2004 Video of Astronaut Performing Bihu Shared as a Recent Clip

We found that the video was from 2004.

An old video showing Astronaut Mike Fincke performing Bihu at the International Space Centre in 2004 is being shared with the false claim that it is a recent video. 

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A video has been making the rounds on social media with the claim that it shows astronaut Michael Fincke performing Bihu at the International Space Station.

• It was shared by Assam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma.

An archived version of this claim can be seen here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot)

(Archived versions of more claims can be seen here, here, and here)

Is the claim true?: No, the video, which is claimed to be recent, is actually from 2004.

How did we find out the truth?: We conducted a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens. This led us to a couple of old news reports from 2019 sharing the same video.

• We found an X post shared by Anupam Bordoloi, the senior editor at Turkish Radio and Television World (TRT), a Turkish public broadcaster sharing, the same video with the caption 'What's #RongaliBihu without song and dance. Here's #NASA astronaut Mike Fincke performing Bihu aboard the International Space Station in 2004.'

The X post says that the video is from 2004. 

(Source: X/Screenshot)

Times Now reported on 15 April 2019 that a NASA astronaut was performing Bihu in space, wearing a traditional 'gamosha'. They mentioned that the video is from 2004.

The Times Network report states that the video is from 2004. 

(Source: Times Network/Screenshot)

India Today also reported on the same, mentioning that the video is from 2004.

The India Today report also mentions that the video is from 2004. 

(Source: India Today/Screenshot)

Conclusion: The video of astronaut Mike Fincke performing Bihu, which is claimed to be recent, is actually from 2004.

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