Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Falsely Shared As Bus Falling Into River Near Badrinath

Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Falsely Shared As Bus Falling Into River Near Badrinath

A dramatic image showing a bus plunging into a river is being widely shared on social media, with users claiming it shows a June 26, 2025 accident when a bus carrying 20 Char Dham pilgrims plunged into the Alaknanda River on the Badrinath National Highway between Rudraprayag and Gauchar. The above post can be seen here […]

Fact Check: Viral Images Claiming To Show Rudraprayag Bus Accident Are AI-Generated

Claim Two images claiming to show the mini bus, which was carrying pilgrims to Badrinath Dham, that fell into the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag on Thursday (June 26), killing at least four passengers.  The archived versions of the posts can be seen here and here. Fact Newschecker noticed the overall glossy and painting-like texture of the images, indicating that they might be AI-generated. Also, we did not find any such image in t…