DigitEye India Fact Checkers
A video showing water spouting from cracks on a road as vehicles try to avoid water is going viral on social media alleging that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the roads reflect the poor condition after construction.
मोदी जी ये कौन सी टेक्नोलॉजी है 🤔😁 pic.twitter.com/k8gdAyXeQW
— Harmeet Kaur K (@iamharmeetK) September 16, 2024
The claim reads in Hindi, “मोदी जी ये कौन सी टेक्नोलॉजी है” and the English translation reads: “Modi ji what kind of technology is this”.
मोदी जी की स्पेस टेक्नोलॉजी द्वारा बनाया गया सड़क।#HappyVishwakarmaPuja#HappyBirthday#HappyBirthdayPMModi#राष्ट्रिय_बेरोजगार_दिवसpic.twitter.com/IIYF1QMvQE
— Ankit Yadav (@Ankit_Yadav50) September 17, 2024
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FACT CHECK
When Digiteye India team took key frames from the video and conducted Google Reverse Image Search, the results showed that it was not from India but from Guatemala, a country in Central America. Further search revealed that on 12th September 2024, after heavy rains several drains collapsed and sinkholes formed while landslides were reported in various parts of the Guatemala.
Tomen precauciones en el km 14 ruta al Pacífico. Asfalto se levanta por exceso de agua de lluvia en drenajes y tragantes pic.twitter.com/CPuKR2ADuf
— Clima Guatemala (@ClimaenGuate) September 12, 2024
Shared on X by user Clima Guatemala on 13 September 2024, the post translated into English suggests: “Take precautions at km 14 on the route to the Pacific. Asphalt is rising due to excess rainwater in drains and gutters.”
Secondly, one can observe that the right side driving of vehicles is visibly reflecting tha fact that it is not from India, where left side driving is allowed.
News reports here and here confirm that the water on roads was coming from a damaged pipe crossing below the National Highway CA-9 at 14th Kilometer on the Pacific route in Villa Nueva. The local mayor, Mynor Morales Zurita, has ordered action to be taken to repair roads soon after the incident. Hence, an unrelated video has been shared to reflect the condition as in India. The claim is false.
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Conclusion: Misrepresentation. Unrelated video from Guatemala is falsely shared as water spouting out of cracks on an Indian road.
Rating: Misrepresentation —
The claims can be accessed here and here.
FACT CHECK
When Digiteye India team took key frames from the video and conducted Google Reverse Image Search, the results showed that it was not from India but from Guatemala, a country in Central America. Further search revealed that on 12th September 2024, after heavy rains several drains collapsed and sinkholes formed while landslides were reported in various parts of the Guatemala.
Shared on X by user Clima Guatemala on 13 September 2024, the post suggested: “Take precautions at km 14 on the route to the Pacific. Asphalt is rising due to excess rainwater in drains and gutters.”
News reports here and here confirm that the water on roads was coming from a damaged pipe crossing below the National Highway CA-9 at 14th Kilometer on the Pacific route in Villa Nueva. The local mayor, Mynor Morales Zurita, has ordered action to be taken to repair roads soon after the incident. Hence, an unrelated video has been shared to reflect the condition as in India. The claim is false.
Claim: Video shows cracks on road throwing up water after rains, alleging poor condition of roads in India under Modi despite advanced technology.
Conclusion: Misrepresentation. Unrelated video from Guatemala is falsely shared as water spouting out of cracks on an Indian road.
Rating: Misrepresentation — 
