“A video of a crowd of devotees is from the Maha Kumbh Mela in a narrow passage.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video in question shows a crowd at Shri Radha Rani Temple in Barsana, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, on the eve of the 2025 New Year, when devotees gathered to visit. Though a stampede occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela, this video is not related to that incident.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 February 2025, 33 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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