[SPAM] Udhampur Airbase destroyed by a Pakistani Air Missile
The fake post is shared with false claims about the Udhampur Airbase destroyed by a Pakistani Air Missile
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Udhampur Airbase destroyed by a Pakistani Air Missile
Verification: Udhampur Airbase was not destroyed by A Pakistani Missile
During Operation Sindoor, lots of misleading information is being shared on social media. A video falsely claiming it depicts the Udhampur Airbase being destroyed by a Pakistani Air Missile is on social media. A Pakistani journalist shared the video with a misleading intent, and thereafter, it got circulated widely on social media. The video has also been shared widely on Facebook and Twitter with false claims. Check the links shared below to know the facts:
On close observation of the video, one can see that the fire engine in the video is from Rajasthan. The number plate of the engine is also from Rajasthan. The fire engine has Rajasthan Firefighting Force written over it in Hindi.
A live video posted by Hanumangarh Breaking News on Facebook can be seen here, here, and here for more information. Check the screenshot shared below from the post on Hanumangarh Breaking News.
The video is of a fire that broke out at a chemical factory in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh on 8 May 2025.
An Instagram post by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), PIB Fact Check debunked the same video. The MEA and PIB Fact Check clarified that the footage is from a chemical factory fire that occurred in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. It also says that the video has no connection to ongoing India-Pakistan tensions. Check the screenshot and a few links shared below that clarify the false claim in the video.
🚨Udhampur Air Base remains operational✅
A video aired by 'AIK News' on live TV claimed that Pakistan had destroyed the Udhampur Air Base.#PIBFactCheck
✅ This video shows a fire incident at a chemical factory in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan.
✅ It's unrelated to the current… pic.twitter.com/EIs0xXucXw
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 10, 2025
The video from a fire in a chemical factory in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, is being shared with misleading claims.
Claim – Udhampur Airbase destroyed by a Pakistani Air Missile.
Conclusion – The video shared is of a fire incident from Hanumangarh in Rajasthan and not of Udhampur Air Base. This video has no relation to the tensions between India and Pakistan.
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Post Date: 16 May 2025
Post ID: #81764
