{"id":118503,"date":"2022-05-19T16:12:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T10:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=118503"},"modified":"2022-05-19T17:36:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:06:16","slug":"news-channel-including-aaj-tak-share-old-video-from-indonesia-as-assam-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-channel-including-aaj-tak-share-old-video-from-indonesia-as-assam-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaj Tak, India TV air old video from Indonesia as bridge collapsing in Assam floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 6.6 lakh in 27 districts across Assam have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/9-die-in-assam-floods-over-6-lakh-affected-10-facts-2989045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hit by the floods<\/a> due to pre-monsoon rains in Assam. Nine people have died. While reporting on the flood situation in the state, Aaj Tak aired a video that shows an iron bridge collapsing due to the strong current of the water. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220518104745\/https:\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MdCVGxH2BqI&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MdCVGxH2BqI&#038;feature=emb_title\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MdCVGxH2BqI&amp;feature=emb_title<\/a><\/p>\n<p>India TV also played the same video while reporting on the floods in Assam. The video appears after 29 seconds into the broadcast. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220518104908\/https:\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=btIISA4mUMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Assam \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u093e\u0922\u093c \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u0924\u0930\u0928\u093e\u0915 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930, \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947-\u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u092a\u0932\u091f\u0940 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0928, \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u0905\u0938\u092e \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u091a\u0941\u0915\u093e \u0939\u0948\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btIISA4mUMw?start=29&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apart from this,<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JS9bE4t-oyk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> News18 Bangla<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/onBD2Z8LOb8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Bharat Samachar<\/a>, Oriya news channel<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/otvnews\/status\/1526560894888464390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> OTV News<\/a>, short video platform<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/editorji\/status\/1526489318964875267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Editorji<\/a> aired the video while reporting on the Assam floods. However, Editorji added a disclaimer stating &#8220;authenticity unverified&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-118503 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-channel-including-aaj-tak-share-old-video-from-indonesia-as-assam-flood\/assam4-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam4.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam4-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-channel-including-aaj-tak-share-old-video-from-indonesia-as-assam-flood\/assam2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1228\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam2.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam2-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam2-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam2-768x553.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-channel-including-aaj-tak-share-old-video-from-indonesia-as-assam-flood\/assam1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam1.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/assam1-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-channel-including-aaj-tak-share-old-video-from-indonesia-as-assam-flood\/aam3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1209\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aam3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aam3.jpg 1209w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aam3-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aam3-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aam3-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1209px) 100vw, 1209px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The video has gone viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/editorji\/status\/1526489318964875267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=assam%20flood%20bridge%20%20&amp;src=recent_search_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Twitter<\/a> with the same claim.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>According to a tweet by Guwahati Plus, this video is old and not from Assam.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VIDEO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VIDEO<\/a> | Fake News ALERT!<\/p>\n<p>An old video of a bridge being carried away by floodwaters is going <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/viral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#viral<\/a> on the Internet. The video which is said to be from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Assam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Assam<\/a> is actually not so&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fakenews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fakenews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pQAcJBLXLq\">pic.twitter.com\/pQAcJBLXLq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 G Plus (@guwahatiplus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guwahatiplus\/status\/1526499649858678785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Netherlands ambassador to Indonesia, Labert Grange, had tweeted this video on April 6, 2021. He wrote that it depicted the floods in Eastern Flores in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our thoughts are with the victims of the floods in Eastern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Flores?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Flores<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TimorLeste?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TimorLeste<\/a>. We\u2019d like to express our heartfelt condolences to all those affected by this enormous tragedy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1UGXgKxhj0\">pic.twitter.com\/1UGXgKxhj0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lambert Grijns (@LambertGrijns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LambertGrijns\/status\/1379174606368555008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-04-05\/timor-leste-flood-dili-27-dead-covid-risk-emergency-relief\/100049276\">Australia&#8217;s ABC News<\/a> reported, &#8220;Floods and landslides also hit several nearby islands in the Indonesian archipelago, including Flores, leaving at least 55 people dead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Through the help of Google Street View, Alt News found that this is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bendungan+Kambaniru\/@-9.6228005,120.177348,11.26z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x2c4c84c0a60fcf73:0xa3c5f055de6a6e30!8m2!3d-9.7231528!4d120.2754463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Kambaniru Bridge<\/a>. It was located in Sumba Regency, which is in Indonesia. We found old imagery of the bridge on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@-9.6636319,120.296424,3a,60y,231.82h,82.16t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJsiGztOaBHQuyRfhkOWh7w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Street View<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/street-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1601\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/street-view.jpg 1601w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/street-view-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/street-view-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/street-view-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/street-view-1536x719.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1601px) 100vw, 1601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, a one-year-old video of a bridge collapsing in the Indonesian floods was shared as the recent floods in Assam. It is noteworthy that a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/firstpost\/status\/1526216037649518594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bamboo bridge collapsed<\/a> in the Udalguri district in Assam. But several major media outlets, including Aaj Tak, shared an old video from Indonesia to report the flood situation in Assam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 6.6 lakh in 27 districts across Assam have been hit by the floods due to pre-monsoon rains in Assam. Nine people have died. While reporting on the flood situation in the state, Aaj Tak aired a video that shows an iron bridge collapsing due to the strong current of the water. 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