The image circulating on social media is not from Kerala and the claim that the railway station was decorated for Onam celebrations is false.
An image circulating on social media allegedly shows a railway station in Kerala decorated with brightly-colored flowers and a train painted with floral patterns.
The image was first posted by a Facebook user on July 29, claiming that it was an Onam special Vande Bharat Express from Kasaragod to Trivandrum.
After the image went viral, the Divisional Railway Manager of Thiruvananthapuram posted a clarification from the official Twitter account and stated that the train in the image was not from Kerala. “Fake news alert! An edited picture of a colorful train is circulating in social media with a claim that is from a railway station in Kerala. The claim is false. The train in the image is from Kyoto, Japan. Do not fall for fake news,” the tweet read.
The user later confirmed that the image was created using AI.
In conclusion, the image circulating on social media is not from Kerala and the claim that the railway station was decorated for Onam celebrations is false.
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