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By Srijit Das A photograph of Indian Army officer Major Kumud Dogra attending the funeral of her husband, Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Dushyant Vats, while holding their daughter in her arms, has surfaced with a misleading claim that the event occurred recently. Social media users also took a jibe at the Indian media outlets for ignoring the news and focusing on the pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani, the son of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani with Radhika Merchant. BOOM found that the image dates back to 2018. Multiple mainstream news outlets then reported about Major Ku...
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By Asad Ashraf In 1999, the Kargil War between India and Pakistan left indelible scars on the collective memory of both nations. Twenty-four years later, an unlikely platform emerged to bring together battle-hardened military veterans from both sides. This heartwarming story unfolds within the virtual confines of "Langar Gup," a Facebook group founded by Major Zuha Saeed in 2020. The group's mission: to challenge stereotypes and hostilities that have long plagued relations between the armed forces of these neighboring countries. For the uninitiated, Langar Gup refers to the unofficial traditio...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old photo showing a drone is viral online with the misleading claim that the Indian army recently captured a Pakistani drone after it crossed the line of control (LoC) and tried to enter Indian territory. BOOM found that the claims are misleading and the incident is from April 2023 when the Indian army recovered ammunition and cash from a drone in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. One photo shows a drone laid flat on the ground and another shows items such as rifle magazines and cash recovered from it. A caption on X (formerly Twitter) reads, "Vigilant SFs shot down a Pá...
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By Srijit Das Viral tweets claiming that four soldiers, who were killed in a firing at the Bathinda Military Cantonment on April 12, belonged to the 18 Horse Regiment of the Indian Army are false. BOOM spoke to Indian Army PRO Col Sudhir Chamoli who confirmed that all the deceased soldiers belonged to the 80 Artillery Regiment of the Indian Army and not the 18 Horse Regiment. Further, we were able to confirm that the 18 Horse Regiment is a part of the Pakistan Army. Four soldiers were killed in a shooting on April 12, 2023, at Punjab’s Bathinda Military Station, one of the largest bases in the...
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By Hazel Gandhi The video of a truck carrying a rocket while crossing a wooden bridge is going viral online with the claim that the Indian Army is skilfully transporting the rocket across the bridge. BOOM found that the footage is not related to the Indian Army and is from an online game called Spintires: MudRunner. The video shows one truck placed across the river that opens up a portable bridge which the other truck then uses to carry the rocket. The video is being used to praise the Indian Army's skills. A caption on Facebook reads, "*INDIAN ARMY ADVANCES.* *आर्मी ट्रक चालवण्याची ही पद्धत त...
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By Hazel Gandhi A photo showing a series of coffins with Chinese flags draped over them is being used to claim that Chinese soldiers were killed following a recent clash with the Indian Army at Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. BOOM found that the claim is false, and the photo is from 2010. Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at the LAC in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh in the intervening night of December 8 and 9, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed the Lok Sabha on December 13. Since then, several false claims have been circulating on social media about how the Indian Army pushed back and ended up d...
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By Anmol Alphonso An undated video showing a group of Indian Army soldiers thwarting an advance by People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops and forcing them to retreat, has gone viral on social media after the recent clash between the two sides in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. In the viral video, Indian soldiers can be seen wielding sticks, clubs wrapped with barbed wire and throw rocks at Chinese troops who try to cross a stone wall on a hill. Also, in the video green vegetation can be seen on the slopes of the mountains with no visible snow. This indicates it is not from the recent clash that took...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video of Indian and Chinese soldiers engaged in a fist fight is being shared with the false claim of being from the recent clashes that took place in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. BOOM found that the video is at least two years old, and shows a brawl between the Indian and Chinese troops in Sikkim. In an address to the Lok Sabha on December 13, 2022, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed that the Indian Army resisted attempts made by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to change the status quo of the LAC (Line of Actual Control) in Arunachal Pradesh during the early hours ...
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By Kaisar Andrabi Rewari, Haryana – Ajay Chawadi, 23, scrolled through his phone gallery to play a video of him doing push-ups in a stadium. The audience is heard cheering as his push-up number increases to 46… 47… For the last three years, Chawadi has been studying, running at dawn and dusk, maintaining a diet chart and doing drills thrice a day – all in preparation to get into the Indian Army. He was confident until 14 June when the government, he said, "shattered all his dreams." Also Read:Agnipath: Amid Violent Protests, Veterans Question New Recruitment Scheme The Modi government's announ...
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