A misleading video is going viral on social media regarding the recent floods in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. In the video, Army personnel can be seen helping the flood victims.
A user tweeted the video on Twitter and wrote that #Army handled the front in the situation of the fence inside Ganganagar. Salute to the Indian army and pray for Ganganagar #IndianArmy @raj_indianews @QamarAnchor @1stIndiaNews @aajtak @RajendraGudha @BalwanPoonia_ @BalkaurDhillon @BaljeetBehror@etv @IndianExpress @Spearcorps
At the same time, another user also tweeted this video and wrote that our caretakers of #Sriganganagar are always ready for us. #jai_hind
Fact check:
DFRAC converted this video to specific key frames for testing. On searching the key frames, we found the report of AajTak and Amar Ujala. In which the army personnel seen in the video can be seen helping the flood victims.
The report said that due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand, the Nainitallake was overflowing in a strong current towards both the Bhowali and Haldwani routes. During this, army personnel formed a human chain and rescued many people trapped in a shop.
Conclusion
Hence the viral video is misleading. Because the video is not of the Sri Ganganagar flood but the Nainital flood.
Claim Review: Video of the Army helping in the Nainital floods is going viral as of Sri Ganganagar.
Claimed by: social media users
Fact Check: misleading
