“A video shows dead bodies floating in the Ganga in Ghazipur amidst the celebration of the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video dates back to 17 May 2021, showing a journalist reporting on bodies lying on the banks of the Ganga near Har Balam Pur village in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no reports of bodies being found in the Ganga in Ghazipur during the ongoing 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 February 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 February 2025, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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