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Conclusion:

The viral video is digitally manipulated and falsely attributes remarks about alleged false-flag operations to journalists Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Sushant Singh.

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Digitally altered video of Indian journalists Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Sushant Singh falsely shown discussing alleged false-flag operations

Claim:

Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a video featuring Indian journalists Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Sushant Singh,

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viral clip. The original video features senior journalist Sushant Singh discussing the military outcomes, political narratives, and strategic risks of the Balakot airstrikes with The Wire Hindi Editor Ashutosh Bhardwaj.

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Conclusion:

Therefore, the viral image claiming that any Indian official was present at the protest organised by the UK-based Kashmiris outside Pakistan’s High Commission in London is AI-altered.

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https://t.co/mhzlAjRDXs

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Protesters gathered outside the Pakistani High Commission in London to condemn Islamabad’s Crackdown in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK).

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AI-manipulated image falsely claimed an Indian counsellor joined Britain-born Kashmiris protesting outside Pakistan’s High Commission in London

Claim:

Pakistan propaganda accounts posted a claim mentioning Deepak Raghu, a counsellor in the Indian High Commission

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assessment that the viral image and claim were fake. We located the original video, whose ground-level view appears to have been manipulated using AI. AI-detection tools, including https://t.co/XSy4P7INHN, Sightengine, and DeepAI, also identified signs of manipulation.

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Conclusion:

The viral video does not show a real incident involving a monkey family distressed by Diwali firecrackers. It was created using artificial intelligence and is being shared as authentic footage.

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Viral video of monkey family distressed by Diwali firecrackers is AI-generated

Claim:

A video circulating on social media, presented as genuine footage, shows a family of rhesus macaques appearing distressed and frightened as firecrackers are burst during Diwali.

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The viral video was also analysed using three AI-detection tools: DeployDetect, Zhuque AI Detection, and AI Video Detector. The tools assessed the video as likely AI-generated, assigning scores of 99.9%, 95.3%, and 82%, respectively.

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फैक्ट चेक: इजराइल में नेतन्याहू सरकार की हार के बाद फिलिस्तीनी झंडा फहराए जाने का दावा भ्रामक

https://t.co/JOIJ0GMlBK

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फैक्ट चेक: रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह का एडिटेड वीडियो वायरल, मनगढ़ंत बयान जोड़कर किया जा रहा भ्रामक दावा

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A case has been registered against those spreading rumours.”

Conclusion: The claim that five mosques were demolished in Ghaziabad, police opened fire on people offering Namaz, and thousands of Muslims took to the streets in protest is fake.
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False Claim Goes Viral About Five Mosques Being Demolished and Thousands of Muslims Taking to the Streets After Police Firing in Ghaziabad

A video is being shared on social media with the claim that thousands of Muslims took to the streets in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad
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We found an official clarification from the UP Police, Stated
“Ghaziabad Police has refuted the misleading circulation of a video from the Ijtema held in Panipat, Haryana, falsely portraying it as a protest against the demolition of mosques in Ghaziabad.
https://t.co/jKu6oUNmDF

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