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Bird unfurls national flag in Kerala. This really happened

The X-Team confirmed that the bird had no influence on the unfolding of the flags.

A video in which a bird appears to unfurl the Indian national flag in Kerala has taken the internet by storm. The video, posted on August 17, has garnered over a million views on social media. The clip shows a group of people hoisting the flag during Independence Day celebrations. As the flag reaches the top of the mast and remains unfurled, a bird appears to fly towards it, causing the flag to unfurl and drop petals.

Shilpa, the social media user who posted it, wrote in the caption, “The national flag of Kerala got stuck at the top while hoisting. A bird came out of nowhere and unfurled it!!”

The video quickly captured the public's imagination, with many perceiving the bird's behavior as some sort of divine intervention.

But a follow-up video posted in the comments shows the actual sequence of events. Shot from a different position, it is obvious that the bird never approached the flagpole. Rather, it flew away after settling on a coconut leaf behind the flagpole. In this second video, it is clear that the bird was not directly involved in the unfurling of the flag.

Watch the second video here:

The X-Fact Checker team came to a similar conclusion.

“Missing context: The crow is sitting on the coconut leaf behind the flagpole. Had no effect on the flag opening. Clearly visible at 0.25x speed,” the disclaimer said.

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