Recently, the city of Bengaluru has been in the news headlines due to its traffic conditions. People are facing massive traffic congestion while commuting.
Against this backdrop, a video of people riding bikes through a huge pipe to avoid traffic is going viral on social media. Social media users are claiming that this incident is from Bengaluru. A user mockingly wrote, “India’s first hyperloop opened at Bellandur, Bangalore”
Fact Check-
A relevant keyword search led us to the same video uploaded by a Facebook user in 2023. The user wrote, “India’s first Hyper Loop service started at Hinjewadi and Chandni Chowk to save passengers’ time”
It is clear that this is not a recent video. This video is available on social media from 2023. But is this video from Pune? Let’s check the facts.
We found an Instagram ID ‘@vishu_bhoir111’ written on the above video. He shared the video on his Instagram account on 30 April 2023. The caption of the video says, “Bhiwandi-Kalyan area”
A Google Reverse Image Search on a keyframe led us to the same video uploaded on Lomat Times Facebook Page on 21 April 2023. According to the information, this video is from the Bhiwandi-Kalyan area of Mumbai. There was a heavy traffic jam in the area. To avoid that people were riding through the pipes lying beside the road.
Vishwajit Bhoir shared the same video on his Facebook account and drew attention to the lack of infrastructure in Kalyan. He tagged Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation, local MP and other political leaders raising questions on how long common people will continue to suffer.
Based on the above information, we looked for the location on Google Maps.
Conclusion:
Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. The viral video is not from Bengaluru but an old video from Bhiwandi-Kalyan region of Mumbai.
Title:Is this a video of Bengaluru people riding bikes through a pipe to avoid traffic? No. The viral claim is false
Written By: Siddharth SahuResult: False
