Claim: A real dinosaur was spotted and captured in Kanpur, and video shows crowds gathering to witness and take selfies.
Conclusion: Totally False. The video shows a high-quality animatronic dinosaur used for marketing or exhibition in Kanpur, not a live dinosaur, as claimed.
Rating: Totally False — 
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A viral 29-second video circulating on Twitter (now X) shows a crowd gathered around what appears to be a real dinosaur inside a cage.
The text on the video in Hindi reads: ““कानपरु में पकडा गया डायनासोर देखने के लिए लगी भीड””
Translation: “A dinosaur caught in Kanpur; crowd gathers to see it.”
The post suggests that a real dinosaur has been discovered and displayed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
बीजेपी के राज में डायनासोर देखने मिल गया ज़िंदा और कितना विकास चाहिए भक्तों को @grok क्या भारत भूतकाल में जा रहा है क्यूंकि अंधभक्त गोबर खाने लगे हैं मूत्र पीने लगे हैं और अब तो डायनासोर भी दिखने लगा? pic.twitter.com/0DUzTYZTrF
— 🦋𝐌𝐬.ᴄʜᴀꜱʜᴍɪꜱʜ🦋 (@KHAN_ZADI_0) July 13, 2025
The tweet accompanying the viral video included a sarcastic caption in Hindi, criticizing the ruling government by implying that India is regressing into ancient or mythical times.
The full caption read: “ बीजेपी के राज में डायनासोर देखने मिल गया ज़िंदा और कितना विकास चाहिए भक्तों को क्या भारत भूतकाल में जा रहा है क्यूंकि अंधभक्त गोबर खाने लगे हैं मूत्र पीने लगे हैं और अब तो डायनासोर भी दिखने लगा? ”
Translation:
“In BJP’s rule, we got to see a live dinosaur. How much more development do the devotees need?
@grok Is India going back in time? Because blind followers have started eating cow dung, drinking urine — and now even dinosaurs are appearing?”
The post includes political criticism, using the video to mock supporters of the BJP government and suggest irrational thinking behind such acts.
FACT CHECK
After receiving a request on its WhatsApp tipline, the Digiteye India team took it up and found the claim far from the truth. When searched after using keyframes on Google Reverse Image Search, the results showed that the video depicts not a real dinosaur but an animatronic dinosaur model, part of a promotional exhibit mounted on a vehicle in Saket Nagar, Kanpur. It also emitted pre-recorded sounds to draw public attention, showcasing a typical of commercial marketing stunt.
Reported by Amar Ujala (Kanpur Bureau), a local news report confirms that the display was on a commercial truck used for promotional purposes in Saket Nagar. When people heard the dinosaur sounds, “उमड़ी लोगों की भ़ीड” gathered out of curiosity.
Full article can be seen here.
Animatronic Manufacturers like Kawah Dinosaur Factory and others produce movable, roaring Spinosaurus/T-Rex models identical to those seen on display vehicles world-wide, including India. See the screengrab of the Kawah Dinosaur commercial website here:
Even the Dino World Hyderabad (Animatronic Park) is a well-known animatronic dinosaur theme park, showcasing life-sized mechanical dinosaurs – e.g., T-Rex, Spinosaurus, etc. in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Uttar Pradesh — Forget traditional advertising! A company in Kanpur recently turned heads and broke the internet by deploying a remarkably realistic dinosaur costume for a promotional campaign in Saket Nagar. The lifelike movements and authentic roars of the “dinosaur”… pic.twitter.com/Q69EFu1s5K
— Liberty Wire (@LibertyWirein) July 15, 2025
As seen above, the ad campaign was also confirmed by Liberty Wire on X. Hence, the claim is false.
