Old Video of Fish Swimming in Mumbai’s Flooded Railway Tracks Shared as Recent

We found out that the video dates back to 2024.

A video has been going viral on the internet, falsely claiming to show fish swimming in the waterlogged railway tracks in Mumbai amid heavy monsoon rains. 

(Source: Instagram/Altered by The Quint)

A video has been going viral on the internet, claiming to show fish swimming in the waterlogged railway tracks in Mumbai amid heavy monsoon rains recently. 

• One of the posts is captioned. "Mumbai's monsoon fury turned railway tracks into waterways this week. A viral video captured catfish swimming freely on flooded local train tracks, as heavy rains submerged large parts of the city's suburban rail network."

• The viral video was shared by several sources, including NDTV India and The New Indian Express.

An archived version of this claim can be found here.

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

An archived version of this claim can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

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

Is it true?: No, the video is not recent. It dates back to at least 2024.

How did we find out?: We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens and found a report published on 10 July 2024 that shared the same visuals.

• According to the report by News18, the heavy downpour in Mumbai led to waterlogged roads and railway tracks as well.

The report by News18.

(Source: News18/Screenshot)

• The report shared an X post with the same visuals as the claim video, showing fish swimming in the flooded railway tracks.

• An article by Business Standard on Mumbai rains, published on 8 July 2024, also reported on fish swimming in Mumbai's waterlogged railway tracks.

The report by Business Standard.

(Source: Business Standard /Screenshot)

Conclusion: The video is old and dates back to at least 2024.

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