Devesh Mishra

New Delhi

Digital Verification Journalist at AFP Fact Check

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Old attack footage falsely linked to India Muslim land boards bill

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

"A youth from Bihar slapped CM Nitish Kumar for supporting the Waqf Bill," reads the Hindi-language caption to the video shared on Facebook on April 4, 2025. Text with a similar claim has also been overlaid on the clip, which shows a person rushing towards another man on a stage before he is shoved away.
Old attack footage falsely linked to India Muslim land boards bill

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

"A youth from Bihar slapped CM Nitish Kumar for supporting the Waqf Bill," reads the Hindi-language caption to the video shared on Facebook on April 4, 2025. Text with a similar claim has also been overlaid on the clip, which shows a person rushing towards another man on a stage before he is shoved away.
Video of Ghana market fire shared in false claims about attacks on Bangladesh's Hindu minority

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Religious relations in Bangladesh have been turbulent since a student-led revolution toppled autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. However, false posts claiming Hindu houses were burnt down in the Muslim-majority nation actually shared a clip of a fire at a market in Ghana. "Hindu houses were burnt in Bangladesh.
False posts about 'attack' on Pakistan army centre misuse unrelated fire clip

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Following a surge in separatist attacks in southwestern Pakistan in March, rumours surfaced online that the headquarters for Pakistan's army was also bombed. But there have been no official reports about such an incident and the false posts included footage from news reports about a fuel tanker explosion in Syria. "In Pakistan, a powerful bomb was detonated at Pakistani Army's headquarters.
False posts about 'attack' on Pakistan army centre misuse unrelated fire clip

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

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India3 April 2025 at 4:23 am·2-min readFollowing a surge in separatist attacks in southwestern Pakistan in March, rumours surfaced online that the headquarters for Pakistan's army was also bombed. But there have been no official reports about such an incident and the false posts included footage from news reports about a fuel tanker explosion in Syria. "In Pakistan, a powerful bomb was detonated at Pakistani Army's headquarters.
Video of Ghana market fire shared in false claims about attacks on Bangladesh's Hindu minority

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

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India3 April 2025 at 2:07 am·2-min readReligious relations in Bangladesh have been turbulent since a student-led revolution toppled autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. However, false posts claiming Hindu houses were burnt down in the Muslim-majority nation actually shared a clip of a fire at a market in Ghana. "Hindu houses were burnt in Bangladesh.
Video shows Pakistan gunmen's old warning to China, not after train siege

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Following a deadly train siege in southwest Pakistan in March, a video supposedly showing the gunmen threatening violence against China surfaced online. The separatist group that claimed the attack has regularly targeted Beijing's interests in Pakistan's Balochistan province but the footage shows an earlier threat from May 2019.
Video shows Pakistan gunmen's old warning to China, not after train siege

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

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India24 March 2025 at 5:06 am·2-min readFollowing a deadly train siege in southwest Pakistan in March, a video supposedly showing the gunmen threatening violence against China surfaced online. The separatist group that claimed the attack has regularly targeted Beijing's interests in Pakistan's Balochistan province but the footage shows an earlier threat from May 2019.
Old Pakistan militant footage misrepresented as recent rail attack

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Devesh Mishra

Hundreds of train passengers taken hostage by a militant group in Pakistan were freed in mid-March after a 30-hour siege, during which 27 off-duty soldiers were shot. But a video of an explosion in a moving train shared thousands of times on social media does not show the attack; it was filmed in 2022 and depicts another militant assault on the army. "The Balochistan Liberation Army has hijacked the Jaffar Express in Pakistan. There were about 500 passengers on the train.
Old Pakistan militant footage misrepresented as recent rail attack

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

Devesh MISHRA / AFP India21 March 2025 at 12:29 am·2-min readHundreds of train passengers taken hostage by a militant group in Pakistan were freed in mid-March after a 30-hour siege, during which 27 off-duty soldiers were shot. But a video of an explosion in a moving train shared thousands of times on social media does not show the attack; it was filmed in 2022 and depicts another militant assault on the army. "The Balochistan Liberation Army has hijacked the Jaffar Express in Pakistan.