No, this video does not show the final moments of late Lata Mangeshkar - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 7, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the last moments of Lata Mangeshkar before her death. Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar died in Mumbai’s breach candy hospital on 06 February 2022. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing the last moments of the late veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows Lata Mangeshkar’s old Facebook live interaction with her fans on 04 January 2017. The video shared in the post does not show the last moments of the late Lata Mangeshkar. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found published on the Lata Mangeshkar official Facebook page. This video shows Lata Mangeshkar’s live Facebook interaction with her fans on 04 January 2017. During this Facebook live interaction, Lata Mangeshkar first paid respects to the late Hindi Music director R.D. Burman and then started answering questions by her fans. Hence, it can be confirmed that the video shared in the post is an old one.
On 07 February 2022, The ‘Bombay Times’ tweeted a video showing Lata Mangeshkar’s final moments before she was admitted into the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. On comparing the visuals, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post does not show the final moments of late Lata Mangeshkar.
This video will melt your heart ❤️ When #LataMangeshkar was admitted in the hospital… pic.twitter.com/gL95Ln3ENR
To sum it up, an old video of Lata Mangeshkar interacting live with her fans on Facebook is falsely shared as her final moments before death.