“Video showing the explosion visuals of a two-wheeler electric motor vehicle”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post shows a recent incident of a two-wheeler explosion in Tamil Nadu. This explosion was caused when country firecrackers, being carried by a man and his 7-year-old son, exploded near Kottakuppam in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. Villupuram district police officials have confirmed to media that the explosion was caused because of the heat caused by friction. Villupuram SP Shreenatha had dismissed the claim that the accident was caused because it is an electric vehicle
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 November 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 November 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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