Video of house fire falsely shared as Indian Army burning homes in Poonch; Army calls it propaganda
Video of house fire falsely shared as Indian Army burning homes in Poonch; Army calls it propaganda
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video of houses on fire claims the Indian Army is burning the homes of innocent Kashmiri residents in Poonch district. Indian Army Fact Check has flagged the claim as propaganda. There is no evidence of Army involvement in the fire shown in the video.A viral video of houses on fire claims the Indian Army is burning the homes of innocent Kashmiri residents in Poonch district. Indian Army Fact Check has flagged the claim as propaganda. There is no evidence of Army involvement in the fire shown in the video.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
The verified X handle “Zard si Gana” (@ZardSi), which has repeatedly shared anti-India propaganda including the fake Chinar Corps letters and the false LPU campus claims, posted a night-time video of structures burning, carrying an “NTV News Exclusive” ticker. The caption declared “Indian Army human rights violations exposed”. It alleged that the Army was burning the homes of innocent residents in Poonch district, claimed that the Army “cannot fight its enemies, so it targets innocent minorities”, and tagged the United Nations. The Indian Army’s fact-check unit has labelled the post propaganda. There are no credible reports of the Army setting homes on fire in Poonch, and the video carries nothing to show soldiers or any security operation. Attaching a fire video to a fabricated human rights allegation and tagging international bodies is a common tactic used to damage the Army’s image abroad, so such claims should be checked against verified reports and official statements before being shared.
The verified X handle “Zard si Gana” (@ZardSi), which has repeatedly shared anti-India propaganda including the fake Chinar Corps letters and the false LPU campus claims, posted a night-time video of structures burning, carrying an “NTV News Exclusive” ticker. The caption declared “Indian Army human rights violations exposed”. It alleged that the Army was burning the homes of innocent residents in Poonch district, claimed that the Army “cannot fight its enemies, so it targets innocent minorities”, and tagged the United Nations. The Indian Army’s fact-check unit has labelled the post propaganda. There are no credible reports of the Army setting homes on fire in Poonch, and the video carries nothing to show soldiers or any security operation. Attaching a fire video to a fabricated human rights allegation and tagging international bodies is a common tactic used to damage the Army’s image abroad, so such claims should be checked against verified reports and official statements before being shared.