Video of a herd of elephants crossing a road in Assam falsely shared as Karnataka

This viral video of a herd of elephants crossing the road is not from Karnataka but from Assam. 

Elephant videos have consistently gained popularity on social media. Recently, a video featuring a herd of elephants crossing a road in what seems to be a residential area has gone viral, with claims that it originates from Karnataka.

The caption of the post states, “SAKLESHPUR TOWN, Hassan District, Karnataka. A huge heard of Elephants including few Baby Elephants, moving from one forest/coffee estate area to another Forest/coffee estate area”. 

Let’s check the truth

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Fact Check- 

A reverse image search on the keyframes of the video led us to a video report featured in a News18 Assamese & North East on 13 November 2025. The report discusses an elephant attack in Numaligarh, located in Assam’s Golaghat district, an area surrounded by dense forests. The 4-minute 51-second-long video shows the viral footage from the timestamp of 00:28 to the 01:17 minute.

Moving forward, we found an extended version of the viral video uploaded on YouTube by Elephant Zoom under the caption, ‘A Large Herd of Wild Elephants Crossing National Highway 39 Near Marangi Circle Office, Assam’.

For more clarification, we searched for the location mentioned in the video on Google Maps, National Highway 39 near the Marangi Circle Office, we found that the shops and structures visible in the viral video match the location perfectly. This made it clear that the video is from Assam, not Karnataka. 

We also looked into recent elephant-related incidents in Sakleshpur, Hassan district, but we found no credible reports of a large herd of elephants entering the town.

Conclusion 

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. This viral video of a herd of elephants crossing the road is not from Karnataka but from Assam.