“The video shows a group of people in Nepal finding a backpack containing bundles of ₹500 notes while rowing through floodwaters.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Aug 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video does not show a group of people in Nepal finding a backpack containing bundles of ₹500 notes while rowing through floodwaters. It was filmed in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, a month before the Nepal floods, and was a scripted creation.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 August 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 September 2026, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Dck9JReoiCO/
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