Dear Members, please prevent spreading misinformation and enemy propaganda on PDF and other social sites!
The video in this tweet is a perfect example of why when you have security incidents like this it is wise to double check your sources before sharing content.
The above video was originally shared by an Indian account:
This is an archive of https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/1899435698740199652 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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before being picked up by "OSINT" pundits.
It was then shared via another Indian account:
This is an archive of https://x.com/immortalsoulin/status/1899433348529037494 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This same video was shared multiple times by several Indian accounts on x namely:
This is an archive of https://x.com/sunil14801901/status/1899518487393132817 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/PooniaPrtap/status/1899474661081075732 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/balliawalebaba/status/1899459620281921913 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/balliawalebaba/status/1899459620281921913 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/sunaina_bhola/status/1899446710545592732 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/cse_aspirantss/status/1899494961386778736 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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With a total 137,000 views at the time of backing up these tweets.
The same video was shared by Chinese Media:
【Now新聞台】巴基斯坦一架火車遇襲,武裝分子挾持車上過百人。
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【Now新聞台】巴基斯坦一架火車遇襲,武裝分子挾持車上過百人。
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巴基斯坦軍方消息人士周二向新華社記者證實,該國西南部俾路支省境內一列載有超過400名乘客的火車遇襲,武裝份子已脅持部分乘客為人質。 當地警方說,武裝分子挾持35名人質,近350名乘客相信安全。 事發在當地時間下午1時左右,地點位於錫比縣地區一個車站附近,分離主義武裝組織俾路支解放軍(BLA)承認責任,該組織警告稱,如果試圖營救人質,將會產生嚴重後果。
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Clearly this video was a fake as the attack occurred inside the Tunnel known as Windy Pass Tunnel also known as Tunnel Number 8 locally. This video shows a train being attacked in open space which doesn't tally with available facts.
Secondly, using some open source tools this same video appeared in 2022 from an X user
This is an archive of https://x.com/Aryan_warlord/status/1514929527381970951\ from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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with the title: The BLA has apparently attacked a train carrying Pakistani soldiers.
Another search revealed that this video was shared in April 2022 by an Indian account
This is an archive of https://x.com/rohanpanchigar/status/1514915118672330753 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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With the title: BLA has released footage of an IED attack on Train carrying FC(Frontier Corps) near Sibbi, Balochistan.
No such incident had even been verified, and clearly this video was faked and not linked to any attack in Pakistan.
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A pro Pakistani X account shared visuals from a video game
This is an archive of https://x.com/Move111Forward/status/1899572762416381972 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This same video was shared on other twitter accounts:
This is an archive of https://x.com/Ghaznave17wr687/status/1899591932340216071 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/barristerCheema/status/1899602744782069958 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/Tahirmughalpml8/status/1899625950519681028 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/Latifbaloc56002/status/1899694903547904190 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This video was also uploaded in 2017 on Youtube and is identical to the video shared in the tweets:
FAKE VIDEO!
Interestingly this same video was shared by Putin with the Western Media to show a Russian Gunship targeting ISIS in Syria:
This video is in fact of a US Apache targeting Taliban militants in Afghanistan:
Today at the height of a sensitive security operation an account that appeared to be a PML-N supporter based on their past posts alleged that PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja stated that party founder Imran Khan had ordered support for human rights activist Mahrang Baloch and the BLA. The post alleged that Imran knew in advance about the attack and hence had ordered the support.
The post garnered over 76,000 views.
This is an archive of https://x.com/MadihaShah_adv/status/1899573158337802476 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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It was also shared by two further twitter accounts gaining over 47,000 views
This is an archive of https://x.com/PakVocals/status/1899574627073917009 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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This is an archive of https://x.com/AthSa01/status/1899613309059678282 from Wednesday 12, March 2025
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The actual complete video can be found here:
However, checking the clip shared in the posts showed that Raja did not mention BLA and only stated that the PTI would invite Mahrang to Islamabad.
A review of his from his press conference on February 27, 2025, alongside other opposition leaders, also confirmed that he did not reference the BLA at any point. Instead, he emphasised inviting Mahrang to Islamabad as a representative of the voice of the people of Balochistan.
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So please I urge all members to kindly double check your sources, don't share terrorism or malicious content, if you are unsure better to not share it. Always #Factcheck
For more information on how you can conduct basic fact checks, read my detailed post here:
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