A video purporting to show a syndicate bomb blast originates in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @ajaychauhan41 tweeted “A dangerous blast has taken place in Keshtopur, West Bengal. Indian government should investigate who is the creator of this bomb syndicate? Who are the suppliers? Who is behind this bomb syndicate?”. The tweet was made on Dec 22, 2023, which has received an about 27.2k views on X.
पश्चिम बंगाल के केष्टोपुर में खतरनाक ब्लास्ट हुआ है.
— हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) December 22, 2023
भारत सरकार को जांच करनी चाहिए कि इस बम सिंडिकेट का निर्माता कौन है? आपूर्तिकर्ता कौन हैं? इस बम सिंडिकेट के पीछे कौन है? pic.twitter.com/eyysuqk3UF
Several other accounts, including @Sudhir_mish also made the same claim that a massive “blast” took place in Keshtopur, West Bengal. The user asked to investigate further after questioning that who created the blast Syndicate. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that, on Thursday afternoon, a gas cylinder explosion caused a fire in the busy Kestopur neighbourhood off VIP Road. It is unrelated to bomb blast.
We visited Times of India, which published an article on this incident on Dec 22, 2023 with the headline “15 injured after cylinder blast sparks fire in eatery”.
Check out the full Video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of a blast from West Bengal's Kolkata is shared, claiming to be of a syndicate bomb blast. The fact is it was a gas cylinder explosion that sparked a fire in a busy Kestopur neighborhood off VIP Road on Thursday afternoon. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/xIczrFUxe5
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating gas cylinder blast videos as a bomb blast to create panic among people. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that a gas cylinder explosion caused a fire in a busy Kestopur neighbourhood off VIP Road on Thursday afternoon.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of a bomb blast in Kolkata, West Bengal, is shared, claiming to be from a syndicate bomb blast.
Fact : The truth is that a gas cylinder explosion started a fire in a busy Kestopur neighbourhood off VIP Road on Thursday afternoon.
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