A video purportedly showing a shootout on what appears to be a school campus is being widely shared on social media. The footage shows armed individuals firing in broad daylight as panic and chaos unfold around them. Users online are claiming that the video is from Patna High School in Patna and that it captures a shooting incident that took place on the school premises.
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NewsMobile verified the claim and found it to be misleading.
The NM team began its investigation by conducting keyword searches to verify claims that a shootout had taken place at Patna High School. However, no credible news reports or official records of any such incident were found.
During the search, we came across several social media posts claiming that the viral clip was actually from a film shoot. Taking this as a cue, we carried out further searches, which led us to a YouTube report stating that scenes from the Bhojpuri film Samrat were being filmed at Patna High School in Gardanibagh, Patna.
To further verify the claim, we found an official clarification issued by Patna Police dated June 26 on its Facebook page. The police stated that the viral video and photographs were recorded during an authorised film shoot conducted at Patna High School, Gardanibagh, after obtaining prior permission from the competent authority. They also clarified that no real firing incident had taken place at the school.
Hence, it is evident that the viral video does not depict an actual shootout at Patna High School. It shows scenes from the authorised shooting of the Bhojpuri film Samrat, and the claim linking it to a real shooting incident is false.
