Indian Railways debunks viral video of man hiding on train's wheel axle

timesnownews.com

A video claiming a man traveled 250 kilometers hidden on a train's wheel axle has gone viral. The Indian Railways stated the video is fake and misleading, clarifying that the man was near a stationary train, not hiding on a moving axle. Railway officials emphasized that it is impossible for someone to hide on a train's wheelset while in motion. They noted that the video was misinterpreted and spread by some media and social media users without proper verification. The Railway Ministry dismissed the reports as "completely fake and baseless," urging caution against misleading claims circulating online.


With a significance score of 2.7, this news ranks in the top 17% of today's 30168 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers:


Indian Railways debunks viral video of man hiding on train's wheel axle | News Minimalist