A video showing a bear with its four cubs reaching Ayodhya for the Ram Temple inauguration has gone viral on social media. Many users claim it to be true linking these bears to a mythological creature from Ramayana.
A Facebook user posted the viral post with a caption:
कोई #चमत्कार अथवा प्रभु दर्शन के लिए.. 🤔
भालूओ का झुंड पहुंचा अयोध्या भालू अपने 4 शावकों के साथ आए #अयोध्या..👇
जय श्री राम 🚩
(English translation: For any #miracle or visit to the Lord.. 🤔
The herd of bears reached Ayodhya bears came with their 4 cubs #Ayodhya.. 👇
Hail Lord Ram 🚩)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the viral post, and found it to be false.
Running a Reverse Image Search of the video keyframes, the NM team traced a news report in Navbharat Times, dated January 5, 2024, with a title: MP News: 4 शावकों को साथ मॉर्निंग वॉक करने निकली मादा भालू, सुबह-सुबह बियर फैमली को देख ग्रामीणों की अटकी सांसे (English translation: MP News: A female bear went out for a morning walk with 4 cubs, villagers were left breathless after seeing the bear family early in the morning.) The video in the article matches exactly with the viral clip. It informs that the incident happened in a village in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh.
We found a similar news article in Patrika News as well, saying that the incident happened in Bansukli village, Jaisinghnagar forest range, Shahdol.
The incident had also been reported in Amar Ujala and Dainik Bhaskar. All media outlets informed that the incident happened in the Shahdol district of MP.
Therefore, we can conclusively say that the viral post, claiming a bear family has reached Ayodhya for the Ram Temple inauguration, is fabricated.
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