“A senior Indian Army officer named Ashok Kumar is expressing doubts about the Pahalgam terror attack.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Apr 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The man featured in the viral video is actually Malik Kanji from Pakistan, a drama artist and homeopathic doctor. Indian Army officials have confirmed that he has nothign to do with the Indian Armed Forces.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 April 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DI1mhsmiVRi/
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