Fact Check: Los Angeles snakes’ import goes loose on airport tarmac? No, viral video is from Canada
Claim: The video of creatures wriggling on an airport’s tarmac shows snakes that Los Angeles was importing using Lufthansa Airlines.
Fact: The claim is false. The video shows eels wriggling at Vancouver International Airport in Canada.
Hyderabad: A video of snake-like creatures slithering on an airport’s tarmac allegedly after escaping from a cargo box has gone viral with the claim that Los Angeles, USA, imported snakes using Lufthansa Airlines.
The video was shared by a Facebook user with the caption, “Lufthansa Airlines imports snakes in Los Angeles (sic).” The text on the video clip makes the same statement in Telugu. (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The viral video is not related to Lufthansa Airlines or Los Angeles but is from Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Canada.
A reverse image search of a keyframe from the video led us to an India TV article titled, ‘Internet abuzz over video showing eels wriggling on Canada airport’s tarmac,’ published on July 12, 2024.
The report contained what looked like screenshots of a video showing the same wriggly creatures on an airport’s tarmac, similar to the viral video in the claim.
According to the report, the video was captured at Vancouver International Airport where eels were found scattered on the tarmac.
The report stated: “Reports indicate these eels were part of a shipment transported by an Air Canada Cargo plane from Toronto to Vancouver. The footage reveals a damaged container on a still conveyor belt, from which eels measuring around half a meter emerged, falling onto the ground.”
The report said approximately twelve eels were seen wriggling on the tarmac.
The article also embedded an X post which showed the video of the incident from a different angle. The caption also mentioned the place as ‘Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Canada on 09 July’.
Here is the comparison of the video.
We also found a report about the incident by Daily Hive published on July 10, 2024. According to the report, the incident occurred on July 7, 2024. It also embedded the same video embedded in the India TV report post from X.
Meanwhile in Vancouver 👀✈️ pic.twitter.com/DzkElldXEP
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) July 10, 2024
We also found similar reports of the same incident by NDTV, News18 (published on July 12) and YouTube video news reports by Global News and CBC British Columbia published on July 11, 2024.
Therefore, we conclude that the claim is false. The viral clip doesn’t show snakes and is unrelated to Lufthansa Airlines or Los Angeles.
(This story was originally published by newsmeter.in, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Opposition Leader R. Ashok slams Siddaramaiah over Law and Order situation
Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Opposition Leader R. Ashok has launched a sharp attack on the state government, questioning the deteriorating law and order situation under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s leadership.
In a post on X on Tuesday, Ashok highlighted a series of recent crimes across the state, including the gang rape and extortion of a woman at K.R. Market in Bengaluru and the brutal assault of three laborers in Vijayapura. He also pointed out six cases of robbery, extortion, and theft reported in the past five days in Bidar, Mangaluru, Chitradurga, Mysuru, Anekal, and Hubballi.
“Swami CM Siddaramaiah, law and order has collapsed completely. The common man is living in fear, and there is no safe environment for women to move around freely. How long will you continue to cling to power while running such a disastrous government? Resign and free the people of Karnataka from this misrule,” Ashok said in his statement.
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— R. Ashoka (@RAshokaBJP) January 21, 2025
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