FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Migrants In Canada Living By Train Tracks?
A post shared on social media purportedly shows migrants living near a train track in Canada.
With no place to live, Trudeau’s immigrants are forced to live near the GO Train in Toronto😉 pic.twitter.com/qWvhUBZ3TP
— Nya Pfannerstill (@NyaPfanner) February 17, 2024
Verdict: False
The claim is inaccurate.
Fact Check:
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A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, allegedly shows a large group of migrants with nowhere to go living by an active high-speed train in Toronto, Canada. The caption reads, “With no place to live, Trudeau’s immigrants are forced to live near the GO Train in Toronto.”
The claim is inaccurate. The video is from Lagos, Nigeria. The Guardian Nigeria posted the video on YouTube reporting that it was taken in Lagos. Al Jazeera covered the story and also placed it in Lagos. (RELATED: Video Claims To Show Chinese Communist Party Destroying Mosque)
The Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab Lagos State addressed this issue saying that the tracks will be cleared off.
In response to the trending video of traders selling wares on rail lines, the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water through the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI), this morning, begin immediate and sustained enforcement and clearing of the rail tracks.… pic.twitter.com/yiglirUuIa
— Tokunbo Wahab (@tokunbo_wahab) February 13, 2024
The GoTrain in Toronto features a green logo on the front of the train. The video does not show a train with that logo.
This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact debunked a claim Saudi Arabia and Qatar supported strikes on Houthis.
