Recently a video of two people running through a forest amidst heavy gunfire went viral on social media. Sharing the video, users claimed that the video shows terrorists in Kashmir being shot down by the Indian Army recently. Instagram Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was […]
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The Indian Army carried out a counter-terror operation in Shopian on 13 May 2025, resulting in the killing of three terrorists during a fierce gunfight. Amid this, a photo showing two bodies is circulating on social media, with claims that it shows the terrorists killed in the Shopian encounter. Fact Crescendo received several requests to […]
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Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir shared a video showing smoke billowing from a building as people make way for a fire engine. Falsely claiming it depicted the Udhampur Airbase being “destroyed by the Pakistani Air Force,” Mir circulated the clip with misleading intent. Below is a screenshot of his tweet containing the false claim. View post […]
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A video of a protest in an Indian village has gone viral on social media. Several Pakistani users have shared the clip, falsely claiming that members of the Sikh community in Amritsar raised slogans against the Indian Army. Below is the screenshot of the post on X by a Pakistani user, Eagle Eye, making this […]
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The video is old and depicts an Israeli strike that flattens a building in South Beirut, Lebanon. India-Pakistan diplomatic relations have been strained following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam. Reports suggest that both countries are moving towards retaliatory measures. Meanwhile, a video purported to show that the Indian Army bombing a building in Pakistan […]
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Recently a video of paratroopers landing on a field near a road went viral on social media with the claim that the Indian army landed in Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack. Facebook Link | Archived Link However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The video is old and […]
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Recently a video went viral on social media showing Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanging sweets and gifts. Sharing the video on social media, users are claiming that the video shows the Diwali celebrations at the Indo-Pak border. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “Diwali Celebration in India Vs Pakistan Border”. Facebook Link | […]
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A video showing a group of men accusing some Indian Army personnel of canvassing votes for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections is being shared widely on social media. Sharing this video, a user on X claims that BJP has deployed Indian Army to seek votes for itself in these […]
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The image shows a bulletproof bus provided by Midhani group to the CRPF in 2017. An image featuring two photos, showing a picture of Indian industrialist and former chairperson of the Tata group Ratan Tata and the other of an armored bus is going viral on social media platforms with a claim that Ratan Tata provided the […]
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The video of soldier catching a snake is not from the Poonch terror encounter site, but of a training related to Indonesian Army Special forces group named Kopassus At least four soldiers lost their lives and three others were wounded in a terrorist ambush on two military vehicles in J&K’s Poonch district on 21 December 2023.Amidst this, […]
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An image of a soldier sitting on the ground with wrinkles on his feet due to sweat after long duty hours is going viral on social media. According to the claim, these are the feet of an Indian soldier. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. These are the feet of a US […]
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The video does not show a recent scuffle between the Indian army soldiers and the PLA soldiers in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. A clash between Indian and Chinese troops took place in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on 9 December. Amidst this, a video showing a scuffle between soldiers is widely circulating on social media […]
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An image showing Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with a woman officer is going viral with a claim that she is Nirmala Sitharaman’s daughter who joined the Indian armed forces. People are praising her for serving the nation and not opting for career in politics. Fact Crescendo received the viral photo on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) […]
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Video shows the training of Sindh Police women commandos in Pakistan in 2019. On social media, a performance video showing women in uniform that claims to be from the Indian Army is being circulated. The viral video shows a group of uniformed women soldiers jumping above a moving thread of flame as part of their […]
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Video shows an acrobatic combat performance by South Korean soldiers on 69th Armed Forces Day Celebration in 2017 On the occasion of India’s 75th anniversary of independence, many misleading videos have surfaced on social media. Amidst this, a video of people dressed in military uniforms demonstrating acrobatic combat skills has gone viral on social media. […]
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The video dates back to October 2021 showing an incident in Nainital, Uttarakhand. Sriganganagar district in Rajasthan recorded 224mm rainfall on 14 July 2022, the highest in a single day over the past 10 years. Amidst this, a video water gushing onto a road while the soldiers try to rescue stuck civilians safely is doing rounds […]
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A photo being shared widely on social media platforms shows a downed small aircraft and a soldier in army fatigues walking beside it with a claim that Indian forces have successfully shot down an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) near the Line of Actual Control(LAC) between India and China. The text on the image also claims that […]
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The digital head of News 7 Tamil confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral video was created using VFX. The video does not show the satellite view of the helicopter crash in Coonoor. India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat died on 8th December, after a military chopper carrying him crashed in Tamil Nadu. Indian […]
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Video has no relation with the helicopter crash of CDS General Rawat. The video shows a recent IAF helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh. India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat died on 8 December, after a military chopper carrying him crashed in Tamil Nadu. Indian Air Force has tweeted that his wife Madhulika Rawat and […]
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India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat died today after a military chopper crashed in Tamil Nadu. Indian Air Force has tweeted that his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have also died in the accident. As this news broke today, several old videos and images re-surfaced on the internet […]
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The image is not of the chopper carrying CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife and others, which crashed in Tamil Nadu. The image is of an army helicopter that crashed in Colombia in 2020. A helicopter carrying India’s Chief of Defence staff General Bipin Rawat and other officials crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on […]
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An army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat crashed today in Tamil Nadu. According to reports, CDS Bipin Rawat, his staff, and some family members were on board the chopper including Defence Assistant, security commandos, and IAF pilots. On the heels of this news, social media users are sharing an image of a […]
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In the present times thousands of farmers are agitating in Delhi against the newly implemented Farmers Bill. Social media is flooded with misinformation related to the ongoing protests by the farmers. Fact Crescendo has been actively debunking the misinformation going viral with respect to the farmers protest. Recently, we came across a viral video on […]
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There is a severe tension between India and China due to border issues and social media is flooded with posts about the recent face-off between the two sides. There are several unverified claims circulating on social media. Amidst this, a viral image showing soldiers lying dead on the ground claims that it shows the martyred […]
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A video of an argument between the Chinese and Indian soldiers is doing rounds on social media. Since the video is a live video it claims that it shows recent borders tensions among the two countries. The viral video is 8 hours long, which is claimed to have been recorded live. The caption of the […]
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On 27th October 2019, a Facebook user named “Hummayu Basharat” posted a video, captioned “Atrocities on Kashmiri Muslims by the Indian Police”. In the video, we can see the police arresting some people after hitting them with lathi sticks. Sharing this video on social forums rapidly, it is being claimed that this video shows the […]
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On 23 October 2019, a Facebook user named “Braje ki Nagariya” posted a video and wrote in his headline that “A bullet has been stuck in his head, yet he has a smile on his face”. Such is our Indian Army, Jai Hind’s Army”. This video is of a soldier who has been shot on […]
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Rumors are doing rounds on the social media regarding the NRC list.This video shows army personnel beating policemen. It is been widely shared on social media and it is being claimed that a clash took place between the Assam police and the Indian Army, allegedly related to the NRC list that was released recently. Names […]
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On 6th August 2019, a video was posted on Facebook by a Facebook page named Free Indian Occupied Kashmir. In this video, at least 3-4 houses can be seen burning. It has been claimed that the Indian Army burned Kashmiri people’s houses in Bandi Pura, Indian Occupied Kashmir. Is it true? Let us do a […]
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