{"id":61702,"date":"2026-08-27T23:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-of-elephant-rescuing-man-does-not-show-nepal-floods-it-was-filmed-in-india-weeks-earlier\/27\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T23:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:13:13","slug":"video-of-elephant-rescuing-man-does-not-show-nepal-floods-it-was-filmed-in-india-weeks-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-of-elephant-rescuing-man-does-not-show-nepal-floods-it-was-filmed-in-india-weeks-earlier\/27\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Of Elephant Rescuing Man Does NOT Show Nepal Floods &#8212; It Was Filmed In India Weeks Earlier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Does a real video show an elephant rescuing a man in Nepal during the flooding on Aug. 26, 2026? No, that&#8217;s not true: While the clip is authentic and shows an elephant rescuing a man, it does not depict the flooding in Nepal. Instead, the video was filmed in India more than two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The claim appeared in <a data-ylk=\"slk:a post and video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyGunk123\/status\/2092742427798896813\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">a post and video<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260827181537\/https:\/\/x.com\/TonyGunk123\/status\/2092742427798896813\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) by the @TonyGunk123 account on X on Aug. 26, 2026. It read:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Nepal Elephants were saving people What an amazing world we live in<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is what the post looked like on X at the time of writing:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Image source: post by @TonyGunk123 on X.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post is embedded below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Versions of the same video appeared online in early August 2026, about two and a half weeks before the <a data-ylk=\"slk:catastrophic flooding;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/climate-change-nepal-tibet-glacier-collapse-floods-61b592d428e4631add31ce052d0daf1f\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">catastrophic flooding<\/a> that hit Nepal and Tibet (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260827181703\/https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/climate-change-nepal-tibet-glacier-collapse-floods-61b592d428e4631add31ce052d0daf1f\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) on Aug. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_pea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_pea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_pea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:One of those clips;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/2btkPB-1zL0\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">One of those clips<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260827184929\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/2btkPB-1zL0\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) appeared on the @BanglaViews247 account on YouTube on Aug. 9, 2026. <a data-ylk=\"slk:Translated from Bengali;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deepl.com\/en\/translator\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Translated from Bengali<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260827184329\/https:\/\/www.deepl.com\/en\/translator\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>), the caption read:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pet elephant saves owner amid floods in Assam, India | Bangla Views<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Assam is a state in northeastern India that was hit by <a data-ylk=\"slk:monsoon flooding;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/india-floods-monsoon-assam-brahmaputra-river-7bc402002a9159d828f220914fd9fb21\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">monsoon flooding<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260827185530\/https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/india-floods-monsoon-assam-brahmaputra-river-7bc402002a9159d828f220914fd9fb21\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) starting in July 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video is embedded below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/fact-check-video-elephant-rescuing-023914859.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does a real video show an elephant rescuing a man in Nepal during the flooding on Aug. 26, 2026? 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