This viral video purportedly showing a bungee-jumping mishap in Rishikesh is fake and digitally altered

This viral video purportedly showing a bungee-jumping mishap in Rishikesh is fake and digitally altered

A video of a bungee-jumping accident is going viral on social media (here, here, and here). It shows two individuals standing on the edge of an elevated platform in a hilly area, preparing to jump. Suddenly, the platform collapses, and all three people, including the operator, fall. The video is being shared with the claim that the incident took place in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Several media outlets, including Zee News, have also reported that t…