Old video of soldiers' scuffle passed off as recent India-China clash in Tawang
Social media users are sharing a video of soldiers clashing in a snow-clad mountainous region. User claim that it shows visuals from the recent India-China clash in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 15 Dec 2022 3:57 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Social media users are sharing a video of soldiers clashing in a snow-clad mountainous region. User claim that it shows visuals from the recent India-China clash in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
The claim comes after reports of a clash between Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Indian soldiers in the Twang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh on 9 December.
Defence Minister Minster Rajnath Singh also confirmed in Parliament that Chinese troops were attempting to unilaterally change the status quo in the Yangtse area of the Tawang sector.
Fact Check
NewsMeter performed a reverse image search of the video's keyframe. We found the video published by India Today on 22 June 2020. According to the report, the video shows Indian soldiers pushing back four-five Chinese troops at the border. It also said that the video is undated and could be from Sikkim.
NDTV, on 22 June 2020, also published the same video on YouTube. It said that the video emerged days after the deadly face-off at Ladakh and shows Indian and Chinese officers clashing at high altitude in Sikkim.
An NDTV article of 22 June 2020 carrying the same video also reported that the video shows the high-altitude clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Sikkim.
The video has been on the Internet since 2020. Media outlets have reported that the video shows the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Sikkim. Hence, the claim that the video shows the recent India-China clash from the Twang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh is misleading.
