Old Video of Flooding Outside College in Tamil Nadu Passed Off as Recent

A video which shows several people walking through a waterlogged road is being shared on the internet as recent visuals from the Sathyabama University in 's .

Who shared it?: Along with other users, media outlets like and shared the same video on their social media handles.

An archive of the post can be found .

The post gained over seven lakh views on the platform, when this report was being written. Archives of similar claims can be seen , , and .

What is the truth?: These visuals could be traced back to December 2023 and reportedly shows flooding outside the university due to the .

What led us to the truth?: We conducted a keyword search using the words 'Sathyabama University flood' on YouTube and came across a on an unverified channel named 'muskansingh vlogs'.

• It was posted on 15 December 2023 with a title that said, "@sathyabama flood 2023..... Chennai @Michaung."

Comparing visuals: On comparing keyframes from the viral video to the visuals available on the YouTube clip, we found that both of them were from the same incident.

A comparison clearly highlights the similarities.

A comparison clearly highlights the similarities.

Other sources: We performed a reverse image search on the keyframes of the video and found similar on an Instagram handle called 'sathyabama_poragallu'.

• One can see the same blue fencing in the background as seen in the viral video.

Tamil Nadu Fact Check Unit debunks the claim: The fact-checking unit of the state government clarified on their saying that the video is from the Sathyabama University and dates back to 2023.

• The post asked people to refrain from spreading rumours.

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வெள்ளம் எனப் பரப்பப்படும் பழைய வீடியோ@CMOTamilnadu @TNDIPRNEWS (1/2) https://t.co/n5IDv6XvKZ pic.twitter.com/gzPLjV2pl7

— TN Fact Check (@tn_factcheck) October 16, 2024

Conclusion: It is clear that the video is old and dates back to 2023.

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