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The viral video shows the construction of the G6911 Ankang-Laifeng Expressway in China.
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India Today Fact Check
The viral video shows the construction of the G6911 Anlai Expressway in China, also known as the Ankang–Laifeng Expressway.
A video of an under-construction highway has been widely shared on social media. It shows a road being built with large bridges over a mountainside. Those sharing it claimed it was the National Highway 14 project underway in Jammu and Kashmir.
One Facebook post containing the clip stated: “Massive project connecting Srinagar, Jammu and Ladakh will be completed soon. How much do you rate development under central rule?” Its archive can be seen here.
India Today Fact Check found that the viral video actually shows the construction of the G6911 Ankang-Laifeng Expressway in China.
OUR PROBE
Reverse searching keyframes from the viral clip led us to a similar video shared on the Facebook page “Mike China Vlog” on August 22. It was captioned: “The G6911 Anlai Expressway links Ankang in Shaanxi to Laifeng in Hubei, passing through stunning landscapes, including Chongqing. A scenic route connecting cultural treasures!”
A subsequent keyword search revealed another clear video of a similar road construction shared by the LinkedIn account “Civil Engineers World”. The post states that this highway construction was taking place in Fengjie County, Chongqing, China.
A similar video was also shared as a reel on the Instagram page “Living China”.
Another video of the construction of the Anlai Expressway in Fengjie County was shared on the YouTube page “Son Of China” on June 12, 2024. The massive pillars seen in the viral video and the arch bridge across the river in the distance are clearly visible in this video.
Another bridge can also be seen in the YouTube video. A search based on this clue revealed that these are the bridges across the Meixi River in Fengjie County. Google Maps has photos of these two bridges and some construction work taking place nearby.
The Ankang-Laifeng Expressway, known as the Anlai Expressway G6911, starts at the Huangyanghe Interchange of the Shitian Expressway in Hanbin District, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, and ends at the Laifeng Interchange in Laifeng County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province. It is 446.26 kilometres long.
Meanwhile, the NH14 is not in Jammu and Kashmir at all. The highway starts at the NH-12 junction in Morgram, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, and connects Rampurhat, Siuri, Raniganj, Bankura, Garbeta, and Salbani before ending at the NH16 junction near Kharagpur.
Incidentally, another video of a bridge from China was earlier shared as the still-in-construction NH44 in Jammu and Kashmir. You can read our fact-check about that here.
Thus, it’s clear a video from China was falsely shared as an Indian infra project.
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