A video is getting viral on social media sites. It can be seen in the video that a massive crowd is waiting in Que in a mall. Social media users are claiming that people accumulate to watch the film Pathaan in pentagon mall Haridwar.
By sharing this video a social media user caption: “ Pentagon mall sidcul Haridwar #ShahRukhKhan #Pathan #PathaanFirstDayFirstShow #Pathaan_Dekhega_Hindustan.”
Source: Twitter
Meanwhile, many other social media users are sharing a similar claim.
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
Fact Check:
To know the reality of the viral video the team of DFRAC first separate the keyframes of the video and afterward did a reverse image search of the keyframes. The team found livemint covered this report on 10 July 2022 with the headline- “ Huge crowd gathered at Kerala’s LuLu Mall during midnight sale.”
Source: livemint
By taking the reference of Kerala’s LuLu Mall midnight sale we searched more about the video and found that several media houses have covered this news.
Source: dnaindia
Source: asianetnews
Source: indianexpress
The reports further mention, Thousands of People thronged Lulu Mall outlets in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi for the midnight sale, lured by its special 50 percent discount.
A large group of people was seen waiting in lines for stores to open at midnight s the group tested their “midnight shopping” plans with musical performances and entertaining activities. While the initial phase seemed pleasant with people grooving to live bands, chaos unfolded soon after.
At the same time, the team found many YouTube channels have also uploaded Kerala’s Lulu Mall midnight sale video which can be seen here.
Source: YouTube
Source: YouTube
Meanwhile, we are sharing a collage of several tweets done by social media users who shared about the LuLu midnight sale on July 2022.
Conclusion:
It is clear from the fact check and several media reports that the viral video is in 2022 and of Kerala not of Haridwar. Therefore, the claim done by social media users is misleading
