FA video showing passengers risking their lives on a crowded ferry is going viral as footage of Bangladeshi nationals returning to Bangladesh after the announcement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.

What's the claim?: A post with the clip is being widely circulated on social media with claims that people illegally staying in West Bengal are “heading back” after SIR began.

(Archives of similar posts can be found here and here .)

What's the truth?: The claim is false.

The video is from Bangladesh's Mongla ferry.

The ferry shown is part of routine daily crossings in Bangladesh. Overcrowding on this route has been widely reported for years.

There is no evidence to suggest the video has any connection to the Special Intensive Revision (S

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