Fact Check: Video of Indian soldiers dying, fainting after vaccination is false
A video of several Indian Army soldiers lying on the ground is viral on social media with the claim that they dropped dead after receiving the vaccination.
By Sabya Singh Published on 29 Aug 2021 7:03 AM GMT
Hyderabad: A video of several Indian Army soldiers lying on the ground is viral on social media with the claim that they dropped dead after receiving the vaccination.
The video is being shared with the caption, "Indian military force vaccinated its troops, many of them dropped dead..."
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The same video is also being shared with a Hindi caption on Facebook which when translated reads, "The soldiers of the country got the vaccine. When they were running, many fainted and many had a terrible heart attack. Now tell me, is the vaccine right?"
NewsMeter extracted keyframes of the video using InVid and ran them through a reverse image search. The results showed posts that said a soldier had died and many others were hospitalized due to heatstroke during a training exercise in Pathankot.
Taking a cue from that, we ran a keyword search and found news reports about the incident. We can see the same visuals in the video below as in the viral video.
One Army jawan died and four are in critical condition after more than 30 soldiers collapsed due to heat and exhaustion at an endurance run in Mamun military station near #Pathankot.#IndianArmypic.twitter.com/XyXLFR5XHj
Army statement on 9 Corps Recce Troop Competition: In an organised, supervised and monitored training activity near Pathankot, due to severe weather conditions, there has been one fatal casualty & few individuals admitted in MH Pathankot. Requisite medical care being provided. pic.twitter.com/f8dliitjoB
The incident happened during a 10-km endurance run while carrying weapons and battle load as part of a recce troop competition being organised by 9 Corps in the morning when the weather was hot and humid, as per the reports of The Tribune from 21 August 2021.
According to The Indian Express, the endurance competition had already been going on for 72 hours when "a 10-km leg with full load and weapon was undertaken at a relatively late hour — around 9 am — when the weather was not conducive".
Hence, it is that the video shows Indian soldiers dying and fainting after receiving the vaccine is false.
Claim Review:Video of Indian soldiers dropping dead after receiving the vaccine.