A video showing a car exploding on the road is going viral to claim that it shows an Electric Vehicle (EV) exploding in Uttar Pradesh.
How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on Google using some of the keyframes of the viral video and this led us to a post on X (Formerly Twitter).
The post was shared on 19 November 2024 and stated that this video showed a car bomb blast which was planted to kill Russian high ranking Black Sea fleet officer Trankovsky.
The same results also took us to a report shared by Daily Mail, which carried the same video and detailed the assassination of Valery Trankovsky.
Trankovsky was commander of the 41st Brigade of Missile Ships and Boats of the Black Sea Fleet.
The report added that Russia's state Investigative Committee has arrested two suspects in this matter.
This was also shared by Mail News on 17 November 2024 with the same information on YouTube.
Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search on Google, which led us to a report shared by Guardian, on 13 November 2024.
It also specified that the Ukrainian secret services planned and implemented this assassination in the Russian-controlled port city of Sevastopol to kill Trankovsky.
Conclusion: A video showing an assassination of a Russian Naval Officer in Crimea is being falsely shared as an EV explosion in Uttar Pradesh.
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