“The visuals show massive fire accidents at the 2025 Prayagraj Mahakumbh.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 Feb 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The viral videos are unrelated to the 2025 Prayagraj Mahakumbh. The first video shows a massive fire in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, caused by a crude oil pipeline rupture in July 2020. The second video depicts a cold storage warehouse fire in Al-Dhilal Street, Baghdad, Iraq in October 2024.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 February 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 February 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DFzzGXqzgk2/
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