DFRAC Editor 
The Maha Kumbh Mela is currently taking place in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It started on 13 January and will end on 26 February 2025. On January 29, 2025, a tragic stampede occurred at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, resulting in the loss of many pilgrims’ lives.
Amid this background, some users on social media are sharing a video that shows cars engulfed in flames; which is claimed to be from the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela. The text in Hindi alleges that the fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela bus stand, damaging 30-40 cars and the fire remains uncontrolled.
A user has shared this video on Facebook with text saying:”Fire broke out in MahaKumbh bus stand, 40-50 cars have been burnt”.
Fact Check
Upon investigation, we found the claim to be false. The DFRAC team analyzed the keyframes from the video and conducted a reverse image search. During the process, we found the video posted on media reports by Gulf News and Middle East Monitor dated July 14, 2020.
The report by middle east monitor informed that a huge fire exploded on the Cairo-Ismailia desert highway which injured 17 people and burning out 20 cars. A spark from a passing car ignited crude oil that was leaking from a pipeline that runs from the Red Sea port of Shuqair to Mostorod refinery complex in Greater Cairo, according to Egypt’s petroleum ministry.
Video footage of the blaze shows thick black smoke rising from the flames and filling the sky. It has raised serious questions over safety standards and fire regulations in Egypt.
Conclusion
Thus, it is revealed from the fact check the claims made on the viral video are misleading. The video is not related to the Maha Kumbh Mela but rather is an old clip from Egypt from the year 2020.
DFRAC Analysis: Misleading
Siddharth Urmil 
