War and conflict

“Secular supporters of Bhim Army and Meem Army, have these stone pelters come from any other country?Who is pelting stones at the procession going out on Ambedkarji’s birth anniversary?? Your any expert comment on this #SecularGang ??”

“Thousands of American and Filipino soldiers were sent to the South China Sea to drive out Chinese ships in the area.”

“Video of Indian army soldiers firing bullets in the air and restraining the locals confronting them at the borders”

FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows a recent scuffle between Mexican soldiers and the residents of Nuevo Laredo in Mexico over the killing of five youths in the city. The video has nothing to do with Indian Army

“Sources within the #IndianArmy have reported that a Sikh soldier allegedly killed four Hindu soldiers belonging to the 18 Horse Regiment at the Bathinda Military Cantonment.”

“Recent visuals of the conflict between Israel and Palestine as a result of which innocent children are being affected”

FACTLY says: Although this news clip is real, it is from 2021. This is a portion of a news report by the Republic Bharat channel on the Israel-Palestine crisis

“Video shows footage of the war in Ukraine.”

“Joe Biden received a military funeral service Jan. 20, 2021”

PolitiFact says: President Joe Biden is alive. There is no evidence that he received a military funeral service the day he was inaugurated in 2021.

“Russia's Putin used to be a Buddhist monk, but he is more cruel than a dog.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: Russian President Vladimir Putin has never been a Buddhist monk. Photos of Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden wearing Buddhism robes were generated by AI technology. They are among AI-generated photos going viral on soc…

“At a top robotics company in Japan this week, four robots being developed for military applications killed 29 humans in the lab.”

PolitiFact says: We found no evidence to substantiate a Facebook video’s claim that robots designed for military use recently shot and killed 29 people in Japan. The footage in that video doesn't depict actual robots attacking people.

“Red-tagging is a term coined by communist terrorist groups.”

Vera Files says: A 2011 study of Germany-based non-profit International Peace Observers Network (IPON) traced the origin of red-tagging or red-baiting to the 1950s in the United States (U.S.). At the time, then-Republican senator Joseph…

“Visuals of Turkish soldiers executing contractors for their shoddy work”

FACTLY says: These visuals show Syrian military executing civilians during the Syrian civil war in 2013. The video came to light in 2022, and several news agencies reported the video. In wake of the recent earthquake in Turkey, cont…

“The U.S. donated 1,000 military tanks to the Philippines”

“A Russian Kinzhal missile, traveling at 12,000 kilometers per hour, 10 times faster than sound, was used today to destroy a Ukrainian weapons depot 136 meters underground. (Look at the astonishment of the American reporter when he suddenly saw this)”

“China and Australia had a military confrontation, and Indonesian forces are training with Filipinos to prepare for war”

“Russian dementia care facilities are using Biden on their poster.”

“The U.S. and the Philippines are planning to strike a Chinese vessel sailing on the West Philippine Sea in a “joint operation” that will involve 17,000 troops”

“Video show “NATO equipment arriving in Europe" to support Ukraine war effort.”

FactCheck.org says: The military equipment shown in the video was being prepared for its return to the U.S., not for shipment to Ukraine.

“Drone show to welcome Australia PM location: Ahmedabad,Gujarat”

“Emergency injunction and tribunal order was served to WHO … to immediately cease and desist a criminal conspiracy to commit war crimes.”

“We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.”

PolitiFact says: After years of legal challenges, Trump enacted a policy banning transgender people from joining the military but allowing current members to continue serving if they met certain criteria. Joe Biden rescinded the policy.