“The viral video showing powerful waves hitting the shore is from the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Feb 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video was originally uploaded on 16 November 2024, on a Facebook page by Kapil Raj, an entertainment journalist at Sangri Times, who claimed it was from the Ganga. However, the Maha Kumbh Mela began on 13 January 2025 confirming that the video is not related to the Kumbh Mela.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 February 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 February 2025, 19 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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Related checks
- The Quint: FALSE“Viral video showing high waves hitting Mumbai's Marine Lines”