video shared on twitter Alligators claim to have appeared in recent floods in India.

＃crocodile in the flood #color shortly #chandigarh. #torrent #rain & #flood of #India. pic.twitter.com/5oaE6AOqbs

— iCareReforms (Dillon) (@iCareReform) July 10, 2023

Verdict: Misleading

This video was first published on YouTube in 2019, meaning it predates the country’s recent floods.

Fact check:

At least 41 people have been killed in heavy rains and flash floods in northern India. CNN. Authorities in New Delhi on Friday rushed to open clogged locks to drain floodwaters that have halted traffic in parts of the Indian capital. Reuters report.

The Twitter video, which has been viewed more than 2,000 times, claims to show a crocodile during India’s recent floods. The caption of the video claims that the crocodile was spotted in the flood waters of Kalar near Chandigarh.

This claim is misleading.the video is first published Being published on YouTube in 2019 means it predates the country’s recent floods. The title of the video reads, “Stray crocodiles captured by the Agnivir Planin Foundation during the Vadodara Flood.”

By keyword search, Times of India article August 2019 This certainly confirms that the flood affected Vadodara city in the same year. Vadodara and other parts of central Gujarat received 500 millimeters of rain in 24 hours at the time, the newspaper said. Four people died and 5,000 were evacuated as the walls collapsed due to heavy rains. (Related: Video claims to show destruction in France)

Similarly, I didn’t find “check the facts” either credible news coverage He quoted a Twitter video about the recent floods in India. Furthermore, this video is not posted on the Indian National Disaster Management Authority site. website or the socializing media account.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not issued a statement I am commenting on the video.

The video predates India’s recent floods, but it wasn’t the only claim circulating on social media.another twitter video The case, which claims to show crocodiles in floods in India, dates back to 2022. Video from India today.

Check Your Fact has reached out to the Indian National Disaster Management Authority and Prime Minister Modi for comment and will update this article if they do.