A video of an elderly woman walking in a river is being circulated on social media, claiming that she is River Goddess Narmada.
The post reads: मात नर्मदे तिलवारा घाट जबलपुर में नर्मदा नदी के ऊपर चलती हुई माता जी (English translation: Mata Narmada, Tilwara Ghat Jabalpur Mother walking over Narmada river)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
Running a keyword search, we found multiple media reports covering the incident. According to a report by Aaj Tak, the woman has been identified as Jyoti Bai, 51, who hails from Narmadapuram district in Madhya Pradesh.
The report also mentioned that Jyoti Bai was missing from her house since May 2022, and her son had filed a missing report.
Another report by TOI clarifies that she was walking through the shallow waters that were below knee level, and the viral claim is false.
A video report of the same was also present on the YouTube channel of TV9 Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh, where the woman can be seen refuting all the claims. She clarifies that she doesn’t walk in deep water and only walks through waters where she can stand.
Thus, from the above fact check, it is clear that the viral video is shared with a false claim.
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