A video purporting to be a recent one from Ayodhya has gone viral, featuring a group of vultures sitting on a road.
@TheNupur_ claimed in the twitter post that a group vultures were found from Ayodhya in a video. The user added “After many years, Jatayu’s herd appeared in Ayodhya” in the twitter post. The post was made on Jan 5, 2024, which has received an about 42.1k views on X.
कई वर्षो बाद अयोध्या मे जटायु की झुण्ड दिखाई दी,, यह चमत्कार से कम नही है 🙏🚩
— Nupur sharma 🇮🇳 ᴾᵃʳᵒᵈʸ (@TheNupur_) January 5, 2024
जयतु सनातन,जय श्री राम,जय गोविंद 🚩 pic.twitter.com/dsdEsxJLnA
Several other accounts, including @beingarun28, @iRichaAwasthi, @Shubhamhindu01, VISHNU MISHRA (“@VISHNUK35030487“), Abhishek Kumar Singh (“@AbhishekVNS123“), Saurabh Suman (“@Saurabh31622475“) made the same claim that a group of vultures came to Ayodhya to welcome Shri Ram. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
After some investigation, we discovered that the same video, which was posted in October 2021, was on an Arabic Facebook account. The location of this old video needs to be confirmed.
The video was originally uploaded by the Facebook account user in a post on Oct 8, 2021.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) January 5, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a group of vultures sitting on a road has been shared, claiming to be a recent video from Ayodhya. Upon research, we found the same video on an Arabic Facebook account, which was uploaded in October 2021. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/vsTK2fnnZw
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos with false claims to mislead people and to get the spotlight on social media. A video that shows a group of vultures sitting on a road has been shared, claiming to be a recent video from Ayodhya. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the same video, posted in October 2021, was on an Arabic Facebook page. We need to confirm the location of this video because it is not recent.
Conclusion:
Claim : Video of the group of vultures sitting on a road has been shared, claiming to be from Ayodhya and taken recently.
Fact : After conducting research, we discovered the same video on an Arabic Facebook account that was uploaded in October 2021.This video is not recent, and the location must be verified.
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