A video purporting to be recent images from Mumbai’s Mira Road railway station depicts a massive fire at the railway station.
@Stroke0Genius claimed in a twitter post that the viral recent images from Mumbai’s Mira Road railway station is of a massive fire at the station. The tweet post was made on Jan 24, 2024.
Several other accounts, including @LokeshV24428 also claimed the same by tweeting “Mira road station burnt by Muslim mob against bulldozer action yesterday by Shinde n fadanvish”. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an old video from West Bengal, where in April 2023, there was a major fire reported at the Santoshpur railway station in the South 24 Parganas district. The video is outdated and unrelated to the #MiraRoadRiots.
We visited Times of India, which published an article on this incident on April 6, 2023 with the headline “Massive fire breaks out at Santoshpur railway station in West Bengal”.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a huge fire at a railway station has been shared, claiming to be recent visuals from Mumbai's #MiraRoad railway station.
The fact is that this is an old video from West Bengal, where a massive fire was reported (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Tud8eXXDmI
Intent:
Extremists are circulating old out of context video to fuel the violence and create unrest. A video that shows a huge fire at a railway station has been shared, claiming to be recent visuals from Mumbai’s #MiraRoad railway station. This video is actually from a long time ago in West Bengal, where in April 2023, there was a major fire at the Santoshpur railway station in the South 24 Parganas district. It is not related to the #MiraRoadRiots and the video is outdated.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video depicting a massive fire at a railway station has been shared, claiming to be recent footage from Mumbai’s Mira Road station.
Fact : This is an old video from West Bengal, where a massive fire broke out at Santoshpur railway station in South 24 Parganas district in April 2023. The video is outdated and has nothing to do with #MiraRoadRiots.
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