Fact Check: Viral clip of traffic snarl is not from Himachal Pradesh
A viral video of a traffic snarl is making rounds on the Internet which alleges that tourists in thousands of numbers were returning from Himachal Pradesh following a landslide in Kinnaur.
The viral video is absolutely fake as it doesn't belong to Himachal Pradesh. The video is of Pakistan which was shot a few years ago.
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The video was tweeted on Monday with a caption: "The bevy of Indian tourists returning back from Kinnaur. As their shit has hit the fan (rumbling boulders), sudden premature awakening has since ascended on them. Else they would have continued to loiter there endlessly. #HimachalPradesh #Himachal.”
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After relaxations were announced in COVID-19 restrictions, huge traffic jams were seen on roads leading to Shimla, Manali and Dharamshala as tourists made their way to the hilly areas.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson of the government said that a fake video was making rounds on social media showing massive traffic jams in Himachal Pradesh and tourists were evacuating the state in large numbers.
The spokesperson added that the video was fake and misleading. It does not belong to Himachal Pradesh. The roads in the state were open and there were no such traffic jams in any part of the state, he added.
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He further informed that the tourists were welcomed in the state. Also, he requested the tourists to follow Covid appropriate behaviour.
-PTC News
