Fact Check: Video of Mumbai's crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is from last year
A video of a heavily crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST) in Mumbai is being shared on social media...
By Misha Rajani Published on 10 April 2021 11:18 AM GMT
Hyderabad: A video of a heavily crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST) in Mumbai is being shared on social media with the claim that the massive crowd was gathered on 7 April 2021. Netizens are claiming that no safety measures were taken up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mumbai CST date 07.04.2021 pic.twitter.com/Skt8bexZm2
— Riyaz Sikandar Momin (@RiyazsMomin) April 9, 2021
@drmmumbaicr want to say any thing this is mumbai howrah mail 02322 at 7 April at cst station pic.twitter.com/Tu8hcTYZfN
— Piyush Kumar (@PiyushK94711529) April 9, 2021
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Fact Check:
The Press Information Bureau of India tweeted a screenshot of the viral video and said the "video is old and is being mischievously shared with recent dates".
A video of heavily crowded Mumbai CST Platform is being shared on social media claiming to be from yesterday. #PIBFactCheck: The video is old and is being mischievously shared with recent dates. Please don't share this video. pic.twitter.com/bT69Fok5GX
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 9, 2021
The East Coast Railway under the ministry of Railways and the Northeast Frontier Railway also shared the PBI tweet and wrote, "The video is old and is being mischievously shared with recent dates. We appeal to everyone to avoid sharing such videos. People are requested not to believe in rumours."
A video of heavily crowded Mumbai CST Platform is being shared on social media claiming to be of yesterday.
— Northeast Frontier Railway (@RailNf) April 9, 2021
The video is old and is being mischievously shared with recent dates.
We appeal everyone to avoid sharing such videos. People are requested not to believe in rumours. pic.twitter.com/1f51AjK5X5
.@RailMinIndia
— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) April 9, 2021
A video of heavily crowded Mumbai CST Platform is being shared on social media claiming to be from yesterday. #PIBFactCheck: The video is old and is being mischievously shared with recent dates. Please don't share this video.https://t.co/x8qtvnn7Ng
Hence, the claim that the viral video is recent is FALSE. The video is old and has resurfaced with false claims.