Have 23 people died in a boat accident in Goa? A video of a boat sinking is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that this video is from Goa. Verified x user Dr. Vineet Mishra tweeted the viral video and wrote – Horrible accident in Goa today. Overloaded boat sank in the sea. Greed of the boat owner caused the death of tourists. 64 people missing, 23 bodies recovered, 40 people rescued. (Archived tweet) See tweet: An x user named Bankesh Saini shared the video of the boat sinking and wrote – 23 bodies recovered today in the Goa accident, 40 people rescued and 64 missing. The ship owner has destroyed the homes of 63 people in greed. Such owners should be banned so that ships are filled only up to a limit. (Archived tweet) See tweet: A verified X page named Trishul Achuk wrote in its tweet – Friends, remember one thing, if you are on a water journey, life jackets are lying there…pick them up and wear them and always wear them… 23 bodies recovered today in Goa accident, 40 people rescued and 64 missing. Greed of boat owner and overconfidence of passengers in overloading. Very sad, tragic (Archived tweet) See tweet: What is the truth of the viral video? Our investigation revealed that this video is not from Goa but from the African country Congo. During the investigation, we found this video on the official YouTube page of Associated Press. The description of the video stated that 78 people died in the boat accident in Congo. This accident happened due to overloading. See video: Goa Police also tweeted in this context and wrote – A video on social media claims that a boat has capsized near the Goa coast. This is wrong. This incident is from Congo, Africa. Please refrain from sharing unverified news. – Goa Police (archived tweet) View Tweet: Join us against fake news. If you have any doubts about any such information, please email us @ fakenewsexpose@dbcorp.in and WhatsApp us – 9201776050
