Amid the catastrophic event of the US Bridge collapse, a claim is making rounds on social media site X(Twitter) stating that the incident was indeed a terrorist attack perpetrated by PM Modi and the company.

Taking to X, an account by the username of @Carefreebong wrote: “Endian.@JoeBiden @StateDept @CIA @FBI please give befitting response to this terrorist attack perpetrated by @narendramodi and company. These lots have a history of conducting terrorist attacks on US soil”.

Fact-Check

The DFRAC team investigated this viral claim by searching some keywords on Google. We found some media reports during this process.

Media Reports from CBS News, Times of India, CNN

A media report by CBS News stated thatFederal authorities said Tuesday that they don’t believe the crash was an intentional act, adding that there is no evidence the incident was connected to terrorism

Furthermore, another recent report by the Times of India mentioned that Baltimore Police said terrorism does not appear to have been a factor in the collapse of the bridge. “There is absolutely no indication that there’s any terrorism, that this was done on purpose,” said Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley.

In addition, a media report from CNN also stated similar facts in the context of the above viral claim.

Reason Behind Bridge Collapse

However, reports from The Economics Times and Livemint mentioned that there was an issue of power failure on Board while the Synergy Marine Group said the exact cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.

Conclusion

It is evident by DFRAC’s fact-check that stating that the incident was indeed a terrorist attack by PM Modi and the company is completely fake as reports stated that there was an issue of power failure and the exact cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.