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“Explosion video of Indian test missile that failed”
Social media posts Claim dated 12 Oct 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

Footage shared in the post shows Russian Proto-M rocket explosion in Khazakistan during the year 2013. The footage is old and not related to India.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 12 October 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 October 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.

This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.