A viral video circulating on social media claims that railway officials at a crowded station announced that devotees should postpone their journey to the Prayagraj Mahakumbh and return home. However, an investigation has revealed that the video is misleading and edited. The original footage, uploaded on Instagram on January 29, 2025, shows a man making this announcement on a road, not at a railway station.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter), propaganda account @azizkavish wrote, “Request of the system to Aastha. An appeal is made to the devotees going to Prayagraj to postpone their program of going to Maha Kumbh for the time being” (Translated from Hindi).
व्यवस्था का आस्था से अनुरोध
— Kavish Aziz (@azizkavish) February 23, 2025
प्रयागराज जाने वाले श्रद्धालुओं से अपील है कि फिलहाल महाकुंभ जाने का कार्यक्रम स्थगित कर दीजिए…. pic.twitter.com/W1FcCt7cLL
Several other users and Influencers have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here: @Shan3655, @Bhaktokisutayi.
The truth about the video shared as Mahakumbh, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video. We found that the video was not real but digitally altered.
To verify the claims made by propagandists. We performed relevant keyword searches and found the original video on the Instagram account of @maheshshukla4085. The original footage, uploaded on Instagram on January 29, 2025. It shows a man making this announcement on a road, not at a railway station.
Therefore, it is evident from verified sources that the audio in the video was not real but digitally altered.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 25, 2025
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A viral video shows a crowded railway station with an announcement urging devotees to postpone their Prayagraj Mahakumbh journey and return home. It has been shared with claims that railway officials made the announcement. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/vfMKI6xXnc
Intent
Influencers are circulating digitally altered videos with misleading claims to set their narrative against the Railways.
Conclusion
Claim– Railway officials at a crowded station announced that devotees should postpone their journey to the Prayagraj Mahakumbh and return home.
Fact– The original footage, uploaded on Instagram, shows a man making this announcement on a road, not at a railway station.
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