{"id":67931,"date":"2020-05-29T20:43:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T15:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=67931"},"modified":"2020-07-21T14:07:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T08:37:55","slug":"video-of-landslide-from-indonesia-shared-as-meghalaya-and-guwahati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-landslide-from-indonesia-shared-as-meghalaya-and-guwahati\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of landslide from Indonesia shared as India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As monsoons reach several parts of the country, a video of a landslide has been shared with the claim that it happened in Goa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Goa Madgaon Highway <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LandSlide2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LandSlide2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhagwatnegi23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bhagwatnegi23<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/praveen_gaur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@praveen_gaur<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gopugoswami?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gopugoswami<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LuraGUDu8F\">pic.twitter.com\/LuraGUDu8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anil Mehra (@anilmehra555) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anilmehra555\/status\/1285167600364711936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Same video was viral after Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Cyclone Amphan had wreaked havoc in Eastern India in mid-May including in the northeastern states. Several people shared the 30-second video of a landslide. On May 21, Facebook page The Manipur Age <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/116474319758169\/videos\/vb.116474319758169\/176639003704166\/?type=2&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the viral video and wrote that it occurred on <strong>Meghalaya national highway<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ROFxG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/116474319758169\/videos\/176639003704166\/\" data-show-text=\"false\" data-width=\"\">\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/116474319758169\/videos\/176639003704166\/\" data-show-text=\"false\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/116474319758169\/videos\/176639003704166\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/116474319758169\/videos\/176639003704166\/\">Meghalaya National Highway da Landslide Thokpagi Thoudok ama.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meghalaya National Highway da Landslide Thokpagi Thoudok ama.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Manipur-Age-116474319758169\/\">The Manipur Age<\/a> on Thursday, May 21, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Similarly, The Lokmanch, a Facebook page that claims to put out news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=239646540661710&amp;external_log_id=2d6ecac472fec214db90425a6836e985&amp;q=landslide%20guwahati%20shillong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the viral video and said that the landslide took place on<span class=\"oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j muag1w35 dco85op0 a5q79mjw g1cxx5fr lrazzd5p oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql a5q79mjw g1cxx5fr ekzkrbhg oo9gr5id a8c37x1j ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs ltmttdrg g0qnabr5\"><strong>\u00a0Guwahati to Shillong Highway<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/w4StS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelokmanchnews\/videos\/239646540661710\/\" data-show-text=\"false\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/thelokmanchnews\/videos\/239646540661710\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/thelokmanchnews\/videos\/239646540661710\/\">Dangerous landslide on Guwahati to Shillong Highway | \u0917\u0941\u0935\u093e\u0939\u093e\u091f\u0940 &#8211; \u0936\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0902\u0917 \u0939\u093e\u0907\u0935\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930\u0947\u0902<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dangerous landslide on Guwahati to Shillong Highway | \u0917\u0941\u0935\u093e\u0939\u093e\u091f\u0940 &#8211; \u0936\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0902\u0917 \u0939\u093e\u0907\u0935\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930\u0947\u0902<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelokmanchnews\/\">The Lokmanch<\/a> on Friday, May 29, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News analysed the viral video using InVid and performed a reverse image search of the first keyframe via Google.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67932 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.29.57-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1210\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.29.57-PM.png 1210w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.29.57-PM-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.29.57-PM-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.29.57-PM-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.29.57-PM-990x640.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second search result on Google led to the viral video. It was published by Indonesia-based news channel Tribun Jateng on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67935 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.30.52-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.30.52-PM-1.png 903w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.30.52-PM-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-5.30.52-PM-1-768x470.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video description linked to an April 9 <a href=\"https:\/\/jateng.tribunnews.com\/2020\/04\/09\/video-detik-detik-bukit-longsor-di-cianjur-miris-warga-sibuk-merekam-tanpa-ingatkan-pengendara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> by Tribun Jateng stated Cianjur Regency BPBD Disaster Preparedness Officer informed that the landslide occurred on Jalan Raya Sukanagara &#8211; Pagelaran in Indonesia on April 9. Another Indonesia-based news website <a href=\"https:\/\/sukabumiupdate.com\/detail\/ragam-berita\/jabar\/67546-Longsor-di-Sukanagara-Cianjur-Pemotor-Nyaris-Menjadi-Korban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sukabumi Update<\/a> reported the same.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Detik-detik Bukit Longsor di Cianjur Nyaris Timbun Pengendara Motor\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jzwaQxBtLGc?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>Multiple videos of the same landslide taken from different angles are available on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Detik-detik Longsor Terjang Jalan Raya Sukanagara-Pagelaran\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8S9nRJLrK0?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>Moreover, on May 21, <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Meghalaya Police<\/span> had debunked the claim and clarified that the video is <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">from the settlements of Chiangjur &amp; Sukanagara in Indonesia<\/span>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FakeNewsAlert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FakeNewsAlert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A video clip of a Landslide which is being circulated on social media is from settlements of Chiangjur &amp; Sukanagara in Indonesia, NOT from National Highway of Meghalaya.<\/p>\n<p>We request citizens not to share or circulate the video clip with false content or caption. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/evQ3UvZm0F\">pic.twitter.com\/evQ3UvZm0F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meghalaya Police (@MeghalayaPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghalayaPolice\/status\/1263485778438520833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus the social media claim associated with the viral video is false. The landslide occurred in Indonesia and not in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As monsoons reach several parts of the country, a video of a landslide has been shared with the claim that it happened in Goa. Goa Madgaon Highway #LandSlide2020 @bhagwatnegi23 @praveen_gaur @gopugoswami pic.twitter.com\/LuraGUDu8F \u2014 Anil Mehra (@anilmehra555) July 20, 2020 Same video was viral after Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc\u00a0 Cyclone Amphan had wreaked havoc in Eastern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":67947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-67931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/FI-2.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67931"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71530,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67931\/revisions\/71530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67931"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=67931"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=67931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}