“The video shows a huge crowd travelling to the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh by train.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video does not show a huge crowd traveling by train to the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh. The video shows an overcrowded train from Bangladesh. Moreover, the viral video has been circulating online since June 2024, well before the Maha Kumbh which began on 13 January 2025.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 February 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/943280544616222
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