Fact Check: Old Video Falsely Linked To Mira Road Clashes In Mumbai Suburb
11 months ago

Fact Check: Old Video Falsely Linked To Mira Road Clashes In Mumbai Suburb

ABP News  

The Verdict: The video is old and likely depicts a fire at a Kolkata railway station. A video circulating on social media platforms X and Facebook purports to show the Mira Road railway station in Mumbai engulfed in flames. However, our investigation reveals that the viral video dates back to at least December 2023, bearing similarities to a fire incident at a railway station in Kolkata in April 2023. No recent reports of a fire at the Mira Road railway station in Mumbai could be found in targeted online searches. Additionally, the official X account of Western Railway debunked the claim in a January 24 post, providing a recent video of the Mira Road station depicting normal conditions.

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Fact Check: Old Videos From Hyderabad, UP Passed Off As Clips Related To Mira Road Clash
11 months ago

Fact Check: Old Videos From Hyderabad, UP Passed Off As Clips Related To Mira Road Clash

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The Verdict The two viral videos are from 2022 and show police action in Hyderabad and Uttar Pradesh, respectively. The first video of police apprehending men is from Hyderabad, dated August 2022, where police detained people protesting against BJP MLA T Raja Singh over his remarks against Prophet Mohammed. A reverse image search of the video's screenshot directed us to …

FACT CHECK: False claims linking old West Bengal railway station fire to Mira Road violence in Mumbai
11 months, 1 week ago

FACT CHECK: False claims linking old West Bengal railway station fire to Mira Road violence in Mumbai

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A video depicting a fire at a West Bengal railway station in 2023 is circulating online with false claims that it shows recent rioting at Mira Road railway station in Thane district, Mumbai. Misleading video context Amid the Mira Road situation, several verified social media accounts on X shared the old video with the hashtag "Mira Road Riots," falsely claiming …

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