Published 22:23 IST, July 21st 2020

Fact Check: Goa-Madgaon highway's landslide video circulated, but did it happen in Goa?

Fact check: 'Goa Madgaon landslide' video gained traction after Mumbai-Goa Highway was closed in July but is the video doing rounds about the same place? Read

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A video of a landslide said to have occurred at Goa-Mgaon highway is doing rounds on social media like Facebook and Twitter. video shows a recording of a land caving in while damaging a ro. A biker is also seen trying to maeuvre his vehicle. video has been circulated on WhatsApp as well with caption, "Goa-Mgaon Highway."

Goa Mgaon highway landslide video true or t? Fact Check

A Twitter user has shared video on July 20 and captioned it as, "Goa Mgaon Highway #LandSlide2020." [sic]. Here's video that is being circulated as Goa Mgaon highway landslide video. video has also been shared on Facebook, including a media channel. 

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video has been circulated on YouTube as well. However, it turned out that same video was earlier circulated with a mess that a landslide that occurred in Shillong-Guwahati Ro. video was circulated in month of May 2020. Here's video.

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However, claim was shot down by Meghalaya Police in a tweet. "A video clip of a Landslide which is being circulated on social media is from settlements of Chiangjur & Sukanagara in Indonesia, T from National Highway of Meghalaya," tweet re. Here's tweet.

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Goa Mgaon landslide - Fact Check

After Meghalaya Police's cue that incident is from a landslide in Indonesia, foot was checked and verified.  video was found to be from Indonesia, where land caved in an area of West Java in April. news was aired on Indonesian channel Metro TV on April 10. According to news channel, incident took place on April 9, 2020, when a 100 meters high cliff in Cianjur, West Java caved in. subdistricts in South Cianjur were affected by this incident. Here's video of news.

Ar view of video was also found on internet. re are many videos available including news channels that prove that it is t Goa Mgaon highway landslide video r any incident from rth-east. Here's same video from side-angle.

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Google Trends

As video started going viral on social media and WhatsApp, a number of people took to Google to search more Goa Mgaon highway landslide video. This resulted in a sudden rising trend of search results for same. Take a look at graphs below.

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searches for Goa Mgaon landslide video gained traction after Mumbai-Goa Highway was closed in July due to landslide at Dhamandevi vill near Polpur in Maharasthra's Raig at 9:30 pm. landslide took place on July 9, 2020. According to Raig Police, about 70 per cent debris was removed till 6:30 am on July 10, 2020. However, video that was circulated was from Indonesia and h relation to Goa Mgaon highway landslide video.

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22:23 IST, July 21st 2020