“Video depicting Mira Road railway station being set on fire”
What FACTLY found
Western Railways provided clarification regarding the viral video, refuting false news, and confirming that no such incident occurred at Mira Road station. The viral video depicting fire at a railway station is from West Bengal, and dates back to April 2023. Various news agencies reported that this incident happened in Santhoshpur railway station in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. There are no news reports about any such fire at the Mira Road railway station
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 January 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1367130440583175
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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.