A video purporting to be from Lakshadweep has been circulated showing a boat accident.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Hassan Kurusee (“@HKurusee“) shared the video of the incident in a twitter post and claimed that the video of the boat accident is from Lakshadweep. The tweet was made on Ja 11, 2024, which has received an about 93.7k views on X.
Lakshadweep, India 🇮🇳#tourism #ride
— Hassan Kurusee (@HKurusee) January 11, 2024
pic.twitter.com/w7gu7ffuL5
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The video originates from Kerala, where last month’s Champions Boat League Pandanad Boat race resulted in an accident involving two boats. It is unrelated to the Lakshadweep tourism.
An article was published by Pathanamthittha regarding this incident on Dec 3, 2023 with the headline “During the boating, the boat crashed into the chundan boat and the accident happened”. As per the reports, the boat driver was taken into the police custody. The video was uploaded in Youtube on Dec 3, 2023.
Check out the Youtube Video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) January 11, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of a boat accident has been shared claiming to be from #Lakshadweep. The fact is that this video is from Kerala, where two boats met with an accident during the Champions Boat League Pandanad Boat race last month.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/D6aB5j3yLd
Intent:
Anti-India Propagandists are circulating videos with false claims to set their propaganda over social media to target India’s Tourism sector by creating panic.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of a boat accident has been shared claiming to be from Lakshadweep.
Fact : The fact is that this video is from Kerala, where two boats met with the accident during the Champions Boat League Pandanad Boat Race last month. This has nothing to do with Lakshadweep tourism.
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