Video Does Not Show Singer Zubeen Garg's Final Moments In Singapore

A video of a professional free diver losing consciousness underwater has surfaced with a false claim that it shows the final moments of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg who died in Singapore on September 19.

BOOM found the video is of a professional free diver Marat who became unconscious while ascending after diving 78 metres deep in the sea.

Assamese singer Zubeen Garg died on September 19, 2025 in Singapore after drowning during a scuba diving attempt. Garg was set to perform at the fourth North East India Festival held in Singapore.

The Claim

A user shared the video on X with the caption, "Famous Indian Singer from Assam Zubin Garg died in Singapore while Scuba Diving.Here is the last moment video."

Click here to see and here for the archive. The video is also viral on Facebook with the same claim.

What We Found: Video does not show Zubeen Garg

1. Old Video: BOOM broke the video into several keyframes and ran reverse image searches which led us to the same video uploaded on Instagram on June 13, 2025. This predates the singer's death. The caption credited another Instagram user @stop.the.sun and stated, the video shows a free diver blacking out and losing consciousness as he ascends towards surface after a deep sea dive.

2. Professional Free-Diver's Video: Taking a cue, we found the same video under the username @stop.the.sun uploaded on May 14, 2025. Marat described in caption how he lost consciousness while ascending after a deep dive of 78 metres.

Marat who describes himself as an "Action taker" in his Instagram bio, has uploaded several videos of him free diving underwater on his page.