A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the recent visuals of people creating a mesmerizing view of a tricolour waterfall as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. A few other users shared the same video claiming it to be the visuals from the Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. In the wake of the Government of India’s Har Ghar Tiranga campaign as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India’s independence, this video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Claim: Recent video of a tricolour waterfall created as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows old visuals of a mesmerising tricolour waterfall created by a few tourists in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. This video was recorded around the 73rd Independence Day celebrated on 15 August 2020. The video shared in the post is old and was not recorded as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, videos showing similar visuals were found posted on social media at least since August 2020. A Twitter user shared this video on 15 August 2020 with a description, “How beautifully they created tricolour in a waterfall!! Very creative!!”. ‘Times Now’ published an article reporting about this beautiful tricolour waterfall on 16 August 2020.
When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords on the internet, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘ABP’ news channel on 16 August 2020. ‘ABP’ reported it as the visuals of a waterfall that was created to flow in tricolour in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The description of the video states, “On the occasion of Independence Day, people were seen in the colour of patriotism. Amidst heavy rains in the city, people went out for a holiday. Due to rain, the waterfall overflowed in Bariganga. Some enthusiastic youths made a unique experiment. Two youths climbed the hill and they started mixing saffron and green colour from both sides above the waterfall. In such a situation, the waterfall falling from the hill was seen falling in the colour of the national flag”.
For further confirmation regarding the video, ‘Vishvas News’ contacted Dr Ranjan Dave, a senior journalist from Jodhpur. Speaking to the ‘Vishvas News’, Dr Ranjan Dave said, “This video is almost two years old. This step is from the delightful place of Khandi. It is on the Daijar road, about 20 to 25 km from Jodhpur. About two years ago, two youths mixed colours in the waterfall and gave it a tricolour-like appearance”. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and was not taken in the Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.
To sum it up, an old video of a tricolour waterfall is shared as a recent display of patriotism as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
