Akshita Kumari

New Delhi

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Digital Verification Journalist at AFP Relaxnews

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Articles

Old protest clip filmed in Pakistan-held Kashmir, not India

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Old footage of people throwing stones at a convoy of vehicles has been misrepresented online as depicting Muslims attacking Indian paramilitary forces following the country's four-day conflict with Pakistan. There have been no official reports of any such incident and the clip was filmed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in May 2024. "The video is said to be from Jammu and Kashmir," reads the Hindi-language caption to the video filmed from a serpentine mountain road.
Visuals of Indian opposition leader 'posing with YouTuber detained for spying' are altered

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Two images of Rahul Gandhi have circulated in social media posts falsely claiming they are proof that the Indian opposition Congress party leader had posed for photos with a YouTuber arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan. They surfaced after four days of fighting between the nuclear-armed foes, but the originals show the visuals were altered to insert the YouTuber's face.
Old video of militant group leader addressing media resurfaces after India-Pakistan ceasefire

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

The founder of an armed group that New Delhi accused of carrying out an attack on tourists in Kashmir did not hold a press conference after India and Pakistan agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire, contrary to posts claiming Islamabad was sheltering him. The video used in the false posts was in fact filmed in January 2017 and he has been imprisoned since 2020 on terror financing charges.
Video shows Pakistani paraglider, not parachuting Indian air force pilot

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Hours before New Delhi and Islamabad agreed to a ceasefire that brought a halt to days of intense fighting, a video was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed an Indian air force pilot who ejected from their plane and landed in Pakistan. The video was in fact filmed a year earlier on Instagram by a user who said it showed him paragliding in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. "Indian female pilot landed safely in Pakistan," reads the caption of a Facebook video shared on May 10, 2025.
Months-old footage misrepresented as missile attack on Pakistan

1 month ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

Akshita KUMARI / AFP India / AFP Middle East & North Africa15 May 2025 at 11:31 pm·3-min readBefore New Delhi and Islamabad agreed to a ceasefire, bringing a halt to four days of intense fighting across their contested frontier, a video was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed Indian missile strikes on Pakistan. The footage has in fact circulated since October 2024 in news reports about missiles fired at Israel by Iran.
Video shows gas cylinder fire in Mumbai, not Indian strike on Pakistan

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Akshita Kumari

A video of a gas cylinder truck exploding in India's largest city Mumbai was shared on social media in posts falsely linking it to Indian strikes on Pakistan in May 2025, before the rivals agreed to halt the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades. The footage previously circulated online in March, predating the conflict triggered by a deadly attack on the Indian-run side of disputed Kashmir. "Revenge of Poonch - smoke in Sialkot, the Indian army is fully ready.
Gaza war footage falsely linked to Kashmir attack

1 month 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 months 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 months 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 months 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.