Devesh Mishra

New Delhi

Digital Verification Journalist at AFP Fact Check

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Old video of passenger complaint falsely linked to Air India disaster

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

After a London-bound passenger jet crashed into a residential neighbourhood of India's Ahmedabad city, social media users falsely claimed an old video of an overheated airline passenger was taken moments before the disaster. An Instagram influencer confirmed to AFP the footage shows him during a 2024 flight to Dubai. "Listen to what the passenger is saying in the video taken some time before the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash", says a Hindi-language Facebook post published June 13, 2025.
Old video of passenger complaint falsely linked to Air India disaster

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

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India17 June 2025 at 5:45 am·3-min readAfter a London-bound passenger jet crashed into a residential neighbourhood of India's Ahmedabad city, social media users falsely claimed an old video of an overheated airline passenger was taken moments before the disaster. An Instagram influencer confirmed to AFP the footage shows him during a 2024 flight to Dubai.
Old video shows motorbike falling into a pothole in Sri Lanka, not India

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

An old video showing two people on a motorcycle falling into a pothole has been misrepresented in social media posts holding it up as an example of poor infrastructure and local governance in India. The video has in fact circulated in news reports about an accident that occurred in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo in September 2023. "What is the point of charging so much tax from Indians? Free swimming and adventure with hospital bills," reads part of an Instagram post shared on June 1, 2025.
Clip shows fatal shooting in Brazil, not India's Bihar state

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

As politicians traded criticism over the crime rate in the Bihar state in eastern India ahead of elections expected later this year, footage of a drive-by shooting has circulated in social media posts falsely claiming it shows the "lawlessness" in the region. But the clip was actually filmed in Brazil's Joao Pessoa city in October 2024. "In the era of good governance in Bihar, Pawan Dusadh was shot dead in broad daylight.
Clip shows fatal shooting in Brazil, not India's Bihar state

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

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India12 June 2025 at 4:27 am·2-min readAs politicians traded criticism over the crime rate in the Bihar state in eastern India ahead of elections expected later this year, footage of a drive-by shooting has circulated in social media posts falsely claiming it shows the "lawlessness" in the region. But the clip was actually filmed in Brazil's Joao Pessoa city in October 2024. "In the era of good governance in Bihar, Pawan Dusadh was shot dead in broad daylight.
मैं आज भी उसे याद करता हूँ

3 weeks ago | amarujala.com | Devesh Mishra

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

1 month 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 month 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 month 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

1 month 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.