Recently, a video went viral on social media which shows a road crumbling down as the entire trunk of the hillside collapses. Sharing the video, users claimed that it shows a recent landslide in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Thread Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we learned that the viral video is old and not […]
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The viral image depicts RSS volunteers engaged in relief and rehabilitation efforts in Uttarkashi following the disaster. Uttarakhand has been hit hard by natural calamities this monsoon season. Heavy rains and cloudbursts wreaked havoc in various districts, now linking to this an image purportedly showing members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) carrying supplies on […]
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A photo of an excavator allegedly being transported to Uttarakhand, after the recent cloudburst incident, by a helicopter went viral on social media. Sharing the image users wrote, “A JCB machine was delivered to #Dharali in Uttarakhand by a Chinook helicopter because roads were closed. This delivery likely aimed to assist with road clearance or […]
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Recently, a mudslide video went viral on social media claiming it was from Uttarakhand. Facebook Link | Archived Link However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The viral video is not from Uttarakhand. Here’s the fact check. Fact Check We started our investigation by taking screenshots from the viral […]
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A video of flash floods went viral on social media claiming it to be the recent flash floods in Dharali, Uttarakhand. The video shows two people running to save themselves from the massive flash flood which swept away the structures around them. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know […]
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On 5 August 2025, a cloudburst triggered a mudslide and flash floods in the Dharali village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district which swept away many buildings. Many buildings and cars are still under debris. Against this backdrop, a video of cars, buildings and other structures under debris went viral on social media. Sharing the video, users […]
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On 5 August 2025, a cloudburst triggered a mudslide and flash floods in the Dharali village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district which swept away many buildings. Rescue operations are going on and 65 people have been airlifted to Matli, officials said. Against this backdrop, a video of three people being rescued from a flooded river went […]
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The viral video shows the demolition of a illegally constructed building in a Fantasy Park in Indonesia. A video showing the demolition of white and green-coloured structures with tombs is going viral on social media with a claim that it shows a mosque being demolished in Uttarakhand. Facebook Post |Archive link Fact Check- We started our investigation with […]
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The viral video is from January 2023 and it is unrelated to the recent violence in Haldwani. On 8 February 2024, violent clashes broke out in Haldwani, Uttarakhand after the demolition of an illegal madrasa and mosque following a court order which took place in the Banbhoolpura area whose residents are predominantly Muslims. The demolition […]
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The viral video shows Shekinah Mukhiya, a singer from Uttarakhand, with her father. They have no association with the Kuki or Meitei communities. Manipur is still raging amid ongoing ethnic clashes between the Meiteis and the Kukis. On this backdrop a video showing two singers singing an old Hindi song ‘Hum Aap Ki Ankhon Mein’ […]
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The image is not from Haldwani, Uttarakhand. It is a ten-year-old image taken in Kolkata. The Uttarakhand High Court ordered the residents of Haldwani to evacuate the area with the claim that the land belongs to the Indian Railways. This order instigated heavy protests in Haldwani. After this, the Supreme Court ordered to halt the […]
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The video does not show the recent helicopter crash in Kedarnath. The video shows a helicopter crash that took place in Russia in 2014. Seven people, including the pilot, were killed after a helicopter carrying Char Dham yatra pilgrims crashed near Kedarnath in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on 18 October 2022. Social media platforms […]
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With the arrival of 8 cheetahs from Namibia to India, social media is abuzz with wild cat videos. Furthering the ongoing trend, a video of a leopard attack on a cyclist is going viral. In the viral clip, a leopard jumps out of nowhere on a man riding a bicycle. Fortunately, the wild can returns […]
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The video dates back to October 2021 showing an incident in Nainital, Uttarakhand. Sriganganagar district in Rajasthan recorded 224mm rainfall on 14 July 2022, the highest in a single day over the past 10 years. Amidst this, a video water gushing onto a road while the soldiers try to rescue stuck civilians safely is doing rounds […]
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A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in the early hours of February 7th triggering off an avalanche and subsequent floods that washed away several hydroelectric stations and homes, leaving at least 18 people dead and over 100 missing until last reports. Amidst this a video of a huge mass of snow sliding […]
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Many false and misleading news regarding the lockdown have been going viral on social media platforms. Fact Crescendo has previously debunked many such viral claims on lockdown violence, lockdown rules and regulations and lockdown duration and effectiveness before. Recently we came across an image of an online newspaper, which claimed that Uttarakhand is preparing for […]
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On social media, we can see a viral picture in which some school children are seen crossing a river with the help of a rope. This picture has been posted sarcastically and labeled ‘development model of Uttarakhand government’ on social media forums. The title of the post reads, “These pictures are from the same country […]
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A forest fire broke out in Srinagar of Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand on May 23. Destressed about the flora and fauna gutted by fire in the state, netizens started posting videos and photos of the wildfires. A collage of images is circulating on social media with the claim it depicts the recent forest fires […]
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Many misleading and inaccurate videos and pictures related to coronavirus are being spread on social media. Some misleading claims about spreading the infection of this virus and the attempt to spread communal hatred among people is also become a new trend on social forums. One such video where 2 policemen are seen beating a person […]
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|On 27th August 2019 a Facebook user, with the name ‘’BOLTAKICHHA” shared a video on Facebook in which a young man is being called a ‘child thief’ after being beaten up by mob. It is written in the description that today a child thief was caught in Galla Mandi Kichha and has been handed over […]
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