Fact-Check: Video of Cracked Road Spraying Water Is From Guatemala & Not India

A video showing a spraying water outside from massive cracks is going viral online with a claim that this video is from India.

The claim also insinuates that this reflects the poor condition of roads in India under Prime Minister s governance.

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What's the truth?: This video is from Guatemalan, Central America, not India.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes from the viral video and this led us to a Facebook shared on 13 September.

• The post shared by a page named Noticias en Primicia, carried the same viral video, but the caption stated that the video is from Guatemala, a country in Central America.

• It further specified that the water reportedly came from a damaged pipe crossing underneath National Route CA-9 at Kilometer 14 on the Pacific route.

• We also found the same information shared by on X (formerly Twitter) and on Facebook.

• Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search on Google which led us to news reports shared and

• The reports carried a screengrab from the viral video and stated that following heavy rainfall on 12 September, various parts of Guatemala witnessed collapsed drains, sinkholes and landslides.

• It further added that the water came from a damaged pipe crossing underneath National Route CA-9 at Kilometer 14 on the Pacific route.

Conclusion: A video from Guatemala is being shared to falsely claim that it shows a road spraying out water in India.

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