BOOM

Trending Searches

    SUPPORT
    BOOM

    Trending News

      • Fact Check 
        • Fast Check
        • Politics
        • Business
        • Entertainment
        • Social
        • Sports
        • World
      • Law
      • Explainers
      • News 
        • All News
      • Decode 
        • Impact
        • Scamcheck
        • Life
        • Voices
      • Media Buddhi 
        • Digital Buddhi
        • Senior Citizens
        • Videos
      • Web Stories
      • BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos 
        • Facts Neeti
      • Home-icon
        Home
      • About Us-icon
        About Us
      • Authors-icon
        Authors
      • Team-icon
        Team
      • Careers-icon
        Careers
      • Internship-icon
        Internship
      • Contact Us-icon
        Contact Us
      • Methodology-icon
        Methodology
      • Correction Policy-icon
        Correction Policy
      • Non-Partnership Policy-icon
        Non-Partnership Policy
      • Cookie Policy-icon
        Cookie Policy
      • Grievance Redressal-icon
        Grievance Redressal
      • Republishing Guidelines-icon
        Republishing Guidelines
      • Fact Check-icon
        Fact Check
        Fast Check
        Politics
        Business
        Entertainment
        Social
        Sports
        World
      • Law-icon
        Law
      • Explainers-icon
        Explainers
      • News-icon
        News
        All News
      • Decode-icon
        Decode
        Impact
        Scamcheck
        Life
        Voices
      • Media Buddhi-icon
        Media Buddhi
        Digital Buddhi
        Senior Citizens
        Videos
      • Web Stories-icon
        Web Stories
      • BOOM Research-icon
        BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs-icon
        BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker-icon
        Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos-icon
        Videos
        Facts Neeti
      Trending Tags
      TRENDING
      • #Operation Sindoor
      • #Pahalgam Terror Attack
      • #Narendra Modi
      • #Rahul Gandhi
      • #Waqf Amendment Bill
      • #Arvind Kejriwal
      • #Deepfake
      • #Artificial Intelligence
      • Home
      • World
      • Unrelated Video Shared As Panicked...
      World

      Unrelated Video Shared As Panicked Tourists After New York Subway Shooting

      The footage was taken days prior to the attack in Brooklyn, and it shows crowds fleeing a manhole cover fire in Manhattan.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  18 April 2022 9:37 AM IST
    • Boomlive
      Unrelated Video Shared As Panicked Tourists After New York Subway Shooting

      Social media posts claim video footage of panicked people running from New York's Times Square shows reactions to a subway shooting in the city on April 12, 2022. But the footage was taken days prior to the attack in Brooklyn, and it actually shows crowds fleeing a manhole cover fire in the Broadway theater district of Manhattan.

      "Moments of panic after the New York subway attack," says an April 12 tweet that includes a clip of people rushing out of Times Square.

      Screenshot of a tweet taken on April 13, 2022

      Another tweet said the people were running from an exploding manhole but claimed it happened "minutes after shooting on a Brooklyn subway."

      Similar posts linking the footage to the shooting also appeared on Facebook in English here and Spanish here.

      A masked gunman shot and wounded 10 people in the subway in the borough of Brooklyn on April 12, but the video shared on social media is unrelated.

      An advanced Twitter search for video content with the keyword "Times Square" revealed that the original clip was posted on April 10.

      A screenshot of a tweet taken on April 13, 2022

      The Twitter account links to a website where self-described vlogger Brad Ball also posted the video. He described the clip saying: "With my son in Times Square, New York City on Sunday, April 10. Around 6:50 there was an explosion heard, following which a mass crowd of people started running north on Broadway. I clicked 'record' on my Ray-Ban Stories sunglasses and caught the moment on video."

      The incident happened at 6:47 pm local time on April 10, 2022 at 215 West 43rd street -- an address close to Times Square.

      Fire personnel on the scene found three manholes on fire, but no injuries were reported.

      The New York City Fire Department told AFP an initial search for the cause "revealed elevated carbon monoxide levels at 229 W 43rd Street."

      Brooklyn subway attack

      Police have identified 62-year-old Frank James as a suspect in the attack. James was spotted by officers on a Manhattan street and arrested on April 13, according to New York Police Department commissioner Keechant Sewell.

      Donning a gas mask, the shooter set off two smoke bombs in a packed train car and opened fire on terrified commuters.

      Map of New York locating the subway station in Brooklyn ( AFP Graphics / )

      The attack also left 13 others injured as they scrambled to get out of the station or suffered smoke inhalation.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

      Tags

      New Yorkfact checkShooting videoFake News
      Read Full Article
      Claim :   Panicked tourists running after New York subway shooting
      Claimed By :  posts on social media
      Fact Check :  False
      Next Story
      Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
      Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled.
      X

      Subscribe to BOOM Newsletters

      👉 No spam, no paywall — but verified insights.

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe for free!

      Stay Ahead of Misinformation!

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe Now🛡️ 100% Privacy Protected | No Spam, Just Facts
      By subscribing, you agree with the Terms & conditions and Privacy Policy connected to the offer

      Thank you for subscribing!

      You’re now part of the BOOM community.

      Or, Subscribe to receive latest news via email
      Subscribed Successfully...
      Copy HTMLHTML is copied!
      There's no data to copy!