Devesh Mishra

New Delhi

Digital Verification Journalist at AFP Fact Check

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Clip shows weapons captured by Burmese rebel group, not by Indian army

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Social media users have shared footage falsely claiming it shows cash and weapons seized from gunmen by Indian soldiers in the northeastern Manipur state. The scene in the video matches pictures uploaded by a Facebook account linked to a Burmese rebel group in April 2025 after fighters captured a town in western Myanmar. "The Indian army has recovered a huge cache of Chinese-made weapons and cash from militants in Manipur backed by the Congress party and China.
Clip shows weapons captured by Burmese rebel group, not by Indian army

1 week ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India29 May 2025 at 3:50 am·2-min readSocial media users have shared footage falsely claiming it shows cash and weapons seized from gunmen by Indian soldiers in the northeastern Manipur state. The scene in the video matches pictures uploaded by a Facebook account linked to a Burmese rebel group in April 2025 after fighters captured a town in western Myanmar.
Video shows Philadelphia plane crash, not Indian airstrike on Pakistan

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

New Delhi and Islamabad engaged in four days of intense fighting during their most serious conflict in decades in early May, but social media posts about the violence have falsely shared a video of an air crash in the United States as the aftermath of an Indian attack on a Pakistani market. The clip corresponds to footage showing the impact of a transport jet crash in Philadelphia on January 31. "Breaking News: Lahore's Jinnah Market is completely destroyed.
Footage of assault predates latest India-Pakistan conflict

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

A video of a transgender woman being dragged to a car and beaten has resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it shows a Pakistani woman being attacked for demanding proof of strikes on India. The clip circulated in a news report weeks before nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan traded tit-for-tat missile and artillery strikes in the worst violence between the rivals in decades. "A Pakistani woman asked for proof of the strikes on India.
Footage of assault predates latest India-Pakistan conflict

2 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India22 May 2025 at 4:18 am·3-min readA video of a transgender woman being dragged to a car and beaten has resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it shows a Pakistani woman being attacked for demanding proof of strikes on India. The clip circulated in a news report weeks before nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan traded tit-for-tat missile and artillery strikes in the worst violence between the rivals in decades. "A Pakistani woman asked for proof of the strikes on India.
Clip shows air strikes in Lebanon, not attack on Pakistan military base

2 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India20 May 2025 at 5:29 am·3-min readMonths-old footage of an Israeli air strike in Lebanon has resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it shows an Indian attack on a military base in Pakistan. While New Delhi and Islamabad traded missile and artillery attacks before the nuclear-armed rivals agreed a ceasefire, the clip has in fact circulated since September 2024 in news reports about explosions in an area on the outskirts of Beirut.
Clip shows air strikes in Lebanon, not attack on Pakistan military base

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Months-old footage of an Israeli air strike in Lebanon has resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it shows an Indian attack on a military base in Pakistan. While New Delhi and Islamabad traded missile and artillery attacks before the nuclear-armed rivals agreed a ceasefire, the clip has in fact circulated since September 2024 in news reports about explosions in an area on the outskirts of Beirut. The clip, showing multiple explosions in a built-up area, was posted on X on May 10, 2025.
Old cannon footage falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

2 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India20 May 2025 at 1:38 am·2-min readAfter India and Pakistan entered into a ceasefire on May 10 following days of intense fighting, social media users falsely claimed a video showed a Pakistani missile being defused by Indian villagers. The footage was filmed months before the conflict and depicts an old cannon being ignited during a village event in India. "This is a Pakistani missile which has fallen in a field somewhere in our country.
Old cannon footage falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

After India and Pakistan entered into a ceasefire on May 10 following days of intense fighting, social media users falsely claimed a video showed a Pakistani missile being defused by Indian villagers. The footage was filmed months before the conflict and depicts an old cannon being ignited during a village event in India. "This is a Pakistani missile which has fallen in a field somewhere in our country.
Old video of donkey carrying bodies falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

After India and Pakistan entered into a ceasefire on May 10 following days of intense jetfighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks, social media posts falsely claimed a video showed Pakistani soldiers killed in the recent conflict being transported on donkeys. The video predates the fighting and has circulated in news reports since 2024.