“The video shows a large crowd simultaneously releasing balloons into the sky at the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is not from the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh. It depicts New Year celebrations in Nanchang, China, as stated by multiple YouTube channels from Chinese accounts. Additional videos of the same event, captured from different angles, were found on the Chinese website Xigua Video, confirming the location as Zhongshan Road, Nanchang. The video is unrelated to India.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 January 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/chootvadda/reel/DFFB1VgS5Jf/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.