Old Video of Waterlogged Road in Karnataka's Bengaluru Passed Off as Recent

A video showing several vehicles moving on a heavily waterlogged road is going viral on the internet with users claiming it to be recent visuals from , .

An archive of the post can be seen .

At the time of writing this report, the above post had garnered over 50 thousand views on the platform. Archives of similar claims can be found , , and .

What are the facts?: While the visuals are indeed from Bengaluru, the viral clip dates back to at least September 2022 and is not recent as claimed.

What led us to the truth?: Using the help of a simple Google Lens search, we found the same on a verified YouTube channel named 'Bulu Pattnaik'.

• The video was posted on 5 September 2022 with a title that said, "Vehicles drowned in Bangalore Flood."

News sources: Team WebQoof conducted a keyword search on YouTube and found the same clip on the official channel of News18 Tamil Nadu.

• It was shared on 5 September 2022 and its description said, "#ViralVideo | Heavy downpour has turned #Bengaluru into a Lake | #Bengalururains #Shorts."

• , too, shared visuals from the flooding in Bengaluru in 2022 due to heavy rainfall.

• This video was posted on 30 August 2022 with a title that said, "Bengaluru rains: Flooding in several areas results in nightmarish traffic."

• It carried similar snippets from the viral clip and identified the location as Outer Ring Road in Bellandur, Karnataka.

This video was posted on 30 August 2022.

Conclusion: The claim is misleading as the video is old and not recent.

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