రస్తుతం ఢిల్లీలో జరుగుతున్న రైతు అందోళనలలో సిక్కు రైతులు హిందూ ఆలయంపై దాడి చేసారు.
ఫాక్ట్(నిజం): ఈ వీడియో 2022లో పంజాబ్‌లోని పాటియాలాలో రెండు గ్రూపుల మధ్య జరిగిన ఘర్షణను చూపుతుంది. 29 ఏప్రిల్ 2022న శివసేన మద్దతుదారులు పంజాబ్ రాష్ట్రంలోని పాటియాలాలో ఖలిస్తాన్ వ్యతిరేక ర్యాలీని చేపట్టారు. ఈ ర్యాలీ పాటియాలాలోని మంజీత్ నగర్‌లోని కాళీమాత ఆలయం వద్దకు చేరగానే ఖలిస్తాన్ మద్దతుదారులు శివసేన మద్దతుదారులతో ఘర్షణకు దిగిన దృశ్యాలను చూపిస్తున్న వీడియో ఇది. ఈ ఘర్షణలో ఖలిస్తాన్ మద్దతుదారులు కాళీమాత ఆలయం పై కూడా దాడి చేసారు, కానీ ఇది ప్రస్తుతం జరుగుతున్న రైతు నిరసనల నేపథ్యంలో చోటు చేసుకున్న సంఘటన కాదు మరియు రైతు నిరసనలకు ఎలాంటి సంబంధంలేదు. కావున పోస్టు ద్వారా చెప్పేది తప్పు.
ముందుగా పోస్టులో షేర్ చేసిన వీడియో యొక్క స్క్రీన్ షాట్లని రివర్స్ ఇమేజ్ సర్చ్ చేసి వెతికితే, ఇవే దృశ్యాలు కలిగిన వీడియోని అవధేష్ పారిక్ అనే వ్యక్తి తన ఫేస్‌బుక్ పేజీలో 29 ఏప్రిల్ 2022న పబ్లిష్ చేసినట్టు తెలిసింది. ఈ వీడియో పాటియాలా కాళీమాత ఆలయంపై ఖలిస్తాన్ మద్దతుదారులు దాడి చేస్తున్న దృశ్యాలుగా ఆయన పేర్కొన్నారు.
ఈ సమాచారం ఆధారంగా ఈ సంఘటనకు సంబంధించిన మరింత సమాచారం కోసం తగిన కీవర్డ్స్ ఉపయోగించి ఇంటర్నెట్‌లో వెతకితే, మాకు ఇవే దృశ్యాలను రిపోర్ట్ చేస్తూ పలు మీడియా రిపోర్ట్స్ (ఇక్కడ, ఇక్కడ & ఇక్కడ) లభించాయి. ఈ రిపోర్ట్స్ ప్రకారం “29 ఏప్రిల్ 2022న, శివసేన మద్దతుదారులు పాటియాలాలో ఖలిస్తాన్ వ్యతిరేక ర్యాలీని చేపట్టారు.ఈ ర్యాలీ పాటియాలాలోని మంజీత్ నగర్‌లోని కాళీ టెంపుల్ దగ్గర చేరగానే ఖలిస్తాన్ మద్దతుదారుల కత్తులు మరియు రాళ్లతో శివసేన మద్దతుదారులు పై దాడి చేసారు.”
అలాగే 29 ఏప్రిల్ 2022న ఈ సంఘటన యొక్క వీడియోను ANI కూడా తమ X(ట్విట్టర్)లో  పోస్ట్ చేసింది.వైరల్ వీడియో మరియు వార్త సంస్థలు రిపోర్ట్ చేసిన అసలైన వీడియోను పోల్చి చూస్తే రెండు ఒకే సంఘటనను చూపిస్తున్నట్లు తెలుస్తుంది. దీన్ని బట్టి ఈ వైరల్ వీడియో ఏప్రిల్ 2022న పాటియాలాలోని కాళీమాత ఆలయం వద్ద జరిగిన ఘర్షణ దృశ్యాలను చూపిస్తున్నది అని నిర్థారించవచ్చు.
చివరగా, గతంలో వేరే సందర్భంలో హిందూ ఆలయంపై జరిగిన దాడి వీడియోను ప్రస్తుతం జరుగుతున్న రైతు నిరసనలకు ముడిపెడుతూ షేర్ చేస్తున్నారు.

created: February 16, 2024


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Video of an incident between two groups belonging to the same family in Rajasthan's Alwar is being shared as Muslims attack on Hindus - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 30, 2024
A viral video depicts a group of men assaulting unarmed individuals, including women and elderly people. The video is accompanied by a claim suggesting that Muslims are attacking Hindus in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. In this article, we will fact-check the assertion made in the post.
Claim: Video depicting Muslims assaulting Hindus in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.
Fact: The video depicts an incident reported in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, where two groups of the same family clashed over the ownership of an ancestral property. Additionally, authorities confirmed that all those involved in the altercation are from the same Hindu family. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The video in circulation captures a group of men assaulting several unarmed individuals. However, the incident has no communal angle, as all the individuals involved in the altercation belong to the same Hindu family.
An internet search using pertinent keywords led us to news articles that featured the same viral footage. However, none of these articles indicated a communal angle to the incident. According to these reports, the incident occurred in the ‘Khakasya ki Dhan village in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.
As reported in these articles, a dispute over ancestral property led to a fight between two groups of the same family. Additional news articles detailing the incident as a dispute between two groups of one family can be accessed here and here.
Moreover, when the identical video circulated widely on Twitter, associated with a similar claim, the Alwar police responded by stating that it was an old video and that the individuals involved in the altercation belonged to the same Hindu family. Therefore, all these elements collectively affirm that there is no communal angle in the incident.
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To sum it up, a video of an incident between two groups belonging to the same family in Rajasthan’s Alwar is being shared as Muslims attack on Hindus

created: January 30, 2024


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A video of an overcrowded bridge in Nepal is being falsely shared as being from India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 21, 2023
A video of an overcrowded suspension bridge is being shared on social media with claims that it is a bridge located in India. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Viral clip shows the state of an overcrowded suspension bridge in India.
Fact: This bridge is located in Nepal’s Sanga province, not India. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
We performed a reverse image search on a few keyframes of the viral video which led us to a YouTube video from April 2021 that contained the same visuals as the viral video, except that it is a lengthier version. According to the video’s title, this bridge is in Sanga, Nepal.
Taking this as a hint, we searched the internet for further details about the video. This search led us to news reports (here and here) containing visuals from the viral video describing a suspension bridge’s condition in Nepal’s Sanga province. Reportedly, this incident took place on the Nepali New Year in 2021.
Additionally, we looked at the street view (here and here) of the Sanga Suspension Bridge on Google Maps, which matched the bridge in the viral video.
To sum up, the overcrowded suspension bridge in the viral video is located in Nepal, not India.