Fact Check: Old video of tigers roaming on road falsely shared as recent scene from Telangana
NewsMeter found that the video has been on the internet since at least 2020.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 26 May 2024 2:25 PM GMT
Screengrabs of the viral video. (Courtesy: WhatsApp)
Claim: The video shows a recent incident of tigers roaming freely in Thudukurthi village in the Nagarkurnool district of Telangana.
Fact: This claim is false. The video has been on the internet since at least 2020.
A video of tigers leisurely roaming through a road is being shared on social media with the claim that these wild cats were spotted in Thudukurthi village of Nagarkurnool district of Telangana.
“Tigers Roaming in the village @Thudukurthi Village - NagarKurnool,” reads the accompanying caption along the video.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the video has been on the internet since at least 2020.
The 2023 post mentioned in the caption that the tigers were roaming in the Pachpedwa-Bankatwa. Upon searching, we found Bankatwa is a locality in Pachpedwa block in the Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. In the comment section of this post, however, several people pointed out that these tigers can not be found in Uttar Pradesh and they must be from Gujarat.
NewsMeter reached out to Srikanth, a PRO who previously worked with the forest department of Telangana. He stated that the video is from Gujarat and the claim that it is from Telangana is false. We have also reached out to the Nagarkurnool District Forest officer (DFO). The story will be updated as and when he responds.
NewsMeter could not independently verify the exact location of the video. However, it has been on the internet since at least 2020. Hence, it is clear that the video is not from a recent incident in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district.
Claim Review:The video shows a recent incident of tigers roaming freely in Thudukurthi village in the Nagarkurnool district of Telangana.
Claimed By:WhatsApp
Claim Reviewed By:NewsMeter
Claim Source:WhatsApp
Claim Fact Check:False
Fact:This claim is false. The video has been on the internet since at least 2020.
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