Fact Check: Were a group of Whales spotted near the 'Bombay High' Oil Rig?

As soon as coronavirus lockdown started in different countries, videos showing that animals are coming to streets have popped up social media portals. Such s of posts claim that se animals have come out after looking at absence of human beings. Similarly, a recent viral video shows that whales were spotted in Bombay High's oil rig. 

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Claim:

People have shared on ir social media portals a video that shows whales coming on surface of water. se posts claim that whales were seen at Bombay High's oil rig.  video shows a whale swimming in water and n ar one coming out of it, as its shiny skin glistens under sunlight. Mumbai High Field is an offshore oilfield which is located some 176 km off coast of Mumbai.

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Rating: Fake

A simple reverse im search with use of some snippets of video shows that video is t from Mumbai High Field. video was posted in August 2019 by a user on YouTube. video shows Nusa Penida, which is an island located in souast region of Indonesia's Bali.

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video is from Indonesia, Bali taken in 2019

Origin:

A video of whales being spotted in Mumbai is getting viral on social media but it is fake. A news source from Indonesia h also tweeted about whales and video in year 2019. news source informs that video shows a group of humpback whales crossing  Karimunjawa sea. y also shared that Indonesian waters are t annual immigration path of whales so it was a delight and treat for people who witnessed scene. 

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This is t first time that posts like se were shared on social media. People have claimed to spot various animals on streets after lockdown. When it comes to Mumbai, in real news, peacocks were spotted roaming around streets near Hanging Gardens.

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