Taiwan Train Shared As Indian
Illustrative photo. Photo: IngeniousPachyderm, CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
The rumor
A viral social media post features footage that people are sharing as an Indian train or India's first bullet trains arriving or being transported. Specifically, the claim links the video to India or Mumbai.
This claim caught on because it plays into public interest and discussions surrounding high-speed rail developments and bullet train projects in India.
The truth
According to fact-check reports from Lighthouse Journalism, CyberPeace Foundation, The Quint, India Today, News18, and NewsMeter, the viral video does not show an Indian train. Instead, the reports establish that the footage actually shows Taiwan's bullet train, specifically identified as Taiwan's New N700ST high-speed train.
The reports confirm that linking this specific video footage to India, Mumbai, or indigenous Indian bullet train engines is false, as the video originates from Taiwan.
Where it is being claimed
The claim is being spread on social media.
In short False
What is true
- A viral video shows a high-speed bullet train.
What is false
- The viral video does not show an Indian train.
- The video does not show India's first bullet trains arriving or being transported.
- The footage is not linked to Mumbai.
Sources
- Lighthouse Journalism – Fact Check: Viral post featuring Taiwan’s bullet train falsely shared as an Indian train
- CyberPeace Foundation – #FactCheck: Video of Taiwan’s New N700ST High-Speed Train Falsely Shared as Bullet Train Engines Arriving in India
- The Quint – Fact-Check: Does This Viral Video Show India’s First Bullet Trains? No!
- India Today – Viral bullet train video from Taiwan falsely linked to Mumbai
- News18 – Fact Check: Viral Video Of Bullet Train Being Transported Falsely Linked To India, Here's The Truth
- NewsMeter – Fact Check: Video shows India's indigenous bullet train? No, video is from Taiwan