A video showing a ceiling fan falling directly onto students in a crowded classroom is going viral on social media. A CCTV video shows a running ceiling fan detaching and crashing directly onto students, and users who share the video claim that the incident took place in a government school in India.
Let’s check the truth.
Fact check:
We started our investigation with a reverse image search on Google, and the results led us to a report related to the viral video on a Facebook page named 24 Ghanta Nepal. This post was uploaded on 21 May, 2026. According to available information, the video shows an incident that occurred at a school in Nepal.
Using these hints, we conducted further searches and found several reports from Nepal-based news outlets, stating that a ceiling fan fell into a classroom and injured three students at Siddhartha Secondary School in Pipara, Birgunj Metropolitan City in Nepal. These reports were published on 7 May, 2026. According to the school administration, the injured students were immediately rescued and taken to the nearest hospital, and they are currently out of danger.
This indicates that a video from Nepal showing three children injured after a ceiling fan fell inside a classroom was falsely shared as an incident from India.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the video to be Misleading. This incident actually took place at a school in Birgunj, Nepal, and it has no connection to India.
Title: This viral video of a ceiling fan falling on students is from Nepal, not India.
Fact Check By: Usha Manoj
Result: Misleading
