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Unrelated old video from Venezuela shared as the recent visuals of Kuki militants attacking Meitei people with firearms - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 9, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals of Kuki militants attacking Meitei people with firearms in Manipur. In the wake of the latest reports on Kukis launching attacks on Meitei villages using firearms, this video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Kuki militants attacking Meitei people with firearms in Manipur.
Fact: The post shared a 2021 video of the El Conejo gang firing bullets towards Venezuela’s Criminal Investigation Unit’s (CICPC) in Tejerias, Venezuela. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent conflict between the Meitei and Kuki tribes in Manipur. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found tweeted by the La Verdad Vargas news site on 09 July 2021. This news site published the video with a description, “Members of the El Conejo gang shoot from the mountain towards the Cicpc headquarters in Tejerías.”
#Tejerías • Miembros de la banda de El Conejo dispara desde la montaña hacia la sede del Cicpc en Tejerías. pic.twitter.com/Q3xzKoXhBv
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords, a photo showing similar visuals was found in an article published by the El Nacional news site on 08 July 2021. This news site reported it as the visuals of the El Conejo gang shooting from the mountain towards Venezuela’s Criminal Investigation Unit’s (CICPC) headquarters in Tejerias, Venezuela.
Reporting the confrontation between Venezuelan Security Forces and the gang members of Carlos Luis Revette, alias El Koki, several news sites published tweets, articles, and videos in July 2021. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent conflict that escalated between the Meitei and Kuki tribes in Manipur.
Earlier, when similar unrelated videos were linked to the Manipur’s Kuki-Meitei conflict on social media, Factly published a fact-check article debunking those claims.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video from Venezuela is shared as the recent visuals of Kuki militants attacking Meitei people with firearms.

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Unrelated Old Video of Gun Firing Falsely Linked to Recent Manipur Clashes - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 5, 2023
Amid the recent violent clashes in Manipur, a video showing people firing bullets from machine guns is being circulated on social media with the claim that it depicts the ongoing conflict. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Scenes of protesters firing machine guns during recent clashes in Manipur.
Fact: This video is old and unrelated to the recent Manipur clashes, as it has been circulating online since 2019 on various Spanish-related Facebook and Instagram channels. Therefore, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A reverse image search, utilizing keyframes extracted from the viral video, has shown that the same video has been circulating on various Facebook and Instagram handles related to guns and gaming since at least 2019.
The Manipur clashes are centred around the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the non-tribal Meitei community. The unrest began when the BJP-led government launched an eviction drive in February, which some saw as targeting a specific tribal group. Protests escalated on May 3 after the Manipur High Court directed the state to pursue a 10-year-old recommendation to grant ST status to the Meitei community. Tribal groups oppose this move, fearing a loss of job opportunities and the possibility of the Meiteis acquiring land in the hills, pushing the tribals out. The situation intensified with violent protests, arson, and a death on May 3 and 4 following a “tribal solidarity rally” against the move to include the Meiteis in the ST list. In response, the government deployed the army to regain control of the situation.
Consequently, the video in question predates the recent violent clashes that unfolded in Manipur. We contacted the previous uploaders of the video to determine if it is from a video game or a real incident and if it is indeed real, to gather more information, such as the location and context of the firing. This article will be updated accordingly once the necessary information is obtained.
To sum it up, an old and unrelated video is being falsely associated with the recent violent clashes in Manipur.

source: news-factly

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

author: Sai Krishna Muthyanolla


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Unrelated old video shared as farmers drinking alcohol at a protest site in Delhi - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 11, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of farmers drinking alcohol at a protest site in Delhi. In the wake of ongoing farmers’ protests over the new farm laws, this post is shared on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of farmers drinking alcohol at a protest site in Delhi.
Fact: The video shared in the post is old, and is available on the internet at least since April 2020, much before the Indian Parliament passed the new farm laws on 20 September 2020. 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 videos uploaded on social media during April 2020. These can be seen here, here and here. Most of the users shared this video with the comment ‘Nobody would have thought this type of aid’. A YouTube channel shared this video mentioning that a person donated alcohol to poor people, during the lockdown period.
On 14 September 2020, the Government of India introduced the new farm bills in Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha passed these amendments on 17 September 2020. On 20 September 2020, the new agriculture reform bills were passed by the Indian Parliament. Following this, Political parties and farm organizations like Bharatiya Kisa Union (BKU) started protesting the against these new farm laws.
Though we could not ascertain the exact details of video shared in the post, it is confirmed that this video exists on the internet much before the new farm laws were passed by the Indian Parliament.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video is being shared as farmers drinking alcohol at a protest site in Delhi.

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Unrelated old video shared as recent celebrations in Kashi after the alleged discovery of Shivling in Gyanvapi mosque - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 18, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as showing visuals of recent celebrations in Kashi after the alleged discovery of the Shivling in Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of people celebrating after the discovery of Shivling in Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi.
Fact: The video shared in the post was circulating on the internet at least since August 2019. The video is old and has nothing to do with the Shivling that was reportedly found during the recent survey in the Gyanvapi Mosque. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, we could not find any reliable sources of the video. When we searched with relevant keywords, we found the same video on a YouTube channel. This YouTube user published this video on 12 August 2019, with the title, “MANJIRA DAMROO JULOOS IN VARANASI”.
Multiple users have shared this video claiming different locations before the alleged Shivling that was found during the recent survey in the Gyanvapi Mosque. They can be seen here and here.  Though we could not ascertain the exact date and location of the incident, it can be confirmed from all these pieces of evidence that the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the alleged discovery of the Shivling in Gyanvapi Mosque.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video is being shared as recent celebrations in Kashi after the alleged discovery of Shivling in the Gyanvapi Mosque.


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Unrelated old video shared as recent visuals of a Muslim threatening a policeman in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 20, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of a Muslim man threatening a police officer in the Jahangirpuri area of Delhi. This video shows a heated argument between a Muslim mob and a Policeman where a Muslim man is seen threatening a policeman to meet him without a uniform. In the wake of the recent communal violence in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area, this video is being widely shared on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of a Muslim man threatening a policeman in the Jahangirpuri area in Delhi.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place at the Chopda bus stand in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. In September 2018, a heated argument took place between a policeman and a fruit vendor family for placing a tempo at the location where buses exit from the Chopda bus stand. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent communal violence that took place in the Jahangirpuri area in Delhi. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, videos with similar visuals were found posted on social media at least since 2018. They can be seen here and here. So, it can be confirmed that the video shared in the post is an old one. A Facebook user had shared this video mentioning that the incident had taken place at Chopda town bus stand in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra.
On observing the video carefully, it can be noticed that the logo seen on the policeman’s uniform matches the official police logo of the Maharashtra Police.
We contacted the Chopda city police station to find out whether any such incident had taken place at the Chopda Bus stand. The Chopda police officials have confirmed to us that the incident did take place at Chopda Bus stand in 2018. They said that the name of the police constable involved in the incident as Srikant Gangurde and provided his number. We contacted Srikant Gangurde for further clarification regarding the incident. Speaking to FACTLY, Srikant Gangurde said, “The incident took place in 2018. The argument started after a fruit vendor had stalled a tempo at the location where buses exit from the Chopda bus stand. The tempo was blocking buses to exit, so, I asked the fruit vendor to remove the vehicle from the path. The fruit vendor refused to remove it and called his father and grandfather and we got into an argument. Alleging that I had beaten his son, the fruit vendor’s father threatened me that he would act against me. A case has been filed on this incident”. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the video is old and not related to the recent communal riots that took place in the Jahangirpuri area in Delhi.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video from Maharashtra is shared as recent visuals of a Muslim man threatening a policeman in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area.
UPDATE (21 April 2022)
The same video is also being shared attributing the incident to the failure of the Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra government.  Since the incident was reported in 2018 when Uddhav Thackeray was not the CM of Maharashtra, this claim is also FALSE.


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Unrelated old video shared as recent visuals of Gulf companies sending back Indian migrant workers - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 10, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of Gulf companies sending back migrant Indian employees from their countries. In the wake of several Islamic countries’ expressing their displeasure over the BJP spokesperson’s recent comments on Prophet Muhammed, this post claims that the companies in Gulf countries have started firing their Indian employees and sending back them to India. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of Gulf companies sending back migrant Indian employees from their countries.
Fact: The post shared a three-month-old video of migrant workers leaving the ‘Redco International’ company in Doha, Qatar. In March 2022, workers in the ‘Redco International’ company organized a strike demanding to return their withheld salary. Following the protest, the ‘Redco International’ provided tickets for them to fly to their countries. This video has nothing to do current events surrounding BJP spokesperson’s recent comments on Prophet Mohammed. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When you observe the video carefully, one can hear that the person speaking in the video mentions the name ‘Redco International’. When we searched for this video with relevant keywords on the internet, we found a recent Facebook post that shared the same video informing it as a three-month-old incident that took place at Redco International company in Doha, Qatar. This Facebook user mentioned that the workers were leaving the company because it is running in losses.
When we searched for more sources, we found the same video published on the ‘QN Qatar’ YouTube channel. This YouTube channel published this video on 29 March 2022, with a description that the ‘Redco International’ in Qatar had provided free tickets to their workers to fly to their countries. In March 2022, workers in the ‘Redco International’  held a strike demanding to return their three months withheld salary. Following the protest, ‘Redco International’ provided tickets to fly to their countries. A few other old videos showing the workers strike at the ‘Redco International’ can be seen here, here and here.
Lately, there are news reports that the supermarkets in Arab countries have boycotted Indian products expressing their anguish over BJP spokesperson’s comments on Prophet Muhammed. The South Asian Journal and a few other media websites have reported that Arabs have started removing Indian Hindu migrant workers from their companies. But there are no other credible reports about this.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video is shared as the recent visuals of Gulf companies sending back Indian migrant worker.


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Unrelated old video shared as recent visuals of men brandishing guns during the Kanpur violence - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 14, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of two men brandishing guns and threatening people during the Kanpur violence in Uttar Pradesh. In the wake of the recent Kanpur violence over the BJP spokesperson’s comments on Prophet Muhammed, this video is viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of two men brandishing guns and threatening people during the Kanpur violence.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place at Dhaura Tanda town in the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. This video was shot on 09 May 2021, during a brawl that took place between two parties of the same community over purchase of meat. The video is old and has nothing to do with the recent Kanpur violence. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found published by ‘Dainik Bhaskar UP-UK’ YouTube channel on 10 May 2021. This channel reported it as visuals of a fierce scuffle that broke out between two parties of same community in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The scuffle reportedly took place over the purchase of meat.
When we searched for further details using relevant keywords on the internet, we found the more details of this incident in an article published by the ‘Amar Ujala’ on 12 May 2021. Sharing a picture from the incident, ‘Amar Ujala’ reported that amidst the lockdown, a dispute had broken out between two parties from the same community in Dhaura Thanda town of the Bareilly district. According to the details provided in the article, Jaleesh Ahmed had given his shop for rent to Salim Qureshi on a condition that he should sell the meat legally. On 09 May 2021, upon the allegations of Salim Qureshi selling his meat for higher prices, Jaleesh Ahmed asked Salim Qureshi to vacate the shop immediately. This led to the scuffle and the people of the same community started beating up Salim Qureshi. Meanwhile, in support of Salim, his family members reached the place with weapons and started threatening people by firing in the air. Reporting the details of the incident, Bareilly police tweeted a video on 09 May 2021.
Lately, when this one-year-old video was being shared on social media linking to the Kanpur violence, Bareilly police through a tweet clarified that the video is old and had nothing to do with the recent Kanpur riots.
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To sum it up, an unrelated old video from Bareilly is shared as recent visuals of two men brandishing guns during the Kanpur riots.


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Unrelated old video shared as the recent visuals of radical Islamic groups executing Christians in Iraq - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 4, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it shows a recent incident of radical Islamic groups executing Christians in Iraq. The post claims that the Islamic groups have recently seized Iraq’s largest Christian city and beheaded 229 Christians brutally on the streets. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of radical Islamic groups brutally executing Christians in Iraq.
Fact: The post shared a 2014 video of Islamic State terrorists executing Sunnis in the Al-Bab city of the Aleppo Governate in Syria. The IS militants then killed Syrian Sunnis accusing them of wanting to join the Syrian army, loyal to Bashar Al Assad. The video does not show the execution of Christians in Iraq. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, the screengrabs from the video were found in an article published by the RT news site on 23 November 2014. The news site reported it is the disturbing visuals of Islamic State terrorists executing Syrian Sunnis in the city of Al-Bab, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.
As per the report, the Islamic State released this video of the savage execution of Syrian Sunnis who were accused by IS of wanting to join the Syrian army, loyal to President Bashar Al Assad. The execution reportedly took place in Al-Bab city of the Aleppo Governate in Syria. Several news sites published articles reporting about this disturbing video released by IS in 2014. They can be seen here, here, and here.
Since 2017, there have been many social media posts and articles discussing the destruction of Christian churches and the execution of Christian missionaries in Africa and Afghanistan. Earlier, when a similar fake message circulated on social media alleging that Taliban militants have executed 229 Christian Missionaries in Afghanistan, Factly published a fact-check article debunking that claim.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video was shared as the recent visuals of radical Islamic groups executing Christian missionaries in Iraq.

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Unrelated old video shared as visuals of Aarti Yadav getting married to her deceased boyfriend Chhotu Yadav’s brother - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 29, 2022
Update (01 December 2022): As per news reports (here, here, here) Aarti Yadav got married to her deceased boyfriend Chhotu Yadav’s brother, Manu Yadav on the night of 25 November 2022.
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of Aarti Yadav getting married to Chhotu Yadav’s brother. Anguished over Chhotu Yadav’s love affair with Aarti Yadav, Aarti Yadav’s family members killed Chhotu Yadav in July 2022. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing the visuals of Aarti Yadav getting married to Chhotu Yadav’s brother.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows a marriage ceremony held in May 2021. During a recent media interaction, Aarti Yadav informed that she will not marry until she gets justice for Chhotu Yadav’s death. Chhotu Yadav’s parents did announce to the media that they wish Aarti to marry Chhotu’s brother Manu Yadav if she agrees to it. But the video shared in the post is old and not related to deceased Chhotu Yadav’s girlfriend Aarti Yadav. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, we could not find any reliable information about this video. When searched with relevant keywords on the internet, and found the same video published by a YouTube channel in May 2021. This YouTube channel published the video with the title, “Sindoordhan and full marriage short video” (When translated from Hindi to English). The honour killing of Chhotu Yadav took place in July 2022, in the Araria district of Bihar. So, it can be confirmed that the video shared in the post is old and not related to Aarti Yadav and her deceased boyfriend Chhotu Yadav.
Following the death of Chhotu Yadav, Aarti Yadav and Chhotu Yadav’s family members filed an FIR against her family members for Chhotu Yadav’s murder. Aarti Yadav was living with Chhotu Yadav’s family after the death of her boyfriend. Aarti Yadav in a media interaction stated that she will not marry until she gets justice for Chhotu Yadav’s death. Lately, Aarti Yadav, along with the family members of Chhotu Yadav, met Supreme Court lawyer AP Singh to fight the Chhotu Yadav’s honour killing case.
These marriage rumours started floating after an interview video of Chhotu’s brother Manu Yadav circulated on social media after Chhotu Yadav’s death. Responding to these rumours, Manu Yadav in another interview clarified that an edited clip was circulated with the wrong context linking marriage rumours with Aarti Yadav. Several news websites published articles reporting this clarification issued by Manu Yadav.
However, during a recent media interaction, Chhotu Yadav’s parents and relatives expressed their wish marry Aarti Yadav to Manu Yadav if she agrees. As of now, we could not find any news reports confirming the marriage of Aarti Yadav with Chhotu Yadav’s brother Manu Yadav.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video shared as visuals of Aarti Yadav getting married to her deceased boyfriend Chhotu Yadav’s brother.

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Unrelated old video shared as visuals of Arabs celebrating India’s victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 30, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of Arabs celebrating India’s victory against Pakistan in the cricket match held as part of the Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Stadium. In the wake of India’s recent victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 tournament, this video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video showing Arabs celebrating India’s victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows old visuals of ‘Al-Arabi’ football club President Abdulaziz Ahmed Ashour celebrating his team’s victory in the final match of the Amir Cup. This match took place on 21 September 2020. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent India-Pakistan cricket match held as part of the Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Stadium. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found in a tweet made by Khalaf Al-Enezi, a journalist and sports reporter working at the ‘ATV Kuwait’ news channel, on 22 September 2020. Khalaf tweeted this video stating, “I turned on the phone at the last minute and pointed the camera at Aziz Ashour, president of the Arab Club. Tired, planted, harvested and lacked his brothers, members of the board of directors Congratulations to the Arab, and hard to Kuwait” (when translated from Arabic to English). Khalaf shared the same video with a similar description on his Instagram page.
فتحت التلفون في الدقيقة الاخيرة ووجهت الكاميرا على عزيز عاشور رئيس النادي العربي كنت حاس ان هذا الرجل راح يفرح لانه يستحق الفرحة
تعب وزرع وحصد ولاقصور باخوانه اعضاء مجلس الادارة
مبروك للعربي وهاردلك للكويت pic.twitter.com/mMuaH36TWx
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords, similar visuals were found in a video published by the ‘ATV Kuwait’ news website on 22 September 2020. This news channel confirmed it as the crazy celebration visuals of Al-Arabi Sports Club President Abdulaziz Ahmed Ashour.
On 21 September 2020, Al-Arabi club was crowned as winners of the 58 edition of the Amir Cup Football Championship, after beating Al-Kuwait club with a score of 2-1.  A few news articles that reported the news of the Al-Arabi football club winning the Amir cup can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video is shared as recent visuals of Arabs celebrating India’s victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022.


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Unrelated old video shared as visuals of ice cubes coming out from a water pipe in Rajasthan - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 18, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is visuals of ice cubes coming out from a water pipe because of extreme cold conditions in Rajasthan. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of ice cubes coming out from a water pipe in Rajasthan.
Fact: The video is being circulated on social media at least since January 2019. Several Pakistani news websites published this video in January 2019 reporting it as visuals of ice cubes coming out from a pipeline in the Khuzdar area of Balochistan in Pakistan. The video is old and not from Rajasthan. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, videos with similar visuals were found to be circulating on social media at least since January 2019. Many social media users and a few Pakistani websites published this video in January 2019, mentioning it as visuals of ice cubes coming out from a pipeline in the Khuzdar area of Balochistan in Pakistan. In an extended version of the video, one could see a man with a turban covering his face and head.
When we searched for further sources, we found the same video on the official Facebook page of the Pakistan-based news channel ‘SAMAA’. ‘SAMAA’ in the Facebook post reported it as viral video of ice cubes coming out from a pipeline, because of extreme cold conditions, in the Khuzdar area of Balochistan.
In January 2019, a few Indian news websites published the same video and reported it as visuals from a farmland in Haryana and Chhattisgarh. But, it is nowhere reported that the viral video is from Rajasthan. Lately, there are news reports about ice cubes flowing out of  pipelines because of extreme cold conditions in Kashmir valley. Though we could not ascertain the exact details of the video, it can be concluded from all these pieces of evidence that the video shared in the post is old and not from Rajasthan.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video is shared as visuals of ice cubes coming out from a water pipeline in Rajasthan.

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Unrelated old video shared as visuals of Samajwadi Party inciting violence in Etawah after the UP Election results - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 12, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the recent visuals of Samajwadi Party supporters inciting violence in Etawah after the UP Elections results. This video shows a mob marching in a rally with armed sticks. The Election Commission announced the UP Assembly Elections results on 10 March 2022. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Claim: Video of Samajwadi Party supporters inciting violence in Etawah after the UP Election results of 2022.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place at Dubulia block in Basti district (Uttar Pradesh). In July 2021, while filing the nomination for the post of Dubulia Block Chief, ruckus and violence broke out between Samajwadi Party and BJP supporters. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the 2022 UP Elections. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, many videos with similar visuals were found posted on social media at least since July 2021. They can be seen here and here. These social media users mentioned that the video is from the Dubulia block in Basti district (Uttar Pradesh). When we searched with relevant keywords, the same video was found tweeted by the Samajwadi Party leader Rajesh Yadav on 09 July 2021. Rajesh Yadav tweeted it as the visuals of thousands of Samajwadi Party workers rallying in support of Talewan Yadav in the Dubulia block. Rajesh Yadav alleged that BJP supporters have not allowed Talewan Yadav to file his nomination, so thousands of SP supporters armed with sticks had come in support of Talewan Yadav.
जनपद बस्ती के दुबौलिया ब्लॉक से समाजवादी पार्टी प्रत्याशी श्री तालेवान यादव जी को भाजपाई गुण्डे जब नामांकन नही करने दिये तो आसपास के  हजारों की संख्या में लोग तालेवान जी के समर्थन में निकल पड़े, फिर भाजपाई गुण्डों की क्या मजाल ब्लॉक परिसर के कोसों तक नजर नही आये। pic.twitter.com/UFXvg0Bfyv
In July 2021, while filing the nomination for the post of Chief in Dubulia, violence broke out between Samajwadi Party and BJP supporters. Reporting the complete details of this violent incident, several news websites published articles in July 2021. They can be seen here and here. According to these articles, hundreds of SP supporters and SP leaders including Talewan Yadav, Geeta Yadav, Rajesh Yadav, and others incited violence while BJP candidate Vinay Kumar Singh was about to file his nomination for the Dubulia Block Chief post.
Recently, when this video went viral on social media linking to Etawah and to the 2022 UP Elections, Etawah Police issued a clarification that the video shows an old video shot in July 2021 at Dubulia block in UP’s Basti district. Etawah Police said that the video has nothing to do with the 2022 UP Elections and emphasized that no such violent incidents took place recently in Etawah.
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To sum it up, an unrelated old video shared as the visuals of Samajwadi Party inciting violence in Etawah post-UP Elections results.


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Unrelated old video shared as visuals of the funeral procession of Rajasthan Dalit boy Indra Meghwal - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 19, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals from the funeral procession of Indra Meghwal, the nine-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by a school teacher in the Jalore district of Rajasthan. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing the funeral procession of Rajasthan Dalit boy Indra Meghwal.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows the funeral procession of Jilajeet Yadav, an Indian army soldier who was martyred during the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in August 2020. Jilajeet Yadav’s funeral procession took place at his native village in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The video is old and has nothing to do with the recent death of a Dalit boy in Jalore, Rajasthan. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found published by a few YouTube channels in August 2020. They can be seen here and here. These YouTube channels described it as the funeral procession of soldier Jilajeet Yadav in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Sowar Jilajeet Yadav was an Indian army soldier who was martyred during the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in August 2020. Sharing a photo with similar visuals, ‘Amar Ujala’ published an article about the funeral procession of Jilaeet Yadav. Jilajeet Yadav’s funeral procession took place at his native village Dhaurhara Ijri in the Jaunpur district. A few other news articles and videos reporting Jilajeet Yadav’s funeral procession can be seen here, here and here.
Amid the escalation of tensions between protestors and police, Indra Meghwal’s body was cremated 40 hours after the consent of the family and the administration on 14 August 2022. A video showing the funeral procession of Indra Meghwal can be seen here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and not related to the funeral procession of Indra Meghwal.
To sum it up, an unrelated old video is shared as visuals of funeral procession of the Dalit boy who was allegedly beaten to death by a teacher in Jalore, Rajasthan.


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Unrelated old videos are shared as visuals of the recent Turkey earthquake - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 10, 2023
In the context of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on 06 February 2023, many videos have been circulating online, as visuals of the after-effects of the disaster. In this context, two videos (here and here) claiming to be the visuals of the Turkey earthquake are also being shared on social media. Let’s find the facts behind this claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals of the recent Turkey earthquake.
Fact: Both videos are old and unrelated to Turkey. One was captured in 2011 when Tsunami and earthquake hit Japan. The other one is an incident in Japan in 2016, in which the front panel of a building came off due to heavy winds. Hence the claim made in the post is False.
Video 1:
This video carries a watermark that says ANN News. Taking this as a hint, we looked online for videos of the earthquake visuals published on ANN News. This search led us to an article from 2020 with a link to a YouTube video posted by ‘ANNnewsCH‘, which contained video clips of various places affected by the Tsunami and Earthquake that hit Japan in 2011. The first clip in this compilation is the exact clip in the viral post. This is being falsely shared as latest visuals from Turkey during the recent earthquake.
Video 2:
To learn more details about the video, we performed a reverse image search on a few keyframes extracted from this video. This search led us to a Facebook post from April 2016 containing the same video.
According to the post’s description, this incident took place in Japan. Further search on the internet led us to a news report from 2016, according to which the facade or the front panel of an under-construction building in Tama, Tokyo crashed due to heavy winds. This news report also contains the visuals of this collapse from a different angle, which you can see here.
To sum up, both the videos being shared as the visuals of the Turkey earthquake are old and filmed during different incidents in Japan.

created: February 10, 2023


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Unrelated old videos are being shared in the context of Cyclone Nivar - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 26, 2020
A couple of videos are being shared on social media with a claim that they show the arrival and impact of the recent cyclone Nivar. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Videos showing the arrival and impact of cyclone Nivar.
Fact: While one video is a simulation video created using software, the other video is being shared on the internet at least since 2017. Both the videos are not related to Cyclone Nivar. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Video 1: (archived)
When the screenshots of the video were run through Yandex Reverse Image Search, the same video was found to be uploaded by multiple users in May 2020. Those posts can be found here and here. So, the video is not related to the cyclone Nivar. Also, a similar video was posted with the title – ‘Tornado CGI simulation (Cinema 4D TurbulenceFD)’, by ‘Alexandru Dineci’ on YouTube in December 2018.
He has also posted the breakdown video on his YouTube account, which can be seen here. So, it not a real tornado video.
Video 2: (archived)
When the screenshots of the video were run through Yandex Reverse Image Search, the same video was found to be uploaded by multiple users in various contexts. The video is being shared on the internet at least since 2017. While the exact context of the video was not found, it can be concluded that the video is definitely not related to the cyclone Nivar.
To sum it up, unrelated old videos are being shared in the context of cyclone Nivar.

created: November 26, 2020


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Unrelated old videos are linked to China's rocket 'Long March 5B' fall into Indian Ocean - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 14, 2021
Multiple videos are being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of China’s ‘Long March 5B’ rocket debris while exploding in the Indian Ocean. They can be seen here, here, and here. The remnants of China’s biggest rocket ‘Long March 5B’ exploded in the Indian Ocean on 09 May 2021. Let’s verify the claim made in these posts.
Claim: Visuals of China’s ‘Long March 5B’ rocket debris falling into the Indian Ocean.
Fact: While the first two videos show the old visuals of SpaceX rocket crashes, the last video shows a meteor crashing into a beach in Australia. These videos are old and have nothing to do with China’s ‘Long March 5B’ rocket crash in the Indian Ocean. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Video-1:
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals is found on a Facebook post published on 26 March 2021. This post mentions it as visuals of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris passing through the Pacific Northwestern skies across Washington and Oregon. Reporting the same, a user shared this video on the ‘Imgur’ website.
When we searched for more information related to this video, we found an article published by ‘Space.com’ website on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris passing through the Pacific Northwestern skies in the United States. This article reported that on 25 March 2021, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris created a beautiful light show while passing through the skies across Washington and Oregon. Several news websites published articles on the light show created by SpaceX Falcon 9 debris on 25 March 2021. They can be seen here and here.
Video-2:
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a similar video was found on an Instagram post published on 04 February 2021.  This user mentioned it as visuals of the SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explosion in February 2021.
When we searched for more sources regarding the video, similar visuals were found in a video published by ‘Al Jazeera’ news channel on 03 February 2021. The description of the video stated that SpaceX’s Starship SN9 prototype rocket had exploded during a landing attempt in Texas. Similar visuals of the explosion are found in the broadcast of the Starship SN9 High-Altitude Flight Test. News articles published about this incident can be seen here and here.
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On reverse image search, a video with similar visuals is found on a YouTube channel. The description of the video stated it as visuals of a large-sized meteor exploding at a beach in Australia. When we searched for more details using these keywords, we found an article published about the meteor that exploded in Australia. This article reported that the incident took place in 2016 at a beach in Victoria, Australia. The cameraman who captured these visuals had shared the same video on YouTube with a similar description.
09 May 2021, the remnants of China’s biggest rocket ‘Long March 5B’ exploded in The Indian Ocean. ‘The Guardian’ had shared the footage of ‘Long March 5B’ rocket debris while passing through the skies across Oman and Jordan. Most of the rocket debris reportedly burned up after entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
To sum it up, unrelated old videos are shared as the visuals of the Chinese ‘Long March 5B’ rocket exploding in the Indian Ocean.


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Unrelated old videos of Yogi Adityanath are being shared as his support to Nupur Sharma - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 13, 2022
Couple of videos are being widely shared on social media through different posts (here and here) claiming that Yogi Adityanath had spoken in support of Nupur Sharma. Let us fact-check the claim made in those posts.
Claim: Video showing Yogi Adityanath’s support to Nupur Sharma.
Fact: The first video was clipped from a speech by Yogi Adityanath in 2015. The speech was given by Yogi Adityanath during Vishwa Hindu Maha Sangh at Shri Dudheshwarnath Mandir in Ghaziabad. The second video was clipped from a speech given by Yogi Adityanath in Lok Sabha on 13 August 2014. Yogi Adityanath spoke in the Lok Sabha about the mechanisms to deal with communal violence. He was an MP then. There are no recent news articles of Yogi Adityanath supporting Nupur Sharma. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Video 1:
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video with relevant keywords, a video with similar visuals was found on YouTube. The YouTube video was cut at 26:06 timeframe to make the viral video. The YouTube video was uploaded on 15 May 2015, which means the video is old and is not related to the Nupur Sharma incident where she made certain comments on Prophet Muhammad recently. According to the description of the YouTube video, the speech given by Yogi Adityanath was from Vishwa Hindu Maha Sangh at Shri Dudheshwarnath Mandir in Ghaziabad, held on 10 May 2015.
From the viral video itself, it was clear that the speech was given in Dudheshwarnath Mandir in Ghaziabad. There are no recent videos of Yogi Adityanath going to Dudheshwarnath Mandir in Ghaziabad and supporting Nupur Sharma. In 2015, Yogi Adityanath was not the Chief Minister of UP. He gave his speeches in other summits organised by Hindu organisations. One of which is also in 2015.
Video 2:
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video with relevant keywords, a video with similar visuals was found on YouTube. The viral video was clipped and edited from this YouTube video. The YouTube video was uploaded on 14 August 2014 in the official YouTube channel of BJP. Yogi Adityanath spoke in the Lok Sabha about the mechanisms to deal with communal violence. His speech has also been shared here and here, in 2014. The viral video was created by editing different instances from the same Lok Sabha session held on 13 August 2014.
Several news sites published articles reporting the Lok Sabha discussion held on 13 August 2014, on communal riots. They can be seen here and here. Yogi Adityanath said that the Modi government has been working to reduce communal violence in the country.
To sum it up, old videos of Yogi Adityanath are falsely shared as his support to Nupur Sharma.


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Unrelated old videos shared as recent visuals of Muslims and anti-Modi groups vandalizing railway tracks and trains - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 7, 2023
In the context of the recent tragic train accident that took place near Bahanaga Bazar Railway Station in Odisha, multiple videos are being shared on social media claiming that they show recent visuals of Muslims and anti-Modi groups vandalizing railway tracks, throwing cylinders and pelting stones on moving trains aftermath of the Odisha train accident. Those posts can be seen here, here, and here. Let’s verify the claims made in the post.
Claim: Recent videos show Muslims and anti-Modi groups vandalizing railway tracks, throwing cylinders and pelting stones on moving trains aftermath of the Odisha tragic train accident.
Fact: All three videos shared in these posts are old. The first video shows protestors vandalizing a railway track in Bharatpur during the agitation against the government’s Agnipath scheme in June 2022. Regarding the video of a cylinder thrown on a moving train, the Northeastern Railway Protection Force published a tweet clarifying that the incident took place in July 2022 and mentioned the accused name as Ganguram. The third video was being shared on social media at least since 2019. Hence, the claims made in these posts are False.
Video 1:
The post claims it is the recent visuals of a few anti-Modi supporters vandalizing railway tracks in view of their political interests. On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a screengrab of the video was found in an article published by the OpIndia website on 19 June 2022. They reported it is the visuals of protestors vandalizing the railway track in Bharatpur during the agitation against the Agnipath scheme. Reporting the details of the incident, several other news websites have also published articles and videos in 2022. So, it is confirmed that the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent tragic train accident in Odisha.
Video 2:
Sharing the video, the post claims that lately, a Muslim man threw a cylinder on a moving train in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. When we searched for the sources using relevant keywords on the internet, we found an article recently published by the ‘ETV Bharat’ about the incident. ‘ETV Bharat’ reported that the video shows a one-year-old incident that took place in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.  Lately, the Northeastern Railway Protection Force published a tweet and clarified that the incident took place in July 2022, and mentioned the accused as one Ganguram. The perpetrator of the incident is not a Muslim.
श्रीमान उक्त वीडियो के सम्बन्ध में रेसुब चैकी हल्द्वानी के उनि0 के द्वारा बताया गया कि उक्त वीडियो दिनांक-05.07.22 (पुराना वीडियो है) जिसमें मुअसं-131/22 अंतर्गत धारा/174, 153 रेल अधिनियम सरकार बनाम गंगाराम के विरुद्ध मामला पंजीकृत किया जा चुका है।
Video 3:
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals of Muslims pelting stones on a train. A few users claim it is the latest visuals from West Bengal. On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, the same video was found published by several users on social media at least since 2019. Those videos can be seen here, here, and here. A few users mentioned it is the visuals of a Muslim mob pelting stones on a train in Malda, West Bengal. Though we could not ascertain the exact location of the incident, it can be confirmed that the video shared in the post is old.
To sum it up, unrelated old videos are being shared now as recent visuals of Muslims and anti-Modi groups vandalizing railway tracks and trains aftermath of the Odisha train accident.


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Unrelated old videos shared as recent visuals of trains crowded with UP PET examination candidates - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 16, 2022
Multiple videos are being shared on social media claiming it as the recent visuals of crowded trains filled with persons attending the UP PET examination in Uttar Pradesh. Those videos can be seen here, here and here.  Amid the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Committee (UPSSC) Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) held on 15 and 16 September 2022, these videos were being shared on social media claiming it as the pathetic arrangements made for UP PET examination. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent videos of crowded trains filled with candidates attending  UP PET candidates in Uttar Pradesh.
Fact: The videos shared in the post show the old visuals of crowded local trains in Bihar, Mumbai and from Bangladesh. These videos are old and have nothing to do with the recent UP PET examination 2022 in Uttar Pradesh. However, there were reports of huge rush at bus & railway stations with lakhs of candidates attending the UP PET examination 2022. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Video 1:
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found posted by a YouTube channel on 27 February 2018. This YouTube channel published the video reporting it as the visuals of a crowded local train travelling via Patna city in Bihar. The UP Fact-Check Twitter handle through a tweet clarified it as an old video and said it has nothing to do with the UP PET examination 2022. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with UP PET 2022 examination.
Video 2:
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found published by a YouTube channel in March 2016. This YouTube channel published the video with the title, “Amazing Mumbai local crowd”. The UP Fact-check team also clarified the same through a tweet confirmed it was an old video and not related to the UP PET examination 2022.
#InfoUPFactCheck: सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म पर कुछ अकाउंट्स द्वारा उत्तर प्रदेश में आयोजित PET को लेकर मुंबई लोकल का वीडियो प्रदर्शित कर परीक्षा में अव्यवस्था की भ्रामक तस्वीर प्रस्तुत की जा रही है।
उत्तर प्रदेश में PET पूर्ण पारदर्शी एवं व्यवस्थित ढंग से आयोजित की जा रही है। pic.twitter.com/fKDMopYx1o
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On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found published by a YouTube channel in June 2018. This YouTube channel published the video with the title, “Most Packed Eid Festival Special Train of Bangladesh Railway”.    A few similar videos of people travelling by sitting on top of the trains in Bangladesh can be seen here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and not related to India.
On 15 October 2022, huge crowds were witnessed at railway stations and bus stations in various cities of Uttar Pradesh as UP PET candidates travelled to appear for the examination. But the videos shared in the post are old and have nothing to do with the recent UP PET examination.
To sum it up, unrelated old videos are shared as recent visuals of crowded trains filled with UP PET examination candidates.

created: October 16, 2022


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Unrelated old videos shared as the recent footage of devastating floods in Libya - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 14, 2023
After the devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in Libya, multiple videos are being shared on social media claiming that they show the recent visuals of devastating floods in Libya. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Videos showing the recent devastating floods in Libya.
Fact: All these videos show either CGI videos or unrelated old visuals related to devastating floods caused in different countries. The videos have nothing to do with the recent floods in Libya. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
Video 1:
A video is being shared on social media claiming it shows visuals of massive floods submerging a bridge in Libya. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, videos showing the same visuals were found posted by several social media users in 2016. A few of those posts can be seen here and here. These users mentioned it is the devastating floods seen at Al Farshah village in the Aseer province of Saudi Arabia.
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords, we found an extended version of the video published on ‘Daralakhbar.com’ news site’s Facebook page on 09 April 2016.  This news channel reported it is the visuals of a massive torrent blocking the roads in Al-Farshah village in Tihama Qahtan area of Saudi Arabia. Reporting the same news, several other news sites have also published the same video in 2016.
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Another video is being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of a tornado sweeping streets during the massive rainstorm in Libya. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published on the Shutterstock website. The original video does not show the visuals of a tornado. This Shutterstock page published the video with the title, “Hurricane Damage in Coastal Town.” The video was contributed by Cinematic Storm Footage.
When we searched for further sources using these keywords, we found the same video published on a YouTube page named @rtsarovvideo. This YouTube channel published many similar videos of tornadoes sweeping the streets. In the About section of the video, this YouTube channel mentioned that they create edited videos related to severe climatic conditions and natural disasters.
To sum it up, unrelated old videos are shared as the recent footage of devastating floods in Libya.

created: September 14, 2023


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Unrelated old videos shared as the visuals of landslides and floods amidst heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and other North Indian states - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 19, 2023
Update (19 September 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming that the visuals show the cloud burst and floods that occurred recently in Himachal Pradesh. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing the cloudburst and floods that recently occurred in Himachal Pradesh.
Fact: The post shared a 2016 video of flash floods that occurred at Sangihe islands in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with Himachal Pradesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published by the ‘iNews’ YouTube channel on 23 June 2016. The ‘iNews’ channel reported it is the visuals of flash floods that occurred at Sangihe islands in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Sharing the photos showing similar visuals, several news sites published articles reporting the same information. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with Himachal Pradesh.
Update (27 July 2023):
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A video is being shared on social media claiming that it shows recent visuals of devastating floods sweeping away army trucks in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
However, on reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, the same video was found published by several news channels in 2018. They can be seen here, here, and here. All these news channels reported it as the visuals of flash floods sweeping away army vehicles in Arunachal Pradesh. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with Jammu and Kashmir.
Update (19 July 2023):
Video 12:
A video is being shared on social media claiming that it shows recent visuals of devastating floods caused by heavy rains near the Nangal Dam in Punjab.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published by the DD News Himachal channel in September 2018. DD News reported that the visuals show the floods near Baalu bridge connecting several sub-divisions of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. Reporting the details of floods caused by the Ravi River in the Chamba district, several news sites published articles in 2018. The video shared in the post is old and does not show the visuals near the Nangal Dam.
Update (18 July 2023):
Video 10:
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the latest visuals showing devastating floods caused by heavy rainfalls in Punjab. But the video originally shows tsunami waves surging into the Ishinomaki city of Japan in 2011. Earlier, when the same video was shared on social media claiming it is the visuals from Pakistan and China, Factly published fact-check articles debunking those claims. Those articles can be seen here and here.
Video 11:
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals showing recent floods in India. On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published by a YouTube channel in August 2020. This YouTube channel described it as the visuals showing floods in Jaipur, caused by heavy rains in the city, in August 2020. Earlier, when some of these video clips were shared on social media as the visuals showing floods in Delhi and Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, Factly published fact-check articles debunking those claims. Those fact-check articles can be seen here and here.
Update (13 July 2023):
Video 6:
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of a landslide that occurred because of incessant rains in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published by the Times of India news site on 30 July 2021. The description of the video states, “A major landslide occurred in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district bringing down around a 100-meter stretch of national highway 707 connecting Paonta Sahib with Shillai-Hatkoti. The road collapsed at Kali Dhank (Barwas) in the Sirmaur district”. Reporting the same, several other news sites published the same video in 2021.
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Another video is being shared on social media claiming that it shows the recent visuals of a building collapse because of a landslide in Shimla.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, similar visuals were found in a video published by ‘The Tribune’ news site on 30 September 2021. The title of the video states, “Building collapses at Kachighati in Shimla; no loss of life”. ABP News published a video of this incident and reported-“Landslide triggered by recent rains has led to the collapse of an 8-storey building in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla. No loss of life has been reported in the incident.”
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A video is being shared on social media claiming it shows visuals of flooded railway tracks at Nallasopara railway station because of recent heavy rains in Mumbai.
But it is a five-year-old video filmed at the Nallasopara railway station on the outskirts of Mumbai. NDTV published the same video on 21 September 2017, with the description, “A video of a train rushing past a flooded station has gone viral on social media. Filmed at Nallasopara Station on the outskirts of Mumbai, the train zooms past the station creating a burst of water from the tracks engulfing the entire platform and leaving unsuspecting commuters drenched.”
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Another video is being shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals of a crocodile spotted wandering in a waterlogged street.
But on reverse image search, we found that the video shows an old incident from Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh. The video was captured in August 2022, at a residential colony in Shivpuri. Earlier, when the same video was shared on social media claiming that the video was shot in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, Factly published a fact-check article debunking that claim.
Update (12 July 2023):
Video 5:
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals showing a landslide in Himachal Pradesh.
However, the video shared in the post shows the visuals of a landslide that took place in the Carseggio area in the Santerno valley of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. The incident reportedly took place in May 2023. The video is old and has nothing to do with the devastating landslides and flash floods caused by recent incessant rains in Himachal Pradesh.
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Amidst torrential rainfall leading to destructive landslides and flash floods in various parts of North India, numerous video clips are circulating on social media that allegedly show the recent incidents due to floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh and other rain-affected states in North India. Those videos can be seen here, here, here, and here. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent videos showing the landslides and flash floods caused because of incessant rains in Himachal Pradesh and other North Indian states.
Fact: All the videos shared in the post are old and have nothing to do with the devastating rainfalls leading to landslides and floods recently in Himachal Pradesh and other North Indian states. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
Video 1:
The post shared a video of a car getting swept away by heavy floods and claims it is the scary recent visuals from Himachal Pradesh. On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was tweeted by a user in May 2023. This user mentioned that the incident had taken place in Nicaragua. Reporting the complete details of the incident, several news websites published articles. They can be seen here and here. Earlier, when the same video was shared the visuals of a car drowning in a flooded stream in Karnataka’s Dandeli, Factly published a fact-check article debunking that claim.
Video 2:
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals showing a landslide in Manali of Himachal Pradesh. On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found published by ‘The Tribune’ news site, with the title, “Jammu-Srinagar highway closed due to shooting stones in Ramban”, in July 2019. Several other news sites published the same video reporting the same information in 2019. They can be seen here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent landslides caused because of incessant rains in Himachal Pradesh.
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This video is being shared on social media claiming that it shows the recent visuals from the Bhakra Nangal Dam after the dam gates released the excess water from the reservoir. But it is a three-year-old video taken at Pawna dam in Maharashtra. The video was captured in 2019 when the Pawna dam opened its gates and released the excess water from the reservoir. The video shared in the post is old and is not from the Bhakra Nangal dam in Himachal Pradesh.
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Another video is being shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals of a crocodile spotted in the waterlogged streets of Ambala city in Haryana. But the video shows old visuals of a crocodile spotted in the residential areas of Vadodara during the floods back in 2019. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with Ambala City in Haryana. Earlier, when the same video was shared as the visuals of a crocodile spotted in waterlogged streets in Hyderabad, Factly published a fact-check article debunking that claim.
To sum it up, unrelated old videos were shared as the recent visuals of landslides and floods amid heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and other states in North India.

created: September 19, 2023


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Unrelated old videos shared as visuals of Indians destroying idols due to their anger over COVID-19 - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 2, 2021
A video of a purported news bulletin by ‘Shia Waves’ news channel is being shared on social media claiming that a large number of Indian Hindus have thrown away the idols of Gods on the streets. This news bulletin had shared two different video clips of people disposing of the idols of Hindu Gods. This post claims it as the visuals of Indians expressing their anger towards the Gods for not protecting them from the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video clips of Indians throwing the idols of their Gods on the streets due to their anger over Coronavirus.
Fact: The first video clip in the post was captured in 2019, in Ahmedabad city in Gujarat. The second video clip was shot at Telangana’s Beechupally village in 2015. Both the video clips were shot well before the first COVID-19 virus case in the country. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The news bulletin shared in the post shows two different video clips of people disposing of the idols. Let’s find the details of each video clip one by one.
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On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals is found in reply to a Tweet (archive) by IAS officer Vijay Nehra on 11 August 2019. In the tweet, IAS  Vijay Nehra mentioned Ahmedabad citizens’ appreciable gesture of leaving the Dashama idols on the riverbank of Sabarmati in Ahmedabad. Multiple users had shared the same video on social media in August 2019. They can be seen here and here. Hence, it can be confirmed that the video was shot well before the first COVID-19 virus case in India.
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In 2019, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation had requested citizens to leave Dashama idols on the riverbank of Sabarmati to prevent pollution. Following the municipal corporation’s requests, devotees left their idols on the riverbank of Sabarmati. News articles and videos that reported this incident of Ahmedabadis leaving their idols on the riverfront of  Sabarmati can be seen here, here and here.
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On reverse image search, a video with similar visuals is found in a Facebook post by a user on 24 September 2015. This user mentioned it as the visuals of devotees immersing Ganapathi idols from the Krishna river bridge located on NH44 in Mahbubnagar district of Telangana.
When we searched to find the location of this bridge on ‘Google Maps’, the visuals of the bridge in the video matched with the Rangapur Krishna Pushkar Ghat bridge located at Beechupally village in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana. It can hence be concluded that the video shared in the post is an old one and not related to the coronavirus pandemic in India.
Also, we could not find any such news bulletin on the official YouTube channel of ‘Shia Wave’. We found an article published with a similar headline on the ‘Shia Wave’ news website. But, the images shared in the article are different from the visuals shared in the post.
To sum it up, unrelated old videos are shared as visuals of Indian Hindus throwing idols of their Gods on the streets due to their anger over COVID-19.


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Unrelated old videos shared as visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing his leaving the country - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 27, 2023
Update (27 January 2023):
One of the videos that was debunked already in the below article is being shared now on social media with a new claim that it shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reaction after he was threatened by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. But as explained below, the video actually shows PM Modi urging citizens to follow the Janata Curfew and requesting people to thank frontline workers by clapping and ringing bells in March 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The video has nothing to do with Rahul Gandhi.
Published (29 December 2022):
A video is being shared on social media claiming that they show recent visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi making an announcement about him leaving the country. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi making an announcement about him leaving the country.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows PM Modi’s speech it the Lok Sabha on 07 February 2017. While speaking during the motion of thanks to the President’s address on 07 February 2017, PM Modi criticised Congress Party and their leaders raising multiple issues. But he never made any announcement about him leaving the country during his speech on  07 February 2017. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, a video with similar visuals was found published by the BJP’s official YouTube channel on 07 February 2017. BJP published this video with the title, “PM Shri Narendra Modi’s speech on motion of thanks on the President’s Address, 07.02.2017.”
While speaking during the motion of thanks to the President’s address on 07 February 2017, PM Modi criticised Congress Party and their leaders on multiple issues. A copy of PM Modi’s full speech on 07 February 2017, in the Lok Sabha, can be seen here. During his address, Narendra Modi never made any statement about leaving the country.
Another video is also being shared with a similar claim mentioning it as the visuals of Narendra Modi making an announcement of leaving the country. But the video actually shows PM Modi urging citizens to follow the Janata Curfew and requesting people to thank frontline workers by clapping and ringing bells in March 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Lately, when unrelated old videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were shared as visuals of him announcing different freebies for people, FACTLY published a fact-check article debunking those claims.
To sum it up, unrelated old videos are being shared as visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing his leaving the country.

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Unrelated old visuals falsely shared as the footage of the January 2024 Japan earthquake - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 8, 2024
Multiple videos (here, here, and here) of water flooding onto roads and washing away boats and motor vehicles are making the rounds on social media, claiming them to be the visuals of the 2024 Japan earthquake. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals of the 2024 Japan earthquake.
Fact: The viral videos are old and unrelated to the 2024 Japan earthquake. Some of them were filmed during the 2011 Japan earthquake and Tsunami. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
Update (08 January 2024):
Another video showing the visuals of destruction caused by the 2024 Japan earthquake is being widely shared on social media. Let’s verify the authenticity of these videos.
The reverse image search of the viral video directed us to an Instagram video, uploaded on 28 December 2023. This was three days before the earthquake in Japan, and it displayed the same visual of a building collapse. The video depicted a building being demolished using explosives. Although we were unable to determine the exact time and location, this video has no connection to the 2024 earthquake in Japan. Similarly, older videos from Japanese floods are being circulated as recent footage.
Another series of video clips showing huge skyscrapers imploding are being shared on social media, linking them to the Japan 2024 earthquake. However, our investigation found these visuals to be old and unrelated to the Japan earthquake. These clips actually show the demolition of skyscrapers in China.
Update (05 January 2024):
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Another video containing multiple clips is being widely shared on social media claiming that it shows the visuals of the 2024 Japan earthquake. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
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A reverse image search of the viral video has led us to the same visuals (here and here) that were uploaded a few years ago on several YouTube channels attributing them to the Mexican Earthquake in 2017. Media reports regarding these visuals can be seen here and here.
A set of pictures is being shared on social media, allegedly showing the devastation created by the January 2024 Japan earthquake. However, through our investigation(reverse image search), we found these images to be old and unrelated to this earthquake. In the order they appear in the viral post, the original old images can be seen here, here, here, and here.
Update (04 January 2024):
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A video of a woman evacuating children from a hospital has been circulating widely on social media, with claims that the footage is related to the 2024 Japan earthquake. Let’s verify the authenticity of the claim.
A reverse image search of the viral video led us to the same footage, published on the Turkish media channel, TRT News, on 13 February 2023. The description suggests that the video features a nurse named Seyma Alakus, who risked her life to rescue children during the 2023 Türkiye earthquake. This video was also tweeted by the Turkish Health Ministry at the time, praising her actions.
Published (03 January 2024):
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To check the claim’s veracity, we performed a reverse image search online, leading us to old news reports (here and here) related to the viral video.
Reportedly, the visuals show the 2011 Japan Tsunami. You can see the viral visuals here, here, and here.
Video-2
A reverse image search on a few of this video’s keyframes revealed that this video was originally from 2022. It was reportedly filmed in January 2022 when a volcano erupted in Tonga.
You can find the original video here, here, and here.
Video-3
This viral video contains multiple clips of water flooding streets or huge waves of a sea hitting the coast of some towns, all of which are being shared as the recent visuals of the Tsunami in Japan. However, through a reverse image search on individual keyframes of these video clips, we found that all of them are old and unrelated to the 2024 Japan earthquake.
You can see the original old videos in the order they appear in the viral video: here, here, here, and here.
Breaking video: The moment a landslide occurred in Atami, Japan, leaving 20 people missing. pic.twitter.com/Kukq6ndvlh
To sum up, old and unrelated visuals are falsely shared as those of the 2024 Japan earthquake.

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Unrelated old visuals shared as those of Cyclone Yaas in the West Bengal & Odisha - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 28, 2021
Multiple photos and videos are being shared on social media claiming it as the severe storm visuals of Cyclone Yaas in the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal. They can be seen here, here, and here. In the wake of Cyclone Yaas intensifying and causing severe damage in these states, posts like these are being shared on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of the severity of Cyclone Yaas in the states of Odisha and West Bengal.
Fact: The photos and videos shared in the post are old and unrelated to cyclone Yaas. The first photo shows the debris created by Cyclone Mekunu in Oman on 26 May 2018. The video in the second post shows the visuals of gusty winds hitting Uruguay in 2016. The last video was created using the CGI simulation in 2018. These photo and videos have nothing to do with the current cyclone Yaas. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Post-1 (Archived):
On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, a similar photo is found in an article published by the ‘Hindustan Times’ on 03 June 2018. The description of the photo states, ‘Debris litter a beach after Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, Saturday, May 26, 2018’. This photo shows the debris created by Cyclone Meku in Oman. Reporting the same, ‘Voa’ news website published an article by sharing the same photo.
Post-2 (Archived):
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals are found in a video published on YouTube in 2016. This video mentioned it as the visuals of a deadly tornado hitting Dolores city in Uruguay. When the same video was shared as the storm visuals of cyclone Irma in 2017, the Ukrainian-based ‘UkrNews24.com’ news website clarified that the video was shot in 2016, during a tornado in Uruguay.
Post-3 (Archived):
On reverse image search, a video with similar visuals is found in a YouTube video uploaded on 22 December 2018. The description of the video mentioned it as a simulated video created using CGI technology. A YouTube user shared the CGI breakdown of the same video. It can be seen here.
To sum it up, unrelated old photos and videos are shared as the visuals of Cyclone Yaas in Odisha & West Bengal.


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Unrelated Pakistani woman’s photo is shared as that of a love-jihad victim in India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 24, 2022
A post featuring an image of a news paper clipping about two Hindu girls who observed fast during Ramzan and another of a woman with injured face is being widely shared on social media. The post claims that the second image shows one of those Hindu girls and she was injured because of her Muslim husband’s assault. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Image of an injured Hindu girl who was beaten by her Muslim husband.
Fact: As per the media reports, the names of the girls seen on viral newspaper clipping are Shivani and Riya from Madhya Pradesh. They observed a one-day fast during Ramzan in 2019 as a gesture promoting Hindu-Muslim unity. Whereas the image of the woman with injured face is identified as Hajra, living in Lahore, Pakistan. She was tortured by her husband Umar Noorani over dowry. Both these incidents are unrelated. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE
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We searched the internet with relevant keywords and found that the newspaper clipping is of June 2019. According to Dainik Bhaskar and local media reports, two girls named Shivani and Riya from Madhya Pradesh observed a one-day fast on Ramzan as a gesture promoting Hindu-Muslim unity.
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According to Pakistani media reports, the woman with injured face is identified as Hajra, living in Lahore, Pakistan. She had alleged that she was tortured by her husband Umar Noorani and had suffered various injuries. On 23 March 2019, the Lahore Police registered an FIR in this matter. Other news reports regarding this incident can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, unrelated Pakistani woman’s photo is shared as that of a love-jihad victim in India.

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Unrelated photo falsely shared as Bharat Biotech VP taking ‘COVAXIN’ (COVID-19 vaccine) first dose - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 4, 2020
A photo is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows Dr V. K. Srinivas (Vice President, Bharat Biotech) taking Bharat Biotech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine (‘COVAXIN’ or BBV152 COVID vaccine) first dose as part of the human clinical trials. The vaccine was developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – National Institute of Virology (NIV). On its official website, Bharat Biotech mentioned that ‘the vaccine received DCGI approval for Phase I & II Human Clinical Trials and the trials will commence across India from July 2020’. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Photo of Bharat Biotech Vice President taking COVAXIN (indigenous experimental COVID-19 vaccine) first dose.
Fact: Bharat Biotech has clarified that the photo is related to ‘a routine procedural blood draw for testing all production staff’. Also, on the ‘Clinical Trials Registry – India (CTRI)’ website, it can be seen that ‘Date of First Enrollment (India)’ for the BBV152 COVID vaccine begins on 13 July 2020. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we searched about the photo, it was found that Bharat Biotech has already clarified regarding the photo. Bharat Biotech has tweeted that the photo is related to ‘a routine procedural blood draw for testing all production staff’.
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More details regarding the experimental vaccine can be found on the ‘Clinical Trials Registry – India (CTRI)’ website. On the website, it can be seen that ‘Date of First Enrollment (India)’ for the BBV152 COVID vaccine begins on 13 July 2020. Also, talking to NDTV recently, Dr Krishna Ella (Chairman and MD of Bharat Biotech) said, ‘Most of the clearances are coming through and probably, in 10 days human trials should start’. So, as on 04 July 2020, doses are not given to any human.
Also, on the CTRI website, it can be read that the healthy volunteers will receive intramuscular doses (‘Route of administration: Intramuscular injection’) of BBV152 vaccine formulations.
But, the process in the posted photo does not represent intramuscular injection. The difference between various types of injection can be seen in the picture below:
For example, the visuals related to administering of Moderna’s mRNA Vaccine (mRNA-1273) dose (another experimental anti-COVID-19 vaccine) to a woman can be watched here. On the US government’s Clinal Trials website, it can be seen that mRNA-1273 dose is also given as an intramuscular (IM) injection.
To sum it up, the posted photo does not show Bharat Biotech Vice President taking COVAXIN (experimental COVID-19 vaccine) first dose.
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Unrelated photo is shared as that of the Muslim man who was arrested in 2017 on charges of inciting communal hatred - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 15, 2021
A post is being shared on social media claiming that Himachal Pradesh Police had recently detained a Muslim man named Muhammed Ahmed for creating fake IDs on Facebook and making derogatory comments on Hindu holy books Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita. This post claims it as a new strategy from the Congress party and calls it a ‘Cyber Jihad’. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Himachal Pradesh police recently detained a Muslim for creating fake accounts on Facebook and making derogatory comments on Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita.
Fact: In September 2017, Hamirpur Police of Uttar Pradesh state arrested a person named Muhammed Ahmed, on the charges of creating fake Facebook IDs and making derogatory comments on Hindu Goddesses and holy books Ramayana and Bhagavadgita. The accused was arrested at Maudaha police station in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Also, the photo shared in the post is of a California resident Zeeshan-ul-Hassan Usmani, who has nothing to do with this case filed in Hamirpur. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched to find the details of this arrest using relevant keywords, it was found out that the posts with the same photo and message have been circulating on social media at least since 2017. They can be seen here and here. On searching for more sources using the relevant keywords, we found that ‘Jagran’ news had published an article on 28 September 2017, reporting a similar case. This article reported that the Uttar Pradesh Crime Branch police had detained a Muslim man, accused of publishing obscene videos and inciting communal hatred by creating fake Facebook accounts posing himself as a Hindu.
According to the details reported in the article, Muhammed Ahmed, a resident of Husainganj village in Maudaha, used to publish obscene videos and provocative comments on Facebook in the name of Sundaram Singh, son of Amar Singh, the then former district coordinator of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. Muhammed Ahmed reportedly made derogatory comments on Hindu Goddesses, holy texts Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita. On the orders of Hamirpur SP, the crime branch team reportedly detained Muhammed Ahmed in Maudaha. On 27 September 2017, Hamirpur police through a tweet informed the public and media about the arrest. On observing the photo of the accused, it can be confirmed that the photo shared in the post shows a person unrelated with this case.
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When we searched for the details of the person shown in the post, it is found that the post shared the Facebook photo of a California resident named Zeeshan-ul-Hassan Usmani. Zeeshan-ul-Hassan Usmani shared the same photo on his Facebook page on 22 April 2015.
The Twitter and official website of Zeeshan-ul-Hassan Usmani can be seen here and here. Zeeshan-ul-Hassan Usmani has nothing to do with this 2017 case of Muhammed Ahmed.
To sum it up, an unrelated person’s photo is shared as that of Muhammed Ahmed, the accused who was arrested in 2017 in Uttar Pradesh on the charges of inciting communal hatred in the name of a Hindu.

created: December 15, 2021


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Unrelated photos and an audio clip falsely shared as ‘Medicines from the US to be given to select people in India for eliminating them’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 6, 2020
FACTLY has received an audio clip and some photos on its WhatsApp number and has been asked to check the veracity of the message. The audio clip claims that Modi went to the US and has brought medicines, which will be only given to selected people in the name of vaccines for coronavirus. It is also being claimed that people who will be given these medicines will die. Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post.
Photos of medicines from the US which will be only given to selected people by the Indian government in the name of COVID-19 treatment to eliminate them.
Fact: The photos are neither related to India nor the US. The photos were taken at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (Sabha, Malaysia) when the health equipment donated by the Chinese Government reached the airport. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the photos were run through the Google Reverse Image, all the four photos were found in a post on Facebook. The photos were posted by Shafie Apdal, the Chief Minister of Sabha state (Malaysia). He posted the same photos (and many other photos) and thanked the Chinese government for the donation of health equipment to fight COVID-19 in the State. The photos were taken at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (Sabha, Malaysia). The photos are neither related to India nor the US. Also, there was no mention of any medicine or vaccine in his post. More information regarding China’s donation to Sabha state can be read here, here and here.
To sum it up, unrelated photos and an audio clip falsely shared as ‘Medicines from the US to be given to selected people in India for eliminating them’.
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Unrelated photos are being falsely shared in the context of COVID-19 outbreak in Italy - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 24, 2020
A couple of photos are being shared on Facebook in the context of the Coronavirus outbreak in Italy. The post claims that the first photo is of the people who died from Coronavirus in Italy and the second one is of Italy’s Prime Minister crying and expressing his helplessness that he couldn’t save Coronavirus patients in Italy. Let’s try to analyze the authenticity of the claim made in the post.
Image of the people who died of Coronavirus in Italy.
Fact: The photo is not related to recent Coronavirus deaths in Italy. It was taken in Frankfurt (Germany) in 2014 as part of an ‘art project’ in remembrance of 528 Katzbach victims of the Nazi concentration camp. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the photo in the post was reverse image searched, the photo was found in an article published by a news organization, ‘South China Morning Post’. The article was published in 2014 and the photo credits were given to an organization called ‘Reuters’. Based on the description provided on Reuters’ website about the photo, it is understood that the photo was captured when some people had laid down on a pedestrian zone as part of an ‘art project’ in Frankfurt (Germany), in remembrance of 528 Katzbach victims of the Nazi concentration camp.
Photo of the prime minister of Italy crying and expressing his helplessness that he couldn’t save Coronavirus patients in Italy.
Fact: The person in the photo is not the PM of Italy. He is Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil. The photo was taken when he cried at an ‘Evangelical Thanksgiving Service’. The PM of Italy has not expressed helplessness that he couldn’t save Coronavirus affected patients in Italy. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the posted photo was cropped and searched using reverse image technique, the same photo was found in an article published on 17 December 2019 by a news organization called ‘Poder 360’. From the article, it is understood that the person in the photo is the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. The photo was taken when he participated in an ‘Evangelical Thanksgiving Service’, where he cried remembering the knife attack, which he suffered during the 2018 election campaign in Juiz de Fora (MG). So, the person in the posted photo is the President of Brazil, not the prime minister of Italy.
When searched on the internet to see if the PM of Italy (Giuseppe Conte) has commented that he couldn’t save Coronavirus affected people in Italy, no such information published by any trusted news agency was found. Also, no information about it was found on the official Twitter account of Giuseppe Conte. Therefore, the PM of Italy has not expressed his helplessness that he couldn’t save Coronavirus affected patients in Italy.
To summarize, unrelated photos are being falsely shared in the context of COVID-19 outbreak in Italy.
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Unrelated photos are being linked to situation of COVID-19 patients in India - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 23, 2021
A collage with a couple of images is being shared on social media linking it to the situation of COVID-19 patients in India. These photos show patients carrying oxygen cylinders along with them on roads. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Photos representing the current need for oxygen cylinders among Indian COVID-19 patients.
Fact: The first photo in the post shows an old incident in Uttar Pradesh. In April 2018, this old woman was found carrying an oxygen cylinder outside the Agra Medical College hospital in Uttar Pradesh. The other photo shared in the post is related to Barishal city in Bangladesh. This photo shows a Bangladesh citizen carrying an oxygen cylinder on his back with his mother, taking her to the hospital in Barishal. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
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On reverse search of the photo shared in the post, a similar visual was found in a video published by ‘ANI’ news website on 07 April 2018. This incident reportedly took place in 2018 at Agra Medical College in Uttar Pradesh. ‘ANI’ reported it as the visuals of an old woman waiting outside the Agra Medical College hospital for an ambulance service.
On searching for more details using these keywords, we found several news articles reporting this incident in April 2018. They can be seen here and here. These articles also reported it as visuals of a helpless old woman and her son waiting outside the Agra Media College emergency ward for an ambulance service. So, this image is of an old incident, and not related to the present situation of the COVID-19 patients in India.
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On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, a similar photo was found in an article published by ‘The Daily Star’ news website on 18 April 2021. This article reported it as the visuals of Barishal city resident Ziaul Hasan who was carrying an oxygen cylinder on his back in Bangladesh, along with his mother. This photo was captured while Ziaul Hasan was taking his mother Rehana Begum to Sher-e-Bangla Medical college hospital in Barishal.
News articles and media reports published about this incident in Bangladesh can be seen here, here, and here.
In the wake of a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitals in India were running short of oxygen cylinders. A few hospitals stopped admitting the new COVID-19 patients due to the lack of hospital beds and oxygen cylinders. News articles published about the oxygen cylinder crisis can be seen here and here. Recently, 24 Covid patients have died because of the oxygen tanker leakage at a hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra.
To sum it up, unrelated photos are shared as visuals of Indian COVID-19 patients carrying oxygen cylinders along with them on the roads.


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Unrelated photos are being shared as ‘Atrocities on Hindus in West Bengal’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 9, 2021
Many violent photos are being shared by multiple users on social media with a claim that they show the atrocities on Hindus in West Bengal. The photos were shared with the hashtag – ‘#StandWithBengalHindus’ on Twitter. Let’s fact-check if the photos are related to West Bengal.
Claim: Photos show the atrocities on Hindus in West Bengal.
Fact: The photos are not related to West Bengal. Many photos are related to Bangladesh. One photo was taken from a film. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Photo 1: (archived)
The photo was found to be taken in 2013 during a violent protest in Dhaka (Bangladesh). In other photos related to the incident on the ‘Daily Mail’ website, the logo of Dhaka Metropolitan Police can be seen on the vehicles. So, this photo is not related to West Bengal (India).
Photo 2: (archived)
All the three photos in the collage were taken in Bangladesh in March 2021 ‘during a nationwide strike following deadly clashes with police over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit’ to Bangladesh. The photos (1, 2, 3) can be found on the ‘Getty Images’ website. So, the photos are related to Bangladesh, not West Bengal (India).
Photo 3: (archived)
This photo can be also found on the ‘Getty Images’ website. The description of the photo is given as – ‘Activists of the Hifazat-e Islam group clash with police (unseen) in Chittagong on March 26, 2021 during a demonstration against Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh. (Photo by – / AFP)’.  So, this is one more photo from Bangladesh.
Photo 4, 5, 6: (archived, archived, archived)
These photos were previously debunked by FACTLY in 2020 when they were shared with a similar claim. The fact-check articles can be found here and here. While one photo is taken from a Bhojpuri film, the other two are related to Pakistan.
Photo 7: (archived)
While FACTLY independently could not verify the location of this photo, VHP spokesperson Vijay Shankar Tiwari and some websites have published the same photo in May 2020 and mentioned that it is related to an incident in Haryana.
While there are photos (archived) related to West Bengal which are shared with the hashtag -‘#StandWithBengalHindus’, the above photos are not related to West Bengal.
To sum it up, many unrelated photos are being falsely shared as ‘Atrocities on Hindus in West Bengal’.


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Unrelated photos are shared as ‘behind the scenes’ of Modi’s plogging at the Mamallapuram beach - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 14, 2019
A collage of four photos is being shared widely on Facebook with the claim that they are the scenes before Modi started plogging the Mamallapuram beach in Tamilnadu. Let’s analyze the authenticity of that claim.
Scenes before Modi started plogging the Mamallapuram beach.
Fact: Of the images shared, one image was found to be that of bomb squad inspecting Kozhikode beach ahead of Modi’s visit to Kozhikode in April, 2019. Another image is an old one and was found on the website ‘Tayscreen’. So, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
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This image was found in the article published by ‘The Hindu’ on April 11, 2019. The photo had the following description – ‘Bomb squad inspecting Kozhikode beach, the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public event’. So, this photo is related to security preparations for Modi’s visit to Kozhikode in April 2019.
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In the comments section of another post that had the same photos, a user wrote that the photo is from a website ‘Tayscreen’. When searched for the image, a similar photo was found sliding on the website of ‘Tayscreen’, a company that promotes Fife and Tayside for media development and film and TV production, post-production and animation. When searched further on their website, a similar photo from another angle was found and it had the date April 11, 2012.
When searched for the third photo i.e. the photo of a few persons with bags, no information was found about it. So, from these findings of the images in the collage, it can be concluded that apart from the picture of Modi plogging at the Mamallapuram beach, two of the other three images weren’t related to that event.
To summarize, unrelated photos are being shared as ‘behind the scenes’ of Modi’s plogging at the Mamallapuram beach.
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Unrelated photos are shared as the pictures of three brothers who hanged themselves after the Samajwadi Party's loss in the UP Elections - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 11, 2022
A collage of images is being shared on social media claiming that three brothers from the same family in Prayagraj hung themselves to death after the Samajwadi Party’s loss in the 2022 UP Assembly Elections. This post mentioned all three brothers as frustrated unemployed students. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Claim: Pictures of three brothers who hung themselves in Prayagraj after the Samajwadi Party’s loss in the UP Elections.
Fact: The photos shared in the post shows different suicide incidents that took place in different states of the country. The Prayagraj Police through a tweet clarified that all these pictures have nothing to do with the recent 2022 UP Elections and said that no such incident had taken place in the Prayagraj district after the election results. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
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On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, the same photo was found to be published by the ‘Sanjeevani Today’ news website on 24 November 2020. This article reported that a young man named Randhir Kumar was found hanging in his room in Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The initial police interrogation confirmed that Randhir was struggling with a financial crisis that may have led him to commit suicide. So, it is confirmed that the picture shows an old incident that has nothing to do with the 2022 UP Elections.
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On reverse image search, the same photo was found in an article published by the ‘Taaza Samachar’ website. This article reported that a 40-year-old Rajesh Singh Rajput had committed suicide by hanging in his house in Begumganj, Madhya Pradesh. So, it is confirmed that the picture is not related to Uttar Pradesh.
We could not find the details of the other photo shared in the post. But when this collage of images went viral on social media, the Prayagraj Police through a tweet clarified that no such incident had taken place in the Prayagraj district. The Prayagraj Police confirmed that these photos circulating on social media have nothing to do with the 2022 UP Elections.
To sum it up, unrelated photos are shared as the pictures of three brothers hanged themselves after the Samajwadi Party’s loss in the UP Elections.