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
тАФ Anil Mehra (@anilmehra555) July 20, 2020
Same video was viral after Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc
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 posted the viral video and wrote that it occurred on Meghalaya national highway. (archive link)
Meghalaya National Highway da Landslide Thokpagi Thoudok ama.
Meghalaya National Highway da Landslide Thokpagi Thoudok ama.
Posted by The Manipur Age on Thursday, May 21, 2020
Similarly, The Lokmanch, a Facebook page that claims to put out news, posted the viral video and said that the landslide took place on Guwahati to Shillong Highway. (archive link)
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Posted by The Lokmanch on Friday, May 29, 2020
Fact-check
Alt News analysed the viral video using InVid and performed a reverse image search of the first keyframe via Google.
The second search result on Google led to the viral video. It was published by Indonesia-based news channel Tribun Jateng on YouTube.
The video description linked to an April 9 report by Tribun Jateng stated Cianjur Regency BPBD Disaster Preparedness Officer informed that the landslide occurred on Jalan Raya Sukanagara – Pagelaran in Indonesia on April 9. Another Indonesia-based news website Sukabumi Update reported the same.
Multiple videos of the same landslide taken from different angles are available on YouTube.
Moreover, on May 21, Meghalaya Police had debunked the claim and clarified that the video is from the settlements of Chiangjur & Sukanagara in Indonesia.
A video clip of a Landslide which is being circulated on social media is from settlements of Chiangjur & Sukanagara in Indonesia, NOT from National Highway of Meghalaya.
We request citizens not to share or circulate the video clip with false content or caption. pic.twitter.com/evQ3UvZm0F
тАФ Meghalaya Police (@MeghalayaPolice) May 21, 2020
Thus the social media claim associated with the viral video is false. The landslide occurred in Indonesia and not in India.
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