PIB Fact Check Unit debunks fake video claiming attack on Hazira port in Surat, Gujarat

Surat: Press Information Bureau(PIB) has clarified in a tweet that a video claiming attack on Hazira port in Surat, Gujarat is fake.

In a tweet, PIB’s fact-check handle stated – “This video is widely circulating on social media with a claim that Hazira Port in Gujarat has been attacked. This is an unrelated video confirmed to depict an oil tanker explosion. The video is dated July 7, 2021. Do not share this video.”

This is an unrelated video confirmed to depict an oil tanker explosion. The video is dated July 7, 2021. PIB has asked social media users not to share this video. Amid India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan’s terror establishments, rumors are spreading fast and PIB’s dedicated fact-check unit debunks fake and false news daily. Hazira port is located near Surat in South Gujarat and it is completely safe and unharmed. DeshGujarat