Akshita Kumari

New Delhi

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Digital Verification Journalist at AFP Relaxnews

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Articles

Gaza war footage falsely linked to Kashmir attack

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have traded gunfire along their border almost every night since gunmen killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22, 2025. But a video of people fleeing bombardment is unrelated to the attack and in fact shows Israeli air strikes near a hospital in Gaza in November 2023.
Old Kashmir visuals falsely portrayed as April 2025 attack

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

After gunmen killed 26 people in Indian-run Kashmir on April 22, 2025, old footage resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it shows a child rescued while sitting on top of a dead relative. But the visuals date back to July 2020 news reports about a rebel attack in Kashmir. Warning: graphic images"The video of Pahalgam attack has come to light," reads Hindi-language text overlaid to the video shared on Facebook on April 23.
Video shows clashes in Nepal, not violence in India's West Bengal

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

After deadly protests in India's West Bengal state in April 2025 over legislation to change how Muslim-owned properties are managed, a video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed local police being pelted with stones. The video was in fact filmed a month earlier in Nepal, and shows pro-monarchy protesters clashing with security forces.
Old clip of Covid lockdown clash falsely linked to India's Muslim land bill protests

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Following deadly protests in India's West Bengal state over a bill that changes how Muslim-owned properties are managed, footage of a crowd confronting police surfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it showed the recent unrest. However, the clip is from 2020 and shows a clash during a Covid-19 lockdown. "After Friday prayers in West Bengal, security personnel themselves needed protection," reads the Hindi-language caption of a video shared on Facebook on April 19, 2025.
Footage shows elephant herd in Sri Lanka, not southern India

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

As students in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad protested the felling of a forested area for development, footage of a herd of elephants crossing farmland circulated alongside the false claim it showed the animals "after the government demolished their home". However, the video was actually filmed in neighbouring Sri Lanka. "After the government demolished their home...
Footage shows elephant herd in Sri Lanka, not southern India

2 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Akshita KUMARI / AFP India24 April 2025 at 2:58 am·3-min readAs students in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad protested the felling of a forested area for development, footage of a herd of elephants crossing farmland circulated alongside the false claim it showed the animals "after the government demolished their home". However, the video was actually filmed in neighbouring Sri Lanka. "After the government demolished their home...
Footage of lawyers' rally falsely linked to India's Muslim land law

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Protests erupted across India after the parliament passed a bill that seeks to change how properties donated by Muslims are governed, but a video shared in multiple posts does not depict one of them. The clip first circulated in news reports about a demonstration held by lawyers against the revision of a law that can potentially ban them from holding strikes.
AI-generated clips shared as genuine footage of eroded land bridge between India and Sri Lanka

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

"Sree Rama sethu inside the sea," reads the caption to a video shared on Facebook on April 3. The series of clips appears to show scuba divers navigating underwater rock structures with inscriptions on them, some free floating in the water while others resemble temples. Text overlaid on the video reads, "POV: You are a scuba diver exploring Ramasetu".
AI image of wildlife damage surfaces as students protest India forest clearing

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Indian media reported in late March that the government in the southern Hyderabad city began clearing an urban forest, sparking protests from students in an adjacent university. But a widely shared visual purportedly depicting animals running away from bulldozers at the site bears errors that indicate it is made with AI. "This picture has broken my heart. This is my Alma mater HCU (University of Hyderabad) where deforestation is going on.
Old clip shows vehicles vandalised in Bangladesh, not violence in eastern Indian state

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

After clashes broke out between religious groups in West Bengal in March 2025, a video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the violence in the eastern Indian state. The footage in fact shows a violent political protest in northeastern Bangladesh in November 2023. The video, showing people smashing vehicles with sticks on a road littered with burning embers, was viewed more than 3,600 times after it was shared on Facebook on March 28, 2025.