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Fact-Check: Video of Bridge in China Falsely Viral as NH-44 in India

This video is from China and shows the Dafaqu Grand Bridge, located in Guizhou.

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A video featuring a bridge located on high terrain is being shared to claim that it shows the National Highway-44 between Srinagar and Delhi.

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false as the video is from China. It shows the Dafaqu Grand Bridge, located in Guizhou Province.

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What we found: We divided the video into multiple keyframes and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

  • We found a video on YouTube which showed a similar looking bridge like the viral video. It was uploaded on 30 August 2024.

  • It noted, "The Dafaqu Grand Bridge, located in Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China, is a remarkable engineering feat."

  • We, then, ran a keyword search and came across a post from October 2024 on X by 'China News,' which noted that the Dafaqu Grand Bridge was a large-span concrete-filled steel tube arch bridge.

  • It bridged the distance between Zunyi and Renhuai.

National Highway 44: NH 44 is India's longest highway, connecting the North and South corners of the country.

  • The highway is 4,112 kilometres long and passes through Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

  • Parts of the highway have been operational since March 2023.

Conclusion: A video of a bridge in China has falsely gone viral as one from India.

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