No, PM Modi did not call Morbi bridge collapse an 'act of fraud' by BJP government

After the collapse of the hanging bridge in Morbi, Gujarat, several fake claims have been doing rounds on the internet. A video is being circulated on social media claiming that Prime Minister Modi has called the collapse of the bridge in Morbi, an "act of fraud" of the BJP government.

A Twitter user shared the video and wrote, "Act of fraud of the BJP Government is the reason behind the collapse of the bridge in Morbi, Gujarat" - Narendra Modi."

Click here to see the post.

Fact Check

NewsMeter noticed that the viral video was clipped from a longer video of NDTV, and Mr. Modi is talking about the collapse of a bridge in West Bengal. He can be heard saying that the collapse of the bridge during the election time is a testimony of the misgovernance of West Bengal's government.

Taking these cues, we ran a keyword search and found a video report of the NDTV published on 8 April 2016 titled, "Kolkata flyover tragedy 'God's message to save Bengal from Trinamool': PM Modi." The viral clip appears in this video at the 0.17-minute time mark.

Before the clip appears, the anchor can be heard saying, "At an election rally in West Bengal, the Prime Minister said that the Kolkata flyover tragedy was God's message to people to save Bengal from Trinamool Congress. He accused Mamata Banerjee of playing politics of the dead and said TMC stands for terror, maut (death), and corruption."

We also found the same video carried by an article published by NDTV on 8 April 2016. The article reported that 26 people were killed in the Kolkata flyover tragedy.

Further, we found a longer version of the viral clip published by BJP's official YouTube channel on 8 April 2016. In the video, the viral clip appears around the 0.25-minute time mark.

It is evident that the viral clip dates back to 2018. Hence, the claim is false.