While India destroyed terror launchpads at 9 locations in Pakistan and POK under Operation Sindoor, ISI is busy fighting the war on social media by planting fake propaganda videos. On late night Wednesday, when almost all Indian states, including Punjab, were practicing civil defence mock drills, multiple pro-Pakistani social media handles shared videos of missiles falling from the sky. The Pakistani social media handles claimed that the missiles fired by Pakistan hit Amritsar, Punjab on late Wednesday night. Due to the bombardment of missiles, Amritsar went into a blackout and emergency sirens also blared.
Truth behind Pakistan's missile attack on Amritsar
True Scoop tried to verify the facts of the videos shared by Pakistani pages. One of the viral videos that showcased a barrage of missiles fired from Pakistan's side on Amritsar is totally fake and misleading. The Pakistan Missile Attack Amritsar Viral Video is 3 years old. The real video is from 2022 when Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel. Pakistan. A social media user also highlighted the Pakistani propaganda on X in which he wrote, "Pakistani accounts are now circulating a video and a photo, claiming missile attacks on Amritsar. This is fake news. Fact: The video is of missiles launched by Iran at Israel in October 2024. The photo is of a fire that broke out at the Bhalswa landfill in Delhi in April 2022. Share this fact widely. Don't fall for Pakistan's propaganda."
After Pakistanis started celebrating their army and the government's misleading videos, the government of India also fact-checked multiple fake clips. Sharing a snip that claimed Pakistani launched a strike on Amritsar Airbase, PIB write, "Pakistan Propaganda Alert! Pakistan-based handles are spreading old videos falsely alleging strikes on a military base in Amritsar. #PIBFactCheck. The video being shared is from a wildfire in 2024. Avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information."