“Claim: Smriti Irani not criticized Indian Soldiers”
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War and conflict
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“Claim: these Pakistan soldiers not injured in Indian Attack”
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“New People's Army started anti-government war in the 1950s”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: The communist New People's Army was founded in 1969
“Names of 56 Chinese soldiers who died in the face-off with the Indian army at Galwan valley (Ladakh)”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The names listed in the post are the names of Retired Army Generals of People’s Liberation Army (PLA). These names were taken from Wikipedia and shared falsely as the soldiers who died in the face-off with India. Chines…
“Video of Indian army soldiers severely injured in the clash with Chinese troops at LAC”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Visuals of the video shown in the post are related to the bus accident that took place in Meghalaya in October 2019. A bus carrying 20 BSF Jawans fell into a deep gorge one civilian helper died and all the 20 BSF Jawans…
“We have antifa, we have anarchists, we have terrorists, we have looters. We have a lot of bad people in those groups. I mean, you watch and you see.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: There has not yet been a single confirmed case in which someone who self-identifies as antifa led violent acts at any of the protests across the country.
“Photo of Indian soldiers who had survived the Chinese attack in Galwan valley”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: FACTLY has found the photo to be on the internet at least since 2016. The photo is found in the blog articles of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand that discussed rigorous training exercises in the military.
“Photos of CPI (M) leaders protest against the Indian army in support of China”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: he photos are morphed versions of those captured during CPI(M) protests against government policies, demanding cash transfer to families outside the income tax bracket. The content on the placards held during these prot…
“Video of Col Santosh Babu’s conversation with the Chinese Army”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: There are two different video clips in the posted video. While one video clip is on the internet at least since January 2020 and is related to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (Col Santosh belongs to the Indian Army), the oth…
“Pictures of martyred Indian soldiers in the recent border clash between India and China in the Galwan valley (Ladakh)”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photos shown in these posts are old. They are not related to the recent face-off that took place between India and China in Galwan valley (Ladakh).
“Image of 57 Indian soldiers martyred in the recent face off with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley, Ladakh”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: An India TV journalist Manish prasad in 2019 tweeted this photo mentioning that this is how BSF jawans spend their leisure time in their camp by resting for 2 to 3 hours. This photo was shot during one of the outdoor ex…
“Image shows dead bodies of Indian soldiers martyred in the recent face off with the Chinese troops in Galwan Valley, Ladakh.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The dead bodies photo is related to a mass killing of Nigerian soldiers by an Islamic group Boko haram. 105 Nigerian soldiers were killed by a terrorist group ‘Boko Haram' in 2015. The image shows the dead bodies of Nig…
“Video of Indian army personnel crying after they were beaten by Chinese soldiers at Ladakh”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is of an old incident and not related to the ongoing border clashes between India and China. It shows CRPF Troops bid an emotional farewell to the soldiers killed in that encounter in Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmi…
“Video of Indian Army tanks being sent to the India-China border as tensions rise after the border clash in the Galwan valley (Ladakh)”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is being circulated on the internet at least from July 2017. It has no connection with the recent border clash between India and China in the Galwan valley (Ladakh).
“Video of Indian Army's attack on China as a retaliation for their attack on Indian soldiers in the Galwan valley”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is an old one. It is not related to the recent India-China border clash in the Galwan valley. The video shows a firepower display by the Indian army during a military exercise (‘Exercise TOPCHI’) at School of …
“Video of Indian soldiers crying as their fellow soldiers succumb to injuries in front of them”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video in the post is an old one and not related to the death of Indian Soldiers during the recent faceoff with the Chinese troops in Galwan Valley, Ladakh. The exact context of the video could not be ascertained but…
“22 killed, 100 hurt in LRT bombing in December 2000”
FactRakers rated this: MISLEADING
FactRakers says: 11 people were killed and 19 injured in the LRT bombing in December 2000
“Photo of heavy airlifting of military hardware towards the LAC (Line of Actual Control)”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photo is neither related to India nor China. The photo shows a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying a sling-loaded shipping container during retrogade operations and base closures in the Wardak province of Af…
“Satur Ocampo was caught transporting kids across a checkpoint to recruit as New People's Army rebels.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“The U.S. is not allowed to sell any item in Japan as the attacked the country in 1945 by throwing a nuclear bomb”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Japan was the fourth largest export market for the U.S. in 2019. On the ‘Office of the United States Trade Representative’ website, it can be read that the U.S. goods exports to Japan in 2019 were US$ 74.7 billion