“An alleged WhatsApp chat is going viral on social media with claims that 292 militants were killed in the Balakot air strike by India. But we found it to be a false message.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Mar 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisFalse Message
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 March 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 March 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “False Message”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by BBC Hindi. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by BBC Hindi, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.